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Jelly

/ˈd͡ʒɛl.i/

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

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📖 Definitions of "Jelly"

noun

1
An explosive mixture of nitroglycerine and nitrate absorbed onto a base of wood pulp.

noun

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
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
A savoury substance, derived from meat, that has the same texture as the dessert.
4
Any substance or object having the consistency of jelly.
"calf's-foot jelly"

verb

1
To wiggle like jelly.
2
To make jelly.

noun

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)

🔄 Synonyms of "Jelly"

2 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
gelatinnoun	An edible jelly made from this material.
jellifyverb	(transitive) To make into a jelly (in any sense).

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Jelly"

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Word	Definition
jellifyverb	(transitive) To make into a jelly (in any sense).
gelatinnoun	An edible jelly made from this material.
jamnoun	(less common in the US) A sweet mixture of fruit boiled with sugar and allowed to congeal. Often spread on bread or toast or used in jam tarts
jellonoun	(Canada, US) A dessert made by boiling gelatine, sugar and some flavoring (often derived from fruit) and allowing it to set.
cookienoun	(Canada, US, Philippines) A small, flat, baked good which is either crisp or soft but firm.
jell-onoun	(US, Canada) A brand of dessert made from gelatin.
donutnoun	(chiefly Canada, US, Australia) Alternative spelling of doughnut. [A deep-fried piece of dough or batter, usually mixed with various sweeteners and flavors, often made in a toroidal or ellipsoidal shape flattened sphere shape filled with jelly/jam, custard, or cream.]
confectionerynoun	(uncountable) Foodstuffs that taste very sweet, taken as a group; candies, sweetmeats and confections collectively.
deep-fried	(cooking) Of food, cooked in a deep fryer, typically after being coated in batter.
gelnoun	A semi-solid to almost solid colloid of a solid and a liquid, such as jelly, cheese or opal.
gelatinenoun	(British spelling) Alternative spelling of gelatin. [A protein derived through partial hydrolysis of the collagen extracted from animal skin, bones, cartilage, ligaments, etc.]
goonoun	(uncountable, informal) Any semi-solid or liquid substance; especially one that is sticky, gummy or slippery, unpleasant, and of vague or unknown composition, such as slime or semen.
icenoun	Water in frozen (solid) form.
bellynoun	The abdomen (especially a fat one).
frozen	Having undergone the process of freezing; in ice form.
freezingnoun	(countable and uncountable) The change in state of a substance from liquid to solid by cooling to a critically low temperature.
coldnoun	(of a thing) Having a low temperature.
spermicidalnoun	Having the ability to kill sperm.
frostnoun	A cover of minute ice crystals on objects that are exposed to the air. Frost is formed by the same process as dew, except that the temperature of the frosted object is below freezing.
nosenoun	A protuberance on the face housing the nostrils, which are used to breathe or smell.