Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A trademark for a gelatin dessert.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Trademark a brand of sweetened fruit-flavored powdered mixture, packaged so that it can be conveniently dissolved in hot water and solidified into a gelatin, used as a dessert, sometimes with pieces of fruit mixed in; also the gelatin dessert thus prepared; sometimes used metaphorically.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- proper noun US, Canada A brand of
dessert made fromgelatin . - proper noun Through
genericization , any brand of fruit flavored gelatin dessert mix.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun fruit-flavored dessert (trade mark Jell-O) made from a commercially prepared gelatin powder
- noun fruit-flavored dessert (trade mark Jell-O) made from a commercially prepared gelatin powder
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Examples
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The word "Jell-O" is a noun; Webster's defines it as "a trademark for a flavored gelatin eaten as a dessert or used in molded salads."
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com Miles J. Zaremski 2011
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Dealing with them the last couple months has been like dealing with Jell-O.
HUFFPOST HILL - Moody's Might Downgrade U.S., Hobo Clown Futures Skyrocket Eliot Nelson 2011
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The other company will hold the North America grocery business, which includes Kraft cheeses, Maxwell House coffee, Oscar Mayer cold cuts and Jell-O.
Activists Pressed for Kraft Spinoff Gina Chon 2011
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Western New Yorkers are so serious about their BBQ Chicken that I will never forget or let anyone else forget! that once, there was a 100th anniversary of Jell-O parade in LeRoy New York, and there was a GIANT grill on wheels with BBQ chicken cooking on it IN THE PARADE!
Maria Rodale: Cornell Chicken: The Way-Western New Yorker's BBQ Chicken! Maria Rodale 2011
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The surprise announcement Thursday is an acknowledgment that Kraft, the world's second-largest global-food company by sales behind Nestlé SA, can't rev its shares by mixing together higher-growth brands such as Cadbury chocolate with refrigerator staples such as Oscar Mayer lunch meats and Jell-O desserts.
Activists Pressed for Kraft Spinoff Gina Chon 2011
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In her fifteen years of life, shes had more doctors appointments, X-rays, and tests, and eaten more green hospital Jell-O than she cares to think about.
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Dr. Preston Maring of Kaiser Permanente in Oakland, California, is on a crusade to remake hospital food, trading in watery soup and Jell-O for fresh fruits and vegetables.
Edible: Edible Radio Episode 103: Smart Food with Preston Maring Edible 2011
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In their place: luxury hotels offering concierges and caviar, housing guests geared to Cristal, not Jell-O shots.
Sunday Reading 2009
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Dr. Preston Maring of Kaiser Permanente in Oakland, California, is on a crusade to remake hospital food, trading in watery soup and Jell-O for fresh fruits and vegetables.
Edible: Edible Radio Episode 103: Smart Food with Preston Maring Edible 2011
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From Bill Cosby selling Jell-O pudding pops to Grammy Award-winning pop star MC Hammer dancing on behalf of a piece of KFCâs popcorn chicken, the following clips, past and present, have left a lasting impression.
HuffPost BlackVoices Favorite Commercials (VIDEO) The Huffington Post News Editors 2011
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