jelly

noun

/ˈdʒeli/

(plural jellies)

Idioms

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[uncountable, countable] (British English)
(North American English jello, Jell-O™ [uncountable])
a cold sweet transparent food made from gelatin, sugar and fruit juice, that shakes when it is moved
- jelly and ice cream
- a raspberry jelly
Topics Foodc1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- lemon
- raspberry
- strawberry
- …
verb + jelly/jello
- eat
- have
- make
- …
jelly/jello + verb
- set
- jiggle
- wiggle
- …
jelly/jello + noun
- mould/mold
preposition
- in jelly
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[uncountable] a substance like jelly made from gelatin and meat juices, served around meat, fish, etc. synonym aspic
- chicken in jelly
[uncountable, countable] a type of jam that does not contain any pieces of fruit
- blackcurrant jelly
compare jam
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- currant
- grape
- strawberry
- …
verb + jelly
- make
- spread
jelly + noun
- doughnut
- roll
- sandwich
- …
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[uncountable] any thick sticky substance, especially a type of cream used on the skin see also KY jelly™, petroleum jelly, royal jelly
(also jelly shoe)
[countable] a light plastic shoe designed for wearing on the beach and in the sea

Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French gelee ‘frost, jelly’, from Latin gelata ‘frozen’, from gelare ‘freeze’, from gelu ‘frost’.

Idioms

be/feel like jelly | turn to jelly

(of legs or knees) to feel weak because you are nervous

单词	jelly
释义	jelly noun /ˈdʒeli/ /ˈdʒeli/ (plural jellies) Idioms jump to other results [uncountable, countable] (British English) (North American English jello, Jell-O™ [uncountable]) a cold sweet transparent food made from gelatin, sugar and fruit juice, that shakes when it is moved jelly and ice cream a raspberry jelly Topics Foodc1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective lemon raspberry strawberry … verb + jelly/jello eat have make … jelly/jello + verb set jiggle wiggle … jelly/jello + noun mould/mold preposition in jelly See full entry [uncountable] a substance like jelly made from gelatin and meat juices, served around meat, fish, etc. synonym aspic chicken in jelly [uncountable, countable] a type of jam that does not contain any pieces of fruit blackcurrant jelly compare jam Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective currant grape strawberry … verb + jelly make spread jelly + noun doughnut roll sandwich … See full entry [uncountable] any thick sticky substance, especially a type of cream used on the skin see also KY jelly™, petroleum jelly, royal jelly (also jelly shoe) [countable] a light plastic shoe designed for wearing on the beach and in the sea Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French gelee ‘frost, jelly’, from Latin gelata ‘frozen’, from gelare ‘freeze’, from gelu ‘frost’. Idioms be/feel like jelly \| turn to jelly (of legs or knees) to feel weak because you are nervous
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