dict_dl/en_MerriamWebster/jel_MW.json
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"jell":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": to cause to jell":[],
": to come to the consistency of jelly : congeal , set":[],
": to take shape and achieve distinctness : become cohesive":[]
},
"examples":[
"Our plans are finally starting to jell .",
"Boil the jam until it begins to jell .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"After a few minutes, the synth chords began to jell into a languorous progression. \u2014 Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker , 16 May 2022",
"The last month has been a process of getting both up to game speed, and figuring out how to jell . \u2014 Dom Amore, courant.com , 27 Mar. 2022",
"How\u2019s the team going to jell together with some of the new pieces",
"Also, no major trades materialized for the Blazers, who signed Cody Zeller, Ben McLemore and Tony Snell to minimum contracts while hoping that the returning starting five would jell and improve under Billups. \u2014 oregonlive , 3 Jan. 2022",
"Ellis was a borderline all-star but didn't seem to jell on the court with Curry, a first-round pick in 2009. \u2014 Jr Radcliffe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 16 Dec. 2021",
"Things will get better for the offense as the players jell around Uiagalelei. \u2014 Erick Smith, USA TODAY , 5 Sep. 2021",
"This team will be scrappy but may take some time to jell into a cohesive unit. \u2014 Rich Scherr, baltimoresun.com , 7 Dec. 2021",
"What is happening is a reflection of their limited opportunities to jell in the regular season and imprecise execution after being given precious time to prepare for Dallas. \u2014 Andrew Greif, Los Angeles Times , 26 May 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1869, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 2":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"back-formation from jelly":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8jel"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"crystallize",
"crystalize",
"form",
"shape (up)",
"solidify"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-105330",
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"jellyfish":{
"antonyms":[
"stalwart"
],
"definitions":{
": a person lacking backbone or firmness":[],
": ctenophore":[],
": siphonophore":[]
},
"examples":[
"a jellyfish who was afraid to tell her boss that her latest brainstorm was just plain bad",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Clarkson pointed out the belief that urinating on a jellyfish sting can help heal the wound, though scientists have debunked the myth, Healthline reported last year. \u2014 Jack Irvin, PEOPLE.com , 16 June 2022",
"All six decks are connected by a circular staircase that doubles as an art installation showcasing striking glass jellyfish made by Preciosa. \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 15 June 2022",
"For those with allergies, a jellyfish sting can cause reaction requiring emergency medical care. \u2014 John Christopher Fine, Sun Sentinel , 2 June 2022",
"Swimmers are not advised to patronize North Queensland waters, because of the presence of tiny but venemous Irukandji jellyfish . \u2014 Madeleine Watts, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 25 May 2022",
"These odd jellyfish had one role in life: to go away and never be seen again. \u2014 Robinson Meyer, The Atlantic , 25 May 2022",
"Scientists prefer the term jelly or medusa over jellyfish because the creatures are not fish. \u2014 Sarah Parvinistaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 25 Apr. 2022",
"The Portuguese man-of-war is a siphonophore, a species closely related to jellyfish , according to the National Ocean Service. \u2014 Megan Marples, CNN , 8 Apr. 2022",
"There was dehydration IVs, almost losing our first AD, jellyfish , boat to boat transfers. \u2014 Lauren Huff, EW.com , 26 Mar. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1818, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8je-l\u0113-\u02ccfish",
"\u02c8jel-\u0113-\u02ccfish"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"doormat",
"namby-pamby",
"pushover",
"reed",
"weakling",
"wimp"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-023902",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"jelerang":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a giant squirrel ( Ratufa bicolor ) of Java and southern Asia":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8jel\u0259\u02ccra\u014b"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"origin unknown":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-030408"
},
"jelick":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": the bodice or vest of a Turkish woman's dress":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8yelik"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Turkish yelek":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-042440"
},
"Jelinek":{
"type":[
"biographical name"
],
"definitions":{
"Elfriede 1946\u2013 Austrian writer":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8yel-i-nek"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-064943"
},
"jelly":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":{
": a substance resembling jelly in consistency":[],
": jellyfish":[],
": a state of fear or irresolution":[],
": a shapeless structureless mass : pulp":[],
