confection vs jelly

confection

noun
  • A food item prepared very sweet, frequently decorated in fine detail, and often preserved with sugar, such as a candy, sweetmeat, fruit preserve, pastry, or cake. 

  • The result of such a process; something made up or confected; a concoction. 

  • The act or process of confecting; the process of making, compounding, or preparing something. 

  • A preparation of medicine sweetened with sugar, honey, syrup, or the like; an electuary. 

verb
  • To make into a confection, prepare as a confection. 

jelly

noun
  • 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. 

  • A clear or translucent fruit preserve, made from fruit juice and set using either naturally occurring, or added, pectin. Normally known as "jam" in Commonwealth English but see redcurrant jelly and jeely 

  • Any substance or object having the consistency of jelly. 

  • A jellyfish. 

  • Vitrified brick refuse used as metal in building roads. 

  • A jelly shoe. 

  • A large backside, especially a woman's. 

  • A savoury substance, derived from meat, that has the same texture as the dessert. 

  • Blood. 

verb
  • To make into jelly. 

  • To preserve in jelly. 

  • To wiggle like jelly. 

adj
  • Jealous. 

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