Jelly

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A soft, semisolid food substance with a resilient consistency, made by the setting of a liquid containing pectin or gelatin or by the addition of gelatin to a liquid, especially such a substance made of fruit juice containing pectin boiled with sugar.
  • n. Something, such as a petroleum ointment, having the consistency of a soft, semisolid food substance.
  • n. A shapeless, pulpy mass: The hero's laser zapped the monster, turning it to jelly.
  • n. Something, such as a body part, that has suddenly become limp or enervated: Her knees turned to jelly when she learned she won first prize.
  • n. A jellyfish.
  • v. To cause to have the consistency of jelly.
  • verb-intransitive. To acquire the consistency of jelly. See Synonyms at coagulate.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A dessert made by boiling gelatine, sugar and some flavouring (often derived from fruit) and allowing it to set
  • n. A clear or translucent fruit preserve, made from fruit juice and set using either naturally occurring, or added, pectin
  • n. Short for jellyfish.
  • n. A pretty girl; a girlfriend.
  • n. A large backside, especially a woman's.
  • n. Short for gelignite.
  • n. A jelly shoe.
  • v. To wiggle like jelly.
  • v. To make jelly.
  • adj. Jealous.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. Anything brought to a gelatinous condition; a viscous, translucent substance in a condition between liquid and solid; a stiffened solution of gelatin, gum, or the like.
  • n. The juice of fruits or meats boiled with sugar to an elastic consistence
  • verb-intransitive. To become jelly; to come to the state or consistency of jelly.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A viscous or glutinous substance obtained by solution of gelatinous matter, animal or vegetable; hence, any substance of semisolid consistence.
  • n. The thickened juice of fruit, or any gelatinous substance, prepared for food: as, currant or guava jelly; calf's-foot jelly; meat jelly.
  • n. A mixture of gelatin and glycerin, used as a medium for mounting microscopic objects.
  • Excellent of its kind; worthy.
  • n. A jellyfish, as Aurelia or Cyanea.
  • To make a jelly of; reduce to the consistence of jelly.
  • To solidify or congeal; become a jelly.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. any substance having the consistency of jelly or gelatin
  • n. an edible jelly (sweet or pungent) made with gelatin and used as a dessert or salad base or a coating for foods
  • n. a preserve made of the jelled juice of fruit
  • v. make into jelly
  • Verb Form
    jellied    jellies    jellying   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    Cross Reference
    Variant
    jellied   
    Form
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    congeal    coagulate    gelatinize    gelatinate    jell    gelatin    jujube    blancmange    blancmanger    aspic   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Delhi    Ellie    Kelley    Kelli    Kellie    Kelly    Machiavelli    Mellie    Nellie    Nelly   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    sauce    butter    pudding    juice    biscuit    syrup    strawberry    chocolate    marmalade    custard