": jell":[],
": to make jelly":[],
": to bring to the consistency of jelly":[],
": jealous":[
"\"I'm jelly ,\" declared Jon Osborne of Pardi's white, sparkly jacket, complete with flowers \u2026",
"\u2014 Taylor Weatherby"
]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8je-l\u0113",
"\u02c8jel-\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[
"clot",
"coagulate",
"congeal",
"gel",
"gelate",
"gelatinize",
"jell",
"set"
],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Noun",
"a selection of different jellies and jams",
"He spread some jelly on his toast.",
"a jar of grape jelly",
"a peanut butter and jelly sandwich",
"a meat glaze made with stock and jelly",
"Verb",
"this fruit juice is taking longer to jelly than I expected",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Given how much of the brain\u2019s behavior remains a mystery \u2014 not least how consciousness emerges from three pounds of electric jelly \u2014 the aggregate achievements of such systems are remarkable. \u2014 New York Times , 12 May 2022",
"Researchers in Monterey Bay have discovered a new species of deep-sea jelly that looks a little different from others that float through the ocean\u2019s depths. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 26 Apr. 2022",
"But Matsumoto believes the jelly isn\u2019t unique to the area. \u2014 Sarah Parvinistaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 25 Apr. 2022",
"To make the jelly , a popular, earthy-tasting dish in Korea, Nelson strains the acorn grits through a cheesecloth or nut-milk bag and collects the milky white water in a bowl. \u2014 Vanessa Hua, Outside Online , 7 Feb. 2021",
"This thick jelly can be applied all over the face to gently remove impurities. \u2014 ELLE , 20 May 2022",
"Our tasting panel all guessed Concord in this grape- jelly -in-a-bottle wine that weighs in at only 11 percent alcohol. \u2014 Marc Bona, cleveland , 10 Apr. 2022",
"One design features Walker\u2019s image, and the other is a green jelly jar dribbling a basketball. \u2014 Joseph Goodman | Jgoodman@al.com, al , 17 Mar. 2022",
"The pinky fingers were a sheer pink jelly finish with opalescent flecks that were encapsulated in the nail. \u2014 Gabi Thorne, Allure , 1 Dec. 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"The depths are a swirl of tapioca, agar-agar and basil seeds like a hundred tiny eyes, jellied on the outside with a crunch within. \u2014 Ligaya Mishan, New York Times , 24 May 2018",
"From here, the longest run in the region is a leg- jellying 15 kilometer, 2,000-meter descent back down to Gaislachkogl. \u2014 CNN , 26 Oct. 2017",
"And according to TMZ, Miller will be noshing this first week on jellied toast for breakfast, hamburgers and fruit for lunch, sandwiches and wraps for dinner, and weekend meals of sloppy Joes and tacos. \u2014 Diana Pearl, PEOPLE.com , 12 July 2017",
"Meanwhile their neighbors engaged in a range of menial tasks, including gluing together matchbooks by hand and selling vintage snacks ( jellied eel, anyone"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English gelly , from Anglo-French gelee , from feminine of gel\u00e9 , past participle of geler to freeze, congeal, from Latin gelare \u2014 more at cold":"Noun",
"jeal(ous) + -y entry 1":"Adjective"
},
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"1590, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":"Verb",
"1931, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective"
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-175700"
},
"jelly roll":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a thin sheet of sponge cake spread with jelly and rolled up":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Heat oven to 325 degrees and line a 9-by-13-inch jelly roll pan with parchment paper that extends up the two short sides of the pan. \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 27 June 2022",
"Beginning with the long side, roll up tightly as for a jelly roll . \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 24 May 2022",
"Swiss rolls are traditionally made in jelly roll pans: smallish baking pans, about 10-by-15-inches, that most folks don\u2019t keep on hand. \u2014 Washington Post , 17 Dec. 2021",
"Spread vegetables onto a large jelly roll pan sprayed with cooking spray. \u2014 Darlene Zimmerman, Detroit Free Press , 25 Sep. 2021",
"For the pastry chefs among us: A jelly roll pan is another thing altogether. \u2014 Ali Francis, Bon App\u00e9tit , 15 Sep. 2021",
"Silpats in both half-sheet and jelly roll pan size are on sale during Amazon Prime Day 2021. \u2014 Mackenzie Chung Fegan, Bon App\u00e9tit , 21 June 2021",
"Roll up dough like a jelly roll , then slice into eight equal portions. \u2014 Joan Elovitz Kazan, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 27 Nov. 2020",
"Roll it like a jelly roll and tie it with twine before roasting for a neat presentation. \u2014 April Goess, ExpressNews.com , 11 Nov. 2020"
],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1867, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-194022"
},
"jellylike":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":{
": a substance resembling jelly in consistency":[],
": jellyfish":[],
": a state of fear or irresolution":[],
": a shapeless structureless mass : pulp":[],
": jell":[],
": to make jelly":[],
": to bring to the consistency of jelly":[],
": jealous":[
