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The correct spelling is jellies.
How to pronounce jellies
noun
Say it like: Jel-lee-s
The correct spelling is jellies. An explosive mixture of nitroglycerine and nitrate absorbed onto a base of wood pulp. For example: "calf's-foot jelly"
Usage Examples
“calf's-foot jelly”
Meanings
noun
- 1.An explosive mixture of nitroglycerine and nitrate absorbed onto a base of wood pulp.
- 2.A dessert made by boiling gelatine, sugar and some flavouring (often derived from fruit) and allowing it to set, known as "jello" in North America.
- 3.A clear or translucent fruit preserve, made from fruit juice and set using either naturally occurring, or added, pectin. Known as "jam" in Commonwealth English.
- 4.A savoury substance, derived from meat, that has the same texture as the dessert.
- 5.Any substance or object having the consistency of jelly.
verb
- 1.To wiggle like jelly.
- 2.To make jelly.
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