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jel·ly  (jl)

n. pl. jel·lies

1. 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.

2. Something, such as a petroleum ointment, having the consistency of a soft, semisolid food substance.

3. A shapeless, pulpy mass: The hero's laser zapped the monster, turning it to jelly.

4. 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.

v. jel·lied, jel·ly·ing, jel·lies

v.tr.

To cause to have the consistency of jelly.

v.intr.

To acquire the consistency of jelly. See Synonyms at coagulate.

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[Middle English gelee, from Old French, from Vulgar Latin *gelta, from Latin, feminine past participle of gelre, to freeze; see gel- in Indo-European roots.]

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jelly

Noun

pl -lies

1. a fruit-flavoured dessert set with gelatine

2. a food made from fruit juice boiled with sugar until the mixture sets, used for spreading on bread

3. a savoury food preparation set with gelatine

See also jellies [Latin gelare to freeze]

jelly-like adj

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	jelly - an edible jelly (sweet or pungent) made with gelatin and used as a dessert or salad base or a coating for foods gelatin dainty, goody, kickshaw, treat, delicacy - something considered choice to eat calf's-foot jelly - a savory jelly made with gelatin obtained by boiling calves' feet gelatin dessert - jellied dessert made with gelatin and fruit juice or water aspic - savory jelly based on fish or meat stock used as a mold for meats or vegetables
	2.	jelly - a preserve made of the jelled juice of fruit conserve, conserves, preserves, preserve - fruit preserved by cooking with sugar apple jelly - jelly made from apple juice grape jelly - jelly made from grape juice
	3.	jelly - any substance having the consistency of jelly or gelatin substance - a particular kind or species of matter with uniform properties; "shigella is one of the most toxic substances known to man" mineral jelly, petrolatum, petroleum jelly - a semisolid mixture of hydrocarbons obtained from petroleum; used in medicinal ointments and for lubrication
Verb	1.	jelly - make into jelly; "jellify a liquid" jellify change integrity - change in physical make-up

Translations

jelly [ˈdʒɛlɪ] n → gelatina, jalea

jelly [ˈdʒɛlɪ] n (= dessert) → gelée f;

(US) (= jam); confiture f

jelly [ˈdʒɛlɪ] n → Götterspeise f;

(jam) → Gelee m or nt

jelly [ˈdʒɛlɪ] n → gelatina

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jelly

n jelly [ˈdʒeli]

1 the juice of fruit boiled with sugar until it is firm, used like jam, or served with meat. jellieمُجَمَّدَة الفواكِهпелтеželégelédas Geleeζελέ (βρασμένος χυμός φρούτου)jaleatarretisنوعی مرباhyytelögeléeמִקפָּאजेली, लूआबželezselé, dzsemselai(ávaxta)hlaupgelatinaゼリー젤리 과자drebučiaiželejajemgeleigelégalaretageleiapiftieжелеželéžele, želatinamarmeladageléวุ้นฝรั่งpelte果子凍желеگاڑھی پھلوں کے عرق اور شکر سے بنی غذاmứt果子冻

2 a transparent, smooth food, usually fruit-flavoured I've made raspberry jelly for the party.jellieجيلي: هُلام الفواكِهжелеželédessertgelédas Geleeζελέ (γλυκό με γεύση φρούτου)gelatinatarretisژلهhyytelögeléeגֶ'לִיअवलेह खाद्यželatinazselé; kocsonyaselaihlaupgelatinaゼリー菓子젤리želėželeja; galertsagar-agargelei(dessert)gelégalaretka (owocowa)geleiajeleuжелеželéželežele[]krämเยลลี่jöle果凍кисільایک شفاف میٹھی غذاthạch果子冻

3 any jelly-like substance Frogs' eggs are enclosed in a kind of jelly.sultمادَّةٌ هُلاميَّهжелеželégelédie Gallerteπηχτή ουσία που θυμίζει ζελέjaleatarretisهر نوع ماده ژلاتینیhyytelögeléeגֶ'לִיजेली जैसी कोई चीजželatinakocsonyás masszalendirhlaupsostanza gelatinosaゼリー状のもの젤리 모양의 것drebučiaireceklisseperti diseliputi agar-agardrilgelé(aktig masse), glyegalaretageleiagelстуднеподобная массаželéželeželatinasta supstancageléสารที่มีลักษณะคล้ายวุ้นpelte gibi şey膠狀物желеподібна, драглиста масаجیلی کی طرح کی کوئی شےgiống như thạch胶状物

4 (American) same as jam1 .

n ˈjellyfish

a kind of sea animal with a jelly-like body The child was stung by a jellyfish.drilvisقَنْديل البَحْرмедузаmedúzavandmand; brandmanddie Qualleμέδουσαmedusameduusچتر دریاییmeduusaméduseמְדוּזָהजेली मछलीmeduzamedúzaubur-uburmarglyttamedusaくらげ해파리medūzamedūzaubur-uburkwal(brenn)manetmeduzaalforrecameduzăмедузаmedúzameduzameduzamanetแมงกะพรุนdeniz anası, medüz海蜇, 水母медузаجیلی کی طرح نرم جسم والی ستارہ مچھلیcon sứa海蜇, 水母