jelly

/ˈd͡ʒɛl.i/

noun

  1. 1

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

noun

  1. 1

    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.

  2. 2

    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.

  3. 3

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

  4. 4

    Any substance or object having the consistency of jelly.

    calf's-foot jelly
  5. 5

    A jellyfish.

  6. 6

    A pretty girl; a girlfriend.

  7. 7

    A large backside, especially a woman's.

  8. 8

    A jelly shoe.

  9. 9

    Blood.

verb

  1. 1

    To wiggle like jelly.

  2. 2

    To make jelly.

noun

  1. 1

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

adjective

  1. 1

    Jealous.

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