Jelly is a thick, semi-transparent substance that has a smooth texture and a high water content. We most commonly associate this word with food, but many different things can have a jelly-like appearance.
Kids like to eat peanut butter and jelly sandwiches for lunch.
Jordan’s favorite jelly is grape.
I like strawberry jelly.
Do you like jelly donuts?
Jelly beans are a popular form of candy. Inside the jelly bean is gelatin.
Cranberry sauce has a jelly-like appearance.
This is a jelly donut.
Some things that have the word "jelly" in them can not be eaten:
Jellyfish have long tentacles and sting people.
Petroleum jelly is used to lubricate things.
When ultrasound is used on a person to look at internal parts of the body, the technician spreads a jelly-like substance over the part of the body that is being examined.
This is a jelly donut.
It hurts to be stung by a jellyfish.