jelly

Pluraljellies

Formsjellies, jellying, jellied

1. 1
   fruit spreadnounCanadaUScountable or uncountable

   A clear, sweet food made from fruit juice that is cooked until it becomes firm.

   He made a peanut butter and jelly sandwich for lunch.

   Grandma's grape jelly tastes best on warm toast.

   Similarpreserve

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2. 2
   dessertnounCommonwealthcountable or uncountable

   A sweet dessert made with gelatin, sugar and flavor, left to become firm.

   We had jelly and ice cream at my birthday party.

   Mum put the strawberry jelly in the fridge to set.

   Similarjello

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3. 3
   soft substancenouncountable or uncountable

   Any soft thing that feels like the sweet dessert or the fruit spread.

   Frog eggs float in the pond inside a clear jelly.

   My legs felt like jelly after the long race.

   Similargel, pulp

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4. 4
   jealousadjectiveslang

   Feeling jealous because someone has something you want.

   You got front-row seats? I'm so jelly!

   She's just jelly because your phone is newer.

   Similarjealous, envious

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5. 5
   sea animalnouncountable or uncountable

   Another word for a jellyfish, the soft animal that drifts in the sea.

   A huge jelly drifted past the glass at the aquarium.

   We saw hundreds of jellies floating near the beach.

   Similarjellyfish

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6. 6
   savory gelnouncountable or uncountable

   A food made from meat that is not sweet but sets firm like the sweet dessert.

   The pork pie had a layer of jelly under the crust.

   When the soup cooled, it turned into a soft brown jelly.

   Similaraspic

7. 7
   plastic shoenouncolloquialcountable or uncountable

   A soft plastic shoe or sandal, often bright or see-through.

   She wore pink jellies to the beach.

   I lost a jelly in the pool and had to walk home with one shoe.

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   big bottomnounslangUScountable or uncountable

   A big bottom, especially a woman's.

   She shook her jelly all night on the dance floor.

   Those jeans really show off your jelly.

   Similarbooty, butt, bottom, behind

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9. 9
   turn to gelverbtransitive

   To make something into jelly.

   The candy factory jellies fruit juice in big pots and then cuts it into little bears.

   We can jelly the apple juice and give the jars as gifts.

   Similarset

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    preserve in gelverbtransitive

    To keep food for longer by setting it in jelly.

    The cook jellied the eels and sold them at the market.

    Some families still jelly meat to keep it longer.

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