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Jelly; ˈjelē
a sweet, fruit-flavored gelatin dessert.
plural noun: jellies
jelly shoes.
plural noun: jellies
Jam; jam
verb
verb: jam; 3rd person present: jams; past tense: jammed; past participle: jammed; gerund or present participle: jamming
1.
squeeze or pack tightly into a specified space.
"four of us were jammed in one compartment"
synonyms: stuff, shove, force, ram, thrust, press, push, stick, squeeze, cram More
push (something) roughly and forcibly into position or a space.
"he jammed his hat on"
synonyms: stuff, shove, force, ram, thrust, press, push, stick, squeeze, cram
"he jammed a finger in each ear"
crowd onto (a road) so as to block it.
"the roads were jammed with traffic"
cause (telephone lines) to be continuously busy with a large number of calls.
"listeners jammed WBOQ's switchboard with calls"
2.
become or make unable to move or work due to a part seizing or becoming stuck.
"the photocopier jammed"
synonyms: stick, become stuck, catch, seize (up), become trapped More
make (a broadcast or other electronic signal) unintelligible by causing interference.
"GPS signals are weak and easily jammed"
3.
informal
improvise with other musicians, especially in jazz or blues.
"the opportunity to jam with Atlanta blues musicians"
synonyms: improvise, play (music), extemporize, ad lib
"we were just jamming and his amp blew"
noun
noun: jam; plural noun: jams; noun: jam session; plural noun: jam sessions
1.
an instance of a machine or thing seizing or becoming stuck.
"paper jams"
informal
an awkward situation or predicament.
"I'm in a jam"
synonyms: predicament, plight, tricky situation, difficulty, problem, quandary, dilemma, muddle, mess, imbroglio, mare's nest, dire straits; More
short for traffic jam.
synonyms: congestion, holdup, bottleneck, gridlock, backup, tie-up, snarl-up
"a traffic jam"
CLIMBING
a handhold obtained by stuffing a part of the body such as a hand or foot into a crack in the rock.
2.
an informal gathering of musicians improvising together, especially in jazz or blues.
(especially in dance or urban music) a song or track.
"an ultra catchy jam, driven by the drums but given substance by the interjection of horns"
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