lime
The definition of a lime is a greenish-colored citrus fruit with sour juice and pulp.
(noun)An example of lime is the juice that is added to gin to create the gimlet cocktail.
Lime means a greenish-yellow color.
(adjective)An example of lime is the stone peridot.
Lime is defined as calcium oxide, a white substance that produces heat energy and is used to make cement and as a soil additive.
(noun)- An example of lime is the powder added to mortar to increase the strength and durability of the bond.
- An example of lime is the material added to soil to increase the pH.
See lime in Webster's New World College Dictionary
noun
- birdlime
- a white substance, calcium oxide, CaO, obtained by the action of heat on limestone, shells, and other material containing calcium carbonate, and used in making mortar and cement, and, when hydrated, in neutralizing acid soil
- a calcareous deposit from water inside pipes, pans, etc.
Origin: ME < OE līm, akin to Ger leim < IE base *(s)lei-, slime, wet and sticky, to smooth over > Gr leios, smooth, L limus, slime, mud, linere, to smear, levis, smooth, OE lam, clay
noun
- a small, lemon-shaped, greenish-yellow citrus fruit with a juicy, sour pulp, rich in ascorbic acid
- the small, thorny, semitropical citrus tree (Citrus aurantifolia) that it grows on, originally native to S Asia
- greenish yellow
Origin: Fr < Prov limo < Ar līmaḥ < līm, citrus fruit > lemon
adjective
- made with or of limes
- having a flavor like that of limes
- greenish-yellow
noun
Origin: < earlier line < ME lind: see linden
See lime in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
- A spiny evergreen shrub or tree (Citrus aurantifolia), native to Asia and having leathery leaves, fragrant white flowers, and edible fruit.
- The egg-shaped fruit of this plant, having a green rind and acid juice used as flavoring.
Origin:
Origin: Probably French
Origin: from Spanish lima
Origin: , from Arabic līma, līm
Origin: , probably from līmūn, lemon; see lemon
.noun
Origin:
Origin: Alteration of Middle English lind, line
Origin: , from Old English lind
.noun
- a. See calcium oxide.b. Any of various mineral and industrial forms of calcium oxide differing chiefly in water content and percentage of constituents such as silica, alumina, and iron. Also called quicklime.
- Birdlime.
- To treat with lime.
- To smear with birdlime.
- To catch or snare with or as if with birdlime.
Origin:
Origin: Middle English lim
Origin: , from Old English līm, birdlime; see lei- in Indo-European roots
.Related Forms:
- limˈy adjective
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