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Jello vs Gummy - What's the difference?

jello | gummy |

As a verb jello

is to work, be occupied with.

As an adjective gummy is

showing the gums or gummy can be resembling gum (the substance ).

As a noun gummy is

(australia) or gummy can be (usually|in the plural) a gummy candy.

jello

English

Alternative forms

* Jell-O * Jello

Noun

(-)
  • A dessert made by boiling gelatin in water
  • * 1940 , , 2004 Houghton Mifflin ed., ISBN 0618526412, page 306,
    • The jello was gone in five minutes and the cigarette smoked.
  • * 2002 , Rich Zubaty, Your Brain Is Not Your Own , ISBN 1589391306, page 159,
    • Distribution of cherry jello was stepped up to college campus towns across America.
  • * 2006 , Xana, Harvest Moon , AuthorHouse, ISBN 142593000X, page 178,
    • She didn't want to eat anything heavy and decided that jello had zero fat content.

    Synonyms

    * jelly English genericized trademarks

    gummy

    English

    Etymology 1

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    Adjective

    (er)
  • Showing the gums.
    • a gummy grin
    Derived terms
    * gummily * gumminess

    Noun

    (gummies)
  • (Australia)
  • * 2000 , Paul Worsteling, Fishing Western Port , page 12,
    • Over there [the UK], gummies are called smooth hound and a six kilo fish would stop the nation.
  • * 2007 , Bill Classon, Fishing Guide to Victoria?s Coastline , Australian Fishing Network, page 60,
    • Western Port is a great location to find gummies .Gummy sharks are one of the favoured species in Western Port and for good reason: they put up a strong fight and feed of fresh flake is pretty hard to beat.
  • * 2008 , , Fishing Guide to Melbourne and Surrounds , page 44,
    • This area of vast mudflats is right at the top of the port is home to some of the best gummy shark fishing around.As the water drops, the feeding gummies drop off the banks and wait in the channels for food.
  • (Australia, New Zealand) A sheep that is losing or has lost its teeth.

    • Etymology 2

    . The noun was influenced by (m) (from (etyl)).

    Adjective

    (er)
  • Resembling gum (the substance ).
  • Covered with gum or a substance resembling gum.
  • * Milton:
    • the gummy bark of fir or pine
  • * Dryden:
    • Then rubs his gummy eyes.
    Synonyms
    * gluey, gooey, sticky, tacky
    Derived terms
    * gumminess * gummy bear * gummy tumor, gummy tumour

    Noun

    (gummies)
  • (usually, in the plural) A gummy candy.
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    • Derived terms

    * gummy bear (gummi bear) * gummy worm (gummi worm)