November 10, 2014 – Word of the Day

 jelly

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.

It hurts to be stung by a jellyfish.

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