"\"I'm jelly ,\" declared Jon Osborne of Pardi's white, sparkly jacket, complete with flowers \u2026",
"\u2014 Taylor Weatherby"
]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8je-l\u0113",
"\u02c8jel-\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[
"clot",
"coagulate",
"congeal",
"gel",
"gelate",
"gelatinize",
"jell",
"set"
],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Noun",
"a selection of different jellies and jams",
"He spread some jelly on his toast.",
"a jar of grape jelly",
"a peanut butter and jelly sandwich",
"a meat glaze made with stock and jelly",
"Verb",
"this fruit juice is taking longer to jelly than I expected",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Given how much of the brain\u2019s behavior remains a mystery \u2014 not least how consciousness emerges from three pounds of electric jelly \u2014 the aggregate achievements of such systems are remarkable. \u2014 New York Times , 12 May 2022",
"Researchers in Monterey Bay have discovered a new species of deep-sea jelly that looks a little different from others that float through the ocean\u2019s depths. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 26 Apr. 2022",
"But Matsumoto believes the jelly isn\u2019t unique to the area. \u2014 Sarah Parvinistaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 25 Apr. 2022",
"To make the jelly , a popular, earthy-tasting dish in Korea, Nelson strains the acorn grits through a cheesecloth or nut-milk bag and collects the milky white water in a bowl. \u2014 Vanessa Hua, Outside Online , 7 Feb. 2021",
"This thick jelly can be applied all over the face to gently remove impurities. \u2014 ELLE , 20 May 2022",
"Our tasting panel all guessed Concord in this grape- jelly -in-a-bottle wine that weighs in at only 11 percent alcohol. \u2014 Marc Bona, cleveland , 10 Apr. 2022",
"One design features Walker\u2019s image, and the other is a green jelly jar dribbling a basketball. \u2014 Joseph Goodman | Jgoodman@al.com, al , 17 Mar. 2022",
"The pinky fingers were a sheer pink jelly finish with opalescent flecks that were encapsulated in the nail. \u2014 Gabi Thorne, Allure , 1 Dec. 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"The depths are a swirl of tapioca, agar-agar and basil seeds like a hundred tiny eyes, jellied on the outside with a crunch within. \u2014 Ligaya Mishan, New York Times , 24 May 2018",
"From here, the longest run in the region is a leg- jellying 15 kilometer, 2,000-meter descent back down to Gaislachkogl. \u2014 CNN , 26 Oct. 2017",
"And according to TMZ, Miller will be noshing this first week on jellied toast for breakfast, hamburgers and fruit for lunch, sandwiches and wraps for dinner, and weekend meals of sloppy Joes and tacos. \u2014 Diana Pearl, PEOPLE.com , 12 July 2017",
"Meanwhile their neighbors engaged in a range of menial tasks, including gluing together matchbooks by hand and selling vintage snacks ( jellied eel, anyone"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English gelly , from Anglo-French gelee , from feminine of gel\u00e9 , past participle of geler to freeze, congeal, from Latin gelare \u2014 more at cold":"Noun",
"jeal(ous) + -y entry 1":"Adjective"
},
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"1590, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":"Verb",
"1931, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective"
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-205617"
},
"jelly strength":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": the strength of a gel or jelly (as gelatin or glue) expressed often as the weight in grams required to force a plunger into a test sample under specified conditions":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-233443"
},
"jelly bean":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a sugar-glazed bean-shaped candy":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Cut one jelly bean in half crosswise for lamb\u2019s eyes. \u2014 Mary Meade, chicagotribune.com , 14 Apr. 2022",
"Dress up the lamb with jelly bean eyes and a pretty ribbon around its neck. \u2014 Mary Meade, chicagotribune.com , 14 Apr. 2022",
"The entire contents created a pool of oil substantial enough to deep-fry a jelly bean . \u2014 Washington Post , 29 July 2021",
"Easter egg hunt, swooping about like Valkyries on a jelly bean high, throwing elbows and acquiring grass stains. \u2014 Abigail Tucker, Washington Post , 6 May 2021",
"These beads, each only a millimeter in diameter and the consistency of a jelly bean , are then put in a furnace that is injected with gases that break down in the oven, depositing thin layers of graphite and silicon carbide around the uranium kernel. \u2014 Daniel Oberhaus, Wired , 30 June 2020",
"Easter used to really be important for kids, coloring Easter eggs, a basket full of goodies, from jelly beans to chocolate rabbits, a great holiday, right up there with Halloween and a close second to Christmas. \u2014 Carl Nolte, SFChronicle.com , 11 Apr. 2020",
"Carefully lay in a few jelly beans or chocolate eggs. \u2014 Beth Segal, cleveland , 10 Apr. 2020",
"Work for your candy: Make a homemade papier mache pinata, fill it with chocolate eggs, jelly beans and marshmallow Peeps. \u2014 Amy Schwabe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 30 Mar. 2020"
],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1886, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-001138"
}
}