jelly

1. A dessert made by boiling gelatine (or a plant-based alternative such as agar or carrageenan), sugar and some flavouring (often derived from fruit) and allowing it to set. (countable, uncountable) · His mother prepared jelly for him and his friends for dessert.
2. A clear or translucent fruit preserve, made from fruit juice and set using either naturally occurring, or added, pectin. (US, countable, uncountable)
3. A savoury substance, derived from meat, that has the same texture as the dessert. (countable, uncountable)
4. Any substance or object having the consistency of the dessert or preserve. (countable, uncountable) · calf's-foot jelly
5. A jellyfish. (countable, uncountable)
6. A large backside, especially a woman's. (US, countable, slang, uncountable)
7. A jelly shoe. (colloquial, countable, uncountable)
8. Blood. (US, colloquial, countable, uncountable)

Plural jellies