The difference between Jam and Jelly
When used as nouns, jam means a sweet mixture of fruit boiled with sugar and allowed to congeal. often spread on bread or toast or used in jam tarts, whereas jelly means a dessert made by boiling gelatine, sugar and some flavouring (often derived from fruit) and allowing it to set, known as "" in north america.
When used as verbs, jam means to get something stuck in a confined space, whereas jelly means to wiggle like jelly.
Jelly is also adjective with the meaning: jealous.
check bellow for the other definitions of Jam and Jelly
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Jam as a noun:
A sweet mixture of fruit boiled with sugar and allowed to congeal. Often spread on bread or toast or used in jam tarts.
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Jam as a noun (countable):
A difficult situation.
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Jam as a noun (countable):
Blockage, congestion.
Examples:
"A traffic jam caused us to miss the game's first period."
"a jam of logs in a river"
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Jam as a noun (countable, popular, _, music):
An informal, impromptu performance or rehearsal.
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Jam as a noun (countable, by extension, informal):
A song; a track.
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Jam as a noun (countable, by extension):
An informal event where people brainstorm and collaborate on projects.
Examples:
"We came up with some new ideas at the game jam."
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Jam as a noun (countable, baseball):
A difficult situation for a pitcher or defending team.
Examples:
"He's in a jam now, having walked the bases loaded with the cleanup hitter coming to bat."
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Jam as a noun (countable, basketball):
A forceful dunk.
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Jam as a noun (countable, roller derby):
A play during which points can be scored.
Examples:
"Toughie scored four points in that jam."
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Jam as a noun (climbing, countable):
Any of several maneuvers requiring wedging of an extremity into a tight space.
Examples:
"I used a whole series of fist and foot jams in that crack."
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Jam as a noun (UK, slang):
luck.
Examples:
"He's got more jam than Waitrose."
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Jam as a noun (slang):
sexual relations or the contemplation of them.
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Jam as a verb:
To get something stuck in a confined space.
Examples:
"My foot got jammed in a gap between the rocks."
"Her poor little baby toe got jammed in the door."
"I jammed the top knuckle of my ring finger."
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Jam as a verb:
To brusquely force something into a space; cram, squeeze.
Examples:
"They temporarily stopped the gas tank leak by [[jamming]] a piece of taffy into the hole."
"The rush-hour train was jammed with commuters."
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Jam as a verb:
To cause congestion or blockage. Often used with "up"
Examples:
"A single accident can jam the roads for hours."
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Jam as a verb:
To block or confuse a broadcast signal.
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Jam as a verb (baseball):
To throw a pitch at or near the batter's hands.
Examples:
"Jones was jammed by the pitch."
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Jam as a verb (music):
To play music (especially improvisation as a group, or an informal unrehearsed session).
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Jam as a verb:
To injure a finger or toe by sudden compression of the digit's tip.
Examples:
"When he tripped on the step he jammed his toe."
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Jam as a verb (roller derby):
To attempt to score points.
Examples:
"Toughie jammed four times in the second period."
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Jam as a verb (nautical):
To bring (a vessel) so close to the wind that half her upper sails are laid aback.
Examples:
"rfquotek W. C. Russell"
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Jam as a verb (Canadian, informal):
To give up on a date or some joint endeavour; stand up, chicken out, jam out.
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Jam as a noun (dated):
A kind of frock for children.
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Jam as a noun (mining):
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Jelly as a noun (New Zealand, Australia, British):
A dessert made by boiling gelatine, sugar and some flavouring (often derived from fruit) and allowing it to set, known as "" in North America.
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Jelly as a noun (North America):
A clear or translucent fruit preserve, made from fruit juice and set using either naturally occurring, or added, pectin. Known as "jam" in Commonwealth English.
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Jelly as a noun:
A savoury substance, derived from meat, that has the same texture as the dessert.
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Jelly as a noun:
Any substance or object having the consistency of jelly.
Examples:
"calf's-foot jelly"
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Jelly as a noun (zoology):
A jellyfish.
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Jelly as a noun (slang, now, rare):
A pretty girl; a girlfriend.
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Jelly as a noun (US, slang):
A large backside, especially a woman's.
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Jelly as a noun (colloquial):
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Jelly as a noun (colloquial):
A jelly shoe.
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Jelly as a noun (colloquial, US):
Blood.
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Jelly as a verb:
To wiggle like jelly.
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Jelly as a verb:
To make jelly.
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Jelly as an adjective (slang):
Jealous.