jelly
v.
congeal; become gelatinous; cause to congeal; cause to become gelatinous
n.
soft food product containing gelatin or pectin; jam, sweetened fruit preserve made by boiling fruit and sugar; something which has a gelatinous consistency
Jelly
Jelly may refer to:
Fruit preserves, referred to as jelly in American English, though also called jam, clear fruit spread consisting of firmed fruit (or vegetable) juice made with pectin
Gelatin, a translucent brittle solid substance, extracted from the collagen inside animals' connective tissue
Gelatin dessert, popular brands include Jell-O, Rowntree's and Hartley's, and Aeroplane
Gel, a colloidal system in which a porous network of interconnected nanoparticles spans the volume of a liquid medium
Salve, medical ointment
Jellyfish, marine invertebrates of the class Scyphozoa
Jelly fungus, the class Heterobasidiomycetes
Jelly shoes, shoes made of a soft plastic, resembling sandals
Naval jelly, phosphoric acid in a rust removing gel
Petroleum jelly, a gel used as a topical ointment
Royal jelly, made by bees and fed to the larvae to turn them into queen bees
Temazepam, a powerful hypnotic drug, street name "Jellies"
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jelly
Noun
1. a preserve made of the jelled juice of fruit
(hypernym) conserve, preserve, conserves, preserves
(hyponym) apple jelly
(derivation) jellify
2. an edible jelly (sweet or pungent) made with gelatin and used as a dessert or salad base or a coating for foods
(synonym) gelatin
(hypernym) dainty, delicacy, goody, kickshaw, treat
(hyponym) calf's-foot jelly
(derivation) jellify
3. a substance having the consistency of semi-solid foods
(hypernym) substance, matter
(hyponym) petrolatum, petroleum jelly, mineral jelly
(derivation) jellify
Verb
1. make into jelly; "jellify a liquid"
(synonym) jellify
(hypernym) change integrity
Jelly
(v. i.)
To become jelly; to come to the state or consistency of jelly.
(n.)
The juice of fruits or meats boiled with sugar to an elastic consistence; as, currant jelly; calf's-foot jelly.
(n.)
Anything brought to a gelatinous condition; a viscous, translucent substance in a condition between liquid and solid; a stiffened solution of gelatin, gum, or the like.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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Jelly
To dream of eating jelly, many pleasant interruptions will take place.
For a woman to dream of making jelly, signifies she will enjoy pleasant reunions with friends.
Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted, or "What's in a dream": a scientific and practical exposition; By Gustavus Hindman, 1910. For the open domain e-text see:
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