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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. jellie مُجَمَّدَة الفواكِه пелте želé gelé das Gelee ζελέ (βρασμένος χυμός φρούτου) jalea tarretis نوعی مربا hyytelö gelée מִקפָּא जेली, लूआब žele zselé, dzsem selai (ávaxta)hlaup gelatina ゼリー 젤리 과자 drebučiai želeja jem gelei gelé galareta geleia piftie желе želé žele, želatina marmelada gelé วุ้นฝรั่ง pelte 果子凍 желе گاڑھی پھلوں کے عرق اور شکر سے بنی غذا mứt 果子冻

2 a transparent, smooth food, usually fruit-flavoured I've made raspberry jelly for the party. jellie جيلي: هُلام الفواكِه желе želé dessertgelé das Gelee ζελέ (γλυκό με γεύση φρούτου) gelatina tarretis ژله hyytelö gelée גֶ'לִי अवलेह खाद्य želatina zselé; kocsonya selai hlaup gelatina ゼリー菓子 젤리 želė želeja; galerts agar-agar gelei (dessert)gelé galaretka (owocowa) geleia jeleu желе želé žele žele []kräm เยลลี่ jöle 果凍 кисіль ایک شفاف میٹھی غذا thạch 果子冻

3 any jelly-like substance Frogs' eggs are enclosed in a kind of jelly. sult مادَّةٌ هُلاميَّه желе želé gelé die Gallerte πηχτή ουσία που θυμίζει ζελέ jalea tarretis هر نوع ماده ژلاتینی hyytelö gelée גֶ'לִי जेली जैसी कोई चीज želatina kocsonyás massza lendir hlaup sostanza gelatinosa ゼリー状のもの 젤리 모양의 것 drebučiai receklis seperti diseliputi agar-agar dril gelé(aktig masse), glye galareta geleia gel студнеподобная масса želé žele želatinasta supstanca gelé สารที่มีลักษณะคล้ายวุ้น pelte gibi şey 膠狀物 желеподібна, драглиста маса جیلی کی طرح کی کوئی شے giống 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. drilvis قَنْديل البَحْر медуза medúza vandmand; brandmand die Qualle μέδουσα medusa meduus چتر دریایی meduusa méduse מְדוּזָה जेली मछली meduza medúza ubur-ubur marglytta medusa くらげ 해파리 medūza medūza ubur-ubur kwal (brenn)manet meduza alforreca meduză медуза medúza meduza meduza manet แมงกะพรุน deniz anası, medüz 海蜇, 水母 медуза جیلی کی طرح نرم جسم والی ستارہ مچھلی con sứa 海蜇, 水母