jellyjel‧ly /ˈdʒeli/ ●●● S3 noun (plural jellies) 
Word Origin
raspberry jelly2[countable, uncountable] a thick sweet substance made from boiled fruit and sugar with no pieces of fruit in it, eaten especially on bread → jam: a peanut butter and jelly sandwich damson jelly3[uncountable] especially British English a soft solid substance made from meat juices and gelatin4[uncountable] a substance that is solid but very soft, and moves easily when you touch it: frogs’ eggs floating in a protective jelly5feel like/turn to jelly if your legs or knees feel like jelly, they start to shake because you are frightened or nervous6jellies [plural] British English informal drugs that make you feel relaxed and sleepy, which some people use illegally7jellies [plural] shoes made of clear coloured plastic
Word OriginWORD ORIGINjelly
ExamplesOrigin:
1300-1400 Old French gelee, from geler ‘to freeze’, from Latin gelareEXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
word sets- petroleum jelly
- The frogs' eggs are in a protective jelly.
- Burning lumps of phosphorus jelly were scattered amongst the containers, forming a foreground that was blinding.
- Denver dipped a bit of bread into the jelly.
- He once paid his sister $ 300 to make him a peanut butter and jelly sandwich.
- Instead, a trap baited with jelly and syrup was rigged close to the fresher circumference of tracks.
- The jelly was sweet and the ants ate it.
WORD SETS► Biology
Collocationsaerobic, adjectiveafterbirth, nounalgae, nounalimentary canal, nounamber, nounameba, nounamino acid, nounamoeba, nounanaconda, nounanaerobic, adjectiveandrogynous, adjectiveantibody, nounantigen, nounantitoxin, nounappendage, nounarm, nounarmour, nounasexual, adjectiveassimilation, nounatrophy, verbaviary, nounbacteria, nounbacteriology, nounbarnacle, nounbile, nounbinocular vision, nounbio-, prefixbiochemistry, nounbiodegradable, adjectivebiodiversity, nounbiohazard, nounbiological, adjectivebiological clock, nounbiology, nounbiomass, nounbiome, nounbiosphere, nounblind, nounbrain, nounbreathe, verbbreed, verbbreed, nounbreeding, nounbristle, nounbulb, nouncapsule, nouncarbohydrate, nouncarbon dioxide, nouncarnivore, nouncell, nouncellular, adjectivecellulose, nouncentral nervous system, nouncervical, adjectivecholesterol, nounchromosome, nouncirculation, nouncirculatory, adjectiveclass, nounclone, nouncold-blooded, adjectiveconceive, verbconch, nounconnective tissue, nouncopulate, verbcoral reef, nouncornea, nouncoronary, adjectivecorpuscle, nouncortex, nouncortisone, nouncowrie, nouncrab, nouncrawfish, nouncrayfish, nouncreature, nouncross, verbcrossbreed, nounculture, nouncytoplasm, noundecay, verbdecay, noundecompose, verbdefecate, verbdenizen, noundextrose, noundiaphragm, noundigest, verbdigestion, noundigestive, adjectiveDNA, noundorsal, adjectivedry rot, nounduct, noundwarf, noundwarf, adjectiveecological, adjectiveecology, nounecosystem, nounegg, nounejaculate, verbembryo, nounembryonic, adjectiveenzyme, nounepidermis, nounevolution, nounevolutionary, adjectiveexcrement, nounexcrescence, nounexcrete, verbexcretion, nounexhale, verbexoskeleton, nounextinction, nounfaeces, nounfamily, nounfang, nounfat, nounfatty acid, nounfauna, nounfeces, nounfeed, verbfemale, adjectivefemale, nounferment, verbferment, nounfertile, adjectivefertility, nounfertilize, verbfission, nounflank, nounflatulence, nounflesh, nounfleshy, adjectiveflightless, adjectiveflora, nounfoetal, adjectivefoetus, nounfoliage, nounfossil, nounfreak, nounfreshwater, adjectivefructose, noungamete, nounganglion, noungene, noungene pool, noungenera, genetic, adjectivegenetic code, noungenetic engineering, noungenetic fingerprinting, noungenetics, noungenome, noungenus, noungestation, noungland, nounglandular, adjectiveglucose, noungluten, noungonad, noungrass snake, noungrow, verbgrowth, nounhabitat, nounhaemoglobin, nounhearing, nounheart, nounhemisphere, nounherbivore, nounhereditary, adjectiveheredity, nounhermaphrodite, nounhibernate, verbhistamine, nounhoming, adjectivehormone, nounhost, nounimpregnate, verbimpulse, nounincubate, verbindigenous, adjectiveinfected, adjectiveinfertile, adjectiveinfest, verbingest, verbinhale, verbinseminate, verbinsensate, adjectiveinsulin, nounintegument, nounintercourse, nouninterferon, nounintestine, nouninvertebrate, nouninvoluntary, adjectiveiris, nounjaw, nounjelly, nounkidney, nounkrill, nounlactate, verblactation, nounlactic acid, nounleech, nounleg, nounlesser, adjectivelichen, nounlife, nounlife cycle, nounlife form, nounligament, nounlimb, nounlimpet, nounlipid, nounliver, nounliving fossil, nounlocomotion, nounlymph, nounlymph node, nounmale, adjectivemale, nounmammal, nounmandible, nounmate, nounmate, verbmembrane, nounmetabolism, nounmetabolize, verbmetamorphosis, nounmicrobe, nounmicrobiology, nounmicroorganism, nounmicroscopic, adjectivemigrate, verbmigratory, adjectivemiscarriage, nounmolar, nounmorphology, nounmotor, adjectivemould, nounmouth, nounmucous membrane, nounmucus, nounmulticellular, adjectivemuscle, nounmuscular, adjectivemutant, nounmutate, verbmutation, nounnatural history, nounnatural selection, nounnature, nounneck, nounnectar, nounnerve, nounnervous, adjectivenervous system, nounneural, adjectiveneuro-, prefixneurology, nounnode, nounnose, nounnostril, nounnucleic acid, nounnucleus, nounnutrient, nounnutriment, nounoesophagus, nounoestrogen, nounolfactory, adjectiveoptic, adjectiveorgan, nounorganic, adjectiveorganic chemistry, nounorganism, nounorifice, nounossify, verbosteo-, prefixoutgrowth, nounova, ovary, nounoverwinter, verboviduct, nounoviparous, adjectiveovulate, verbovum, nounparasite, nounpathogen, nounpedigree, nounpelvic, adjectivepelvis, nounpenile, adjectivepenis, nounpepsin, nounperiod, nounperspiration, nounperspire, verbphotosynthesis, nounphylum, nounpigment, nounpigmentation, nounplankton, nounplasma, nounpollinate, verbpostnatal, adjectivepregnancy, nounpregnant, adjectivepremature, adjectiveprenatal, adjectiveproduct, nounproliferation, nounpropagate, verbprotein, nounprotoplasm, nounprotozoan, nounpuberty, nounpulmonary, adjectivepulp, nounpulsation, nounputrefy, verbputrid, adjectivered blood cell, nounregurgitate, verbrenal, adjectivereproduce, verbreproduction, nounreproductive, adjectiverespiration, nounrespiratory, adjectiverespire, verbretina, nounroot, nounrot, verbrot, nounruff, nounsac, nounsaliva, nounsalivary gland, nounsalivate, verbsaltwater, adjectivescale, nounscallop, nounscaly, adjectivesebaceous, adjectivesecrete, verbsecretion, nounsemen, nounsense organ, nounsensory, adjectiveserum, nounsex, nounsex, verbsexless, adjectivesexual intercourse, nounsheath, nounshell, nounsibling, nounskeletal, adjectiveskeleton, nounskin, nounskull, nounspasm, nounspasmodic, adjectivespecies, nounspecimen, nounsperm, nounspiderweb, nounspinal cord, nounspine, nounspineless, adjectivestarch, nounstem cell, nounstimulate, verbstimulus, nounstrain, nounsubject, nounsubspecies, nounsucker, nounsucrose, nounsweat, verbsweat, nounsweat gland, nounsymbiosis, nounsystemic, adjectivetail, nountaxonomy, nounteeth, testosterone, nountest-tube baby, nountissue, nountrachea, nountube, noununicellular, adjectiveurethra, nounuric, adjectiveurinate, verburine, nounvariety, nounvector, nounvein, nounvenom, nounvenomous, adjectiveventricle, nounvertebra, nounvertebrate, nounvivisection, nounwarm-blooded, adjectivewean, verbwildlife, nounwindpipe, nounyolk, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE► royal
1[countable, uncountable] British English a soft sweet food made from fruit juice and gelatin SYN Jell-O American English: · He added pumpkin-seed oil, ginseng, royal jelly and a herbal complex to boost his libido.· She was eating the royal jelly.· Below: royal jelly - myth or medicine?
NOUN► bean· Munching blue and white jelly beans we all confessed the holidays had done us in.· Stark Nude had been an angelic sprite of a girl who in my mind will for ever be 6 and eating jelly beans.· A consultant had urged the executives to view Texaco as a jar of different-colored jelly beans, each one unique and valuable.· He often ran errands for Fong in return for jelly beans or small cubes of greasy homemade soap.· Getting his green jelly bean fix, he thought.
► petroleum· Take any prescribed drugs with your breakfast and apply the plasters, petroleum jelly etc to help you on your way.· Have you rubbed on petroleum jelly or applied any necessary plasters?· A little oil or petroleum jelly on the thread will help.
VERB► eat· I did eat jelly with chopsticks - as I said!· Stark Nude had been an angelic sprite of a girl who in my mind will for ever be 6 and eating jelly beans.· They eat jelly, but the word most often used is Jello, which is a trade name and much protected.· She was eating the royal jelly.
► feel· Cook it a little longer until you feel the jelly has set; it should be thick and fairly cohesive.· My legs, by now, feel like jelly.· She stood up, instructed her legs to stop feeling like jelly, and set off after the machine.
► make· Rhubarb is perfect with rich meats and makes superb jams, jellies, puddings and pies.· A sauce is then made of currant jelly, Worcestershire and hot sauces, and the duck essence from the press.· Use a pint of stewed apple instead of water when making apricot jelly.· Leave to cool. Make up the jelly according to the instructions.· They can then be eaten with sugar and cream or used for making medlar jelly, which is delicious with game.· Your fingers look as if they're made of jelly. where's the precision gone?
► turn· I do feel as if my hands have turned to jelly.· Eyes that turned her insides to jelly, scrambled her mind, made her feel dumb and stupid and childish.· But, though she knew that, she couldn't help it, her insides had turned to jelly.· How can we hope to face him without turning to jelly at the thought of what he wants to do to us?· Legs turn to jelly at the thought of scaling those awful precipices; mine do, anyway.· With legs slowly turning to jelly, I skied down hard, icy snow, followed by spring snow, then slush.
raspberry jelly2[countable, uncountable] a thick sweet substance made from boiled fruit and sugar with no pieces of fruit in it, eaten especially on bread → jam: a peanut butter and jelly sandwich damson jelly3[uncountable] especially British English a soft solid substance made from meat juices and gelatin4[uncountable] a substance that is solid but very soft, and moves easily when you touch it: frogs’ eggs floating in a protective jelly5feel like/turn to jelly if your legs or knees feel like jelly, they start to shake because you are frightened or nervous6jellies [plural] British English informal drugs that make you feel relaxed and sleepy, which some people use illegally7jellies [plural] shoes made of clear coloured plastic