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jelly

/ˈd͡ʒɛl.i/

noun

Meaning

  • An explosive mixture of nitroglycerine and nitrate absorbed onto a base of wood pulp.

noun

Meaning

  • A dessert made by boiling gelatine, sugar and some flavouring (often derived from fruit) and allowing it to set, known as "jello" in North America.

  • A clear or translucent fruit preserve, made from fruit juice and set using either naturally occurring, or added, pectin. Known as "jam" in Commonwealth English.

  • A savoury substance, derived from meat, that has the same texture as the dessert.

  • Any substance or object having the consistency of jelly.

    "calf's-foot jelly"

  • A jellyfish.

  • A pretty girl; a girlfriend.

  • A large backside, especially a woman's.

  • A jelly shoe.

  • Blood.

Synonyms

Jell-O,
jello,
jam,
marmalade

verb

Meaning

  • To wiggle like jelly.

  • To make jelly.

noun

Meaning

  • A coconut with soft or gelatinous meat inside as well as the meat itself (which is of regular quality if the coconut is immature)