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Definition of Lime
1. Verb. Spread birdlime on branches to catch birds.
2. Noun. A caustic substance produced by heating limestone.
Generic synonyms: Hydrated Oxide, Hydroxide
3. Verb. Cover with lime so as to induce growth. "Lime the lawn"
4. Noun. A white crystalline oxide used in the production of calcium hