jelly

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /dʒɛli/
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Noun

Singular jelly

Plural jellies

Jelly in a bowl

1. (uncountable); (American) Fruit juice mixed with sugar, then canned; especially grape.

   I like jelly on my toast.

2. (uncountable); (mainly British) Dessert made of sugar and gelatin.

   The children celebrated by eating bowls of jelly.

3. (uncountable) a Soft solid.

   It turned into jelly.

Synonyms

• (fruit juice with sugar) jam, preserves, preservative, fruit spread, conserve, marmelade
• (gelatin dessert) jell-o
• (soft solid) gel, ooze, sludge, muck
• (video games) slime, muck, ooze

See also

• jam
• canned fruit
• can
• sugar
• liquid
• solid
• peanut butter and jelly
• marmalade