lime

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A whole lime with slices.

adjective

Lime means a greenish-yellow color.
An example of lime is the stone peridot.

noun

Lime is defined as calcium oxide, a white substance that produces heat energy and is used to make cement and as a soil additive.
1. An example of lime is the powder added to mortar to increase the strength and durability of the bond.
2. An example of lime is the material added to soil to increase the pH.
The definition of a lime is a greenish-colored citrus fruit with sour juice and pulp.
An example of lime is the juice that is added to gin to create the gimlet cocktail.

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lime

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 of lime

Middle English from Old English l?m, akin to German leim from Indo-European base an unverified form (s)lei-, slime, wet and sticky, to smooth over from source Classical Greek leios, smooth, Classical Latin limus, slime, mud, linere, to smear, levis, smooth, Old English lam, clay

transitive verb

limed, lim′ing

to cement
to smear with birdlime
to catch with or as with birdlime
to apply lime to; treat with lime

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 of lime

French from Provençal limo from Arabic l?ma? from l?m, citrus fruit from source lemon

made with or of limes
having a flavor like that of limes
greenish-yellow

linden

Origin of lime

from earlier line from Middle English lind: see linden

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lime

noun

Any of several evergreen trees or shrubs of the genus Citrus having edible green or greenish-yellow fruit, especially the Mexican lime and the Persian lime.
The fruit of any of these plants, having a pulpy interior and usually acid juice.

Origin of lime

French from Spanish lima from Arabic līma from Persian līmū lemon, any of various citrus fruits Hindi nimbū Gujarati lību lime, of Austro-Asiatic origin Mundari (Munda language of Jharkhand, India) lembu

noun

See linden.

Origin of lime

Alteration of Middle English lind, line 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 magnesia, silica, alumina, and iron.
Birdlime.

transitive verb

limed, lim·ing, limes

To treat with lime.
To smear with birdlime.
To catch or snare with or as if with birdlime.

Origin of lime

Middle English lim from Old English līm birdlime ; see lei- in Indo-European roots.

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lim′y
adjective

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A white, lumpy, caustic powder made of calcium oxide sometimes mixed with other chemicals. It is made industrially by heating limestone, bones, or shells. Lime is used as an industrial alkali, in waste treatment, and in making glass, paper, steel, insecticides, and building plaster. It is also added to soil to lower its acidity.

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Noun

(countable and uncountable, plural limes)

(chemistry) A general term for inorganic materials containing calcium, usually calcium oxide or calcium hydroxide; quicklime.
(poetic) Any gluey or adhesive substance; something which traps or captures someone; sometimes a synonym for birdlime.

Verb

(third-person singular simple present limes, present participle liming, simple past and past participle limed)

To treat with calcium hydroxide or calcium oxide (lime).
To smear with birdlime.
1. (rare) To ensnare, catch, entrap.
To apply limewash

Origin

Old English lÄ«m, from Proto-Germanic *lÄ«maz. Cognate with Danish lim (from Old Norse lÃm), Dutch lijm, German Leim; Latin limus (“mud").

Noun

(plural limes)

A deciduous tree of the genus Tilia, especially Tilia Ã— europaea; the linden tree, or its wood.

Related terms

linden

Usage notes

Both this and the citrus are trees with fragrant flowers, but this is more temperate and the citrus is more tropical and subtropical. Outside of Europe and adjoining parts of Asia, the citrus sense is much more common

Origin

An alteration of line, a variant form of lind.

Noun

(plural limes)

A green citrus fruit, somewhat smaller and sharper-tasting than a lemon.
Any of the trees that bear limes, especially Citrus aurantiifolia.
A light, somewhat yellowish, green colour associated with the fruits of a lime tree.

Usage notes

Both this and the linden are trees with fragrant flowers, but the linden is more temperate and this is more tropical and subtropical. Outside of Europe and adjoining parts of Asia, this sense is much more common

Adjective

(not comparable)

Containing lime or lime juice.
Having the aroma or flavor of lime.
Lime-green.

Origin

Verb

(third-person singular simple present limes, present participle liming, simple past and past participle limed)

(West Indies) To hang out/socialize in an informal, relaxed environment, especially with friends, for example at a party or on the beach.

Origin

Back-formation from limer.

Noun

(plural limes)

(anime) A fan fiction story that stops short of full, explicit descriptions of sexual activity; a story characterized by PG-13 level explicitness; or one that approaches an intimate scene, and then goes "off-camera", with the intimacy left to the reader's imagination.

Origin

From lime (the fruit) as comparable to lemon (a more explicit rating in anime).

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