jelly
jelly
Definition
jelly (jel′ē)
noun pl. -·lies
- a soft, resilient, partially transparent, semisolid, gelatinous food resulting from the cooling of fruit juice boiled with sugar, or of meat juice cooked down
- any substance like this; gelatinous substance
Etymology: ME gely < OFr gelée, a frost, jelly < fem. pp. of geler < L gelare, to freeze: see gelatin
transitive verb -·lied, -·ly·ing
- to make into jelly
- to coat, fill, or serve with jelly
intransitive verb
to become jelly
jel′ly·like′ adjective
jelly
Synonyms
jelly
n.
jelly
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- lubricate: She will then put some lubricating jelly on your tummy to enable the scanner to slide smoothly over you.
- nail: Fighting Lib Dems is like nailing jelly to a wall.
Adjective modifier
- sugar-free: Fresh or dried fruit, tinned fruit in natural juice Diet yogurt, sugar-free jelly.
- savory: Potted meats make use of small pieces set in savory jelly.
- royal: The workers feed a few selected larvae a special food called " royal jelly " which causes them to become queens.
- strawberry: But this is no ordinary strawberry jelly, there is the added twist of lemon barley!
- lemon: Listening to lemon jelly now on Steve Lamaq show.
- soft: These are best suited for anal stimulation as the super soft jelly when wet will slide very easily.
Modifies a noun
- bean: These microphones are roughly the size of jelly beans.
- donut: Ich bin ein Berliner Robert Shea explains why Kennedy didn't call himself a jelly donut.
- mold: A great English antique Art Deco pressed glass jelly mold dating to circa 1927.
- lichen: Of the rivers draining from the plateau, only the Glenarm has records of Priority Species the otter and the river jelly lichen.
- belly: Jelly Belly £ 19.98 A retro style Jelly Belly mini bean machine.
- rubber: The realistically shaped shaft is made from soft jelly rubber silky smooth to the touch with a realistic shaped head.
Noun used with modifier
- redcurrant: Return the sausages to the casserole, whisk in the redcurrant jelly.
- petroleum: You can use petroleum jelly to hold the sealing rings in place during assembly.
- quince: Quince jelly can be made with the addition of rosemary or sage to give it punch.
- glycerine: NBS in the UK supply a special grade of glycerine jelly for mounting pollen which contains a red dye.
- currant: A little red currant jelly is nice with the meat.
- cranberry: Remove from the heat and add the mushrooms, apple slices, cranberry jelly and bay leaf and season well.
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