'Jelly' definitions:
Definition of 'jelly'
(from WordNet)
noun
An edible jelly (sweet or pungent) made with gelatin and used as a dessert or salad base or a coating for foods [syn: gelatin, jelly]
noun
A preserve made of the jelled juice of fruit
noun
Any substance having the consistency of jelly or gelatin
verb
Make into jelly; "jellify a liquid" [syn: jellify, jelly]
Definition of 'Jelly'
From: GCIDE
Definition of 'jelly'
From: GCIDE
- Jam \Jam\, n. [Prob. fr. jam, v.; but cf. also Ar. jamad ice, jelly, j[=a]mid congealed, jamd congelation, ice.] A preserve of fruit boiled with sugar and water; also called jelly; as, raspberry jam; currant jam; grape jam. [1913 Webster]
- Jam nut. See Check nut, under Check.
- Jam weld (Forging), a butt weld. See under Butt. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'jelly'
From: GCIDE
- jelly \jel"ly\, n.; pl. Jellies. [ Formerly gelly, gely, F. gel['e]e jelly, frost, fr. geler to freeze. L. gelare; akin to gelu frost. See Gelid.] [1913 Webster]
- 1. 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. [1913 Webster]
- 2. The juice of fruits or meats boiled with sugar to an elastic consistence; as, currant jelly; calf's-foot jelly. [1913 Webster]
- Jelly bag, a bag through which the material for jelly is strained.
- Jelly mold, a mold for forming jelly in ornamental shapes.
- Jelly plant (Bot.), Australian name of an edible seaweed (Eucheuma speciosum), from which an excellent jelly is made. --J. Smith.
- Jelly powder, an explosive, composed of nitroglycerin and collodion cotton; -- so called from its resemblance to calf's-foot jelly. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'jelly'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- albumen,
- batter,
- beat up,
- blancmange,
- bonnyclabber,
- butter,
- cake,
- candy,
- churn,
- clabber,
- clot,
- clump,
- cluster,
- coagulate,
- colloid,
- colloidize,
- comfit,
- compote,
- concrete,
- confection,
- confectionery,
- confiture,
- congeal,
- conserve,
- cornstarch,
- cream,
- curd,
- curdle,
- dough,
- egg white,
- emulsify,
- emulsionize,
- frosting,
- gaum,
- gel,
- gelatin,
- gelatinate,
- gelatinize,
- glair,
- glaze,
- glop,
- glue,
- gluten,
- goo,
- gook,
- goop,
- gruel,
- gumbo,
- gunk,
- honey,
- icing,
- incrassate,
- inspissate,
- jam,
- jell,
- Jell-O,
- jellify,
- knot,
- loblolly,
- lopper,
- lump,
- marmalade,
- meringue,
- molasses,
- mousse,
- mucilage,
- mucus,
- pap,
- paste,
- porridge,
- preserve,
- pudding,
- pulp,
- puree,
- putty,
- rob,
- semifluid,
- semiliquid,
- set,
- size,
- soup,
- starch,
- sticky mess,
- sweet,
- sweet stuff,
- sweetmeat,
- sweets,
- syrup,
- thick,
- thicken,
- treacle,
- tutti-frutti,
- whip,
- whipped cream
Words containing 'Jelly'
- Jellied,
- Jellies,
- Jellying,
- Jelly bag,
- Jelly mold,
- Jelly plant,
- Jelly powder,
- Sea jelly,
- Star jelly,
- Vegetable jelly,
- apple jelly,
- comb jellies,
- comb jelly,
- crabapple jelly,
- glycerin jelly,
- grape jelly,
- jelly bean,
- jelly doughnut,
- jelly egg,
- jelly fungus,
- mineral jelly,
- petroleum jelly,
- royal jelly,
- jelly roll morton,
- Calf's-foot jelly