jelly

«jelly» in Mova's school dictionary: A sweet, wobbly dessert made from fruit juice and… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 3 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (jelly, jellies)

meaning for a pupil

1) (UK, Australia, NZ, Ireland) A sweet, wobbly dessert made from fruit juice and gelatine, set in a mould. tree →

2) (US, Canada) A sweet spread made from fruit juice and sugar, for bread, like jam but clear: «peanut butter and jelly». tree →

3) Any soft, wobbly substance. tree →

4) (informal) A jellyfish. tree →

5) (legs like jelly) Weak, shaky legs from fear or tiredness. tree →

sense in the lessons

In everyday life and parties: jelly and ice cream (UK/Australia), PB&J sandwiches (USA). In science: jelly is a gel — a liquid trapped in a soft solid; setting jelly in the fridge shows a change of state. Phrases: «jelly and ice cream», «peanut butter and jelly», «legs turned to jelly», «jelly beans».

examples

• We had jelly and ice cream at the party. tree →
• I'd like a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. tree →
• The red jelly wobbled on the plate. tree →
• My legs turned to jelly when I went on stage. tree →
• Put the jelly in the fridge to set. tree →
• I love the green jelly beans. tree →
• A jelly stung me at the beach! tree →

note

Plural: jellies. Big trap between countries: British «jelly» = American «Jell-O» (a brand name) or «gelatin dessert»; American «jelly» = a clear jam. Usually uncountable for the food («some jelly»), countable for portions or types.

In the corpora

• In March a garden pond can fill with clumps of jelly dotted with black eggs: common frog spawn.
• Sam's legs go like jelly.
• Frogs lay their eggs in clumps of clear jelly with a black dot in each egg; this is called frogspawn.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «jelly» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.