jelly
A dessert made by boiling gelatine, sugar and some flavouring and allowing it to setA dessert made by boiling gelatine (or a plant-based alternative such as agar or carrageenan), sugar and some flavouring (often derived from fruit) and allowing it to set.
» Tom ate too many jelly donuts.
Meaning
10 senses(Commonwealth, countable, uncountable)A dessert made by boiling gelatine (or a plant-based alternative such as agar or carrageenan), sugar and some flavouring (often derived from fruit) and allowing it to set.
His mother prepared jelly for him and his friends for dessert.
Gelee, Sulz, Wackelpudding
желе́želé
желеžele
(Canada, US, countable, uncountable)A clear or translucent fruit preserve, made from fruit juice and set using either naturally occurring, or added, pectin.
a preserve made of the jelled juice of fruit
(countable, uncountable)A savoury substance, derived from meat, that has the same texture as the dessert.
сту́деньstúdenʹ, холоде́цxolodéc
(countable, uncountable)Any substance or object having the consistency of the dessert or preserve.
calf's-foot jelly
any substance having the consistency of jelly or gelatin
(countable, uncountable)A jellyfish.
(US, countable, slang, uncountable)A large backside, especially a woman's.
попе́цpopéc, жопе́ньžopénʹ
(colloquial, countable, uncountable)A jelly shoe.
(US, colloquial, countable, uncountable)Blood.
(India, uncountable)Vitrified brick refuse used as metal in building roads.
(archaic, countable, slang, uncountable)A pretty girl; a girlfriend.
Examples
91 sentencesTom ate too many jelly donuts.
What kind of jelly is this?
Grab a handful of jelly beans.
Tom made a peanut butter and jelly sandwich.
Tom ate a peanut butter and jelly sandwich.
Translations
9 languagesBy meaning 1
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Origin
Inherited from Middle English gele. Doublet of gelee.Inherited from Middle English gele. Doublet of gelee.
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Forms
plural: jelliesSynonyms
6 synonymsWord family
57 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
Collocations
3 patterns- butter and jelly
- and jelly sandwich
- jelly sandwich