JELLY

[noun] - a soft, slightly wet substance that shakes when it is movedFrogs' eggs are covered in a sort of transparent jelly. [U]Meat jellies are made by boiling animal bones and are often used in meat pies and pâtés. [C](UK and ANZ) Jelly (US Jell-O) is a soft, coloured sweet food made from sugar, gelatine and fruit flavours.I've made a raspberry jelly for the children's tea. [C]He had a hamburger and chips and then jelly and ice cream for dessert. [U]See picture: DessertsJelly is also a smooth sweet food used for spreading on bread which is made by boiling fruit juice and sugar together.Anne made some redcurrant jelly using fruit from her garden. [U]He always has a peanut butter and jelly sandwich when he gets home from school. [U]The shelves in the kitchen were filled with jars of preserved vegetables and fruit jellies. [C]Jelly is also an oily transparent substance which you put on something to stop it from rubbing or sticking.Petroleum jelly is used as a lubricant, a softener for the skin and as an ingredient in some medicines.(figurative esp. UK) They've threatened to beat him to a jelly (= hit him repeatedly and with great force) if he doesn't give them back the money he owes.If your legs turn to jelly, they suddenly feel weak because you are frightened or ill.As she knocked on the director's door, her legs turned to jelly.(UK) A jelly baby is a small soft fruit-flavoured sweet in the shape of a baby.A jelly bean is a small sweet in the shape of a bean which is soft in the middle and covered with hard sugar.Jelly roll is US for Swiss roll.