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lime

/ lime /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
the green acidic fruit of any of various lime trees
Type of:
citrus citrus fruit citrous fruit
Kinds of:
key lime
Has parts:
lime tree Citrus aurantifolia
noun Sense 2
any of various related trees bearing limes
Type of:
citrus citrus tree
Has parts:
genus Citrus
verb Sense 3
cover with lime so as to induce growth
"lime the lawn"
Type of:
cover
Derived:
calcium oxide quicklime calx calcined lime fluxing lime
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
noun Sense 4
a sticky adhesive that is smeared on small branches to capture small birds
Type of:
adhesive material adhesive
Derived:
birdlime
noun Sense 5
a caustic substance produced by heating limestone
Type of:
hydroxide hydrated oxide
verb Sense 6
spread birdlime on branches to catch birds
Type of:
spread scatter spread out
Derived:
birdlime
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
noun Sense 7
a white crystalline oxide used in the production of calcium hydroxide
Type of:
oxide
noun Sense 8
any of various deciduous trees of the genus Tilia with heart-shaped leaves and drooping cymose clusters of yellowish often fragrant flowers; several yield valuable timber
Type of:
tree
Kinds of:
American basswood American lime Tilia americana small-leaved linden small-leaved lime
Has parts:
Tilia genus Tilia
Semantic Complexity
100%
Sense Count
8
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
33
Times Searched
3
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Related Words

citrus citrus fruit citrous fruit key lime citrus tree cover adhesive material adhesive hydroxide hydrated oxide spread scatter