jelly

/ˈd͡ʒɛl.i/noun
Early ChildhoodNot in standard dictionaries
1

A dessert made by boiling gelatine (or a plant-based alternative such as agar or carrageenan), sugar and some flavouring (often derived from fruit) and allowing it to set.

2

A clear or translucent fruit preserve, made from fruit juice and set using either naturally occurring, or added, pectin.

3

Clipping of jelly coconut.

4

A savoury substance, derived from meat, that has the same texture as the dessert.

5

Any substance or object having the consistency of the dessert or preserve.

6

A jellyfish.

7

A pretty girl; a girlfriend.

8

A large backside, especially a woman's.

9

Clipping of gelignite.

10

A jelly shoe.

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