Definitions for jelly

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jelly jel·ly

Spelling: [jel-ee]

IPA: /ˈdʒɛl i/

Jelly is a 5 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 15 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 18 points.

You can make 26 anagrams from letters in jelly (ejlly).

Definitions for jelly

noun

1. a food preparation of a soft, elastic consistency due to the presence of gelatin, pectin, etc., especially fruit juice boiled down with sugar and used as a sweet spread for bread and toast, as a filling for cakes or doughnuts, etc.
2. any substance having the consistency of jelly.
3. Chiefly British. a fruit-flavored gelatin dessert.
4. a plastic sandal or shoe.

adjective

1. containing or made, spread, or topped with jelly or syrup; jellied:

verb (used with or without object)

1. to bring or come to the consistency of jelly.

Origin of jelly

1350-1400; Middle English gely Old French gelee frozen jelly Medieval Latin gelāta frozen, equivalent to Latin gel- freeze + -āta -ate¹; cf. Examples for jelly

Puddings were treats for birthdays and special occasions: chocolate cake, or jelly and ice-cream.

Available for both iOS and Android, jelly is definitely worth playing around with this weekend.

Then like a mass of jelly out of its mould I plopped onto my chair.

If the juice is boiled too long, the jelly will be darker than it should be.

You may serve it up in a glass bowl, in glass cups, or in jelly glasses.

This should be skimmed off as it forms, for it is a detriment to the jelly.

To be right, jelly should be clear, bright, and not too dark.

Roll the pork over the stuffing, like a jelly roll, until the seam is facing down and the fat back is on top.

The second upped the ante, taking aim at “cray,” “jelly,” “literally,” “teehee,” and “totes.”

“Gary just tweeted that there are jelly doughnuts in the break room,” she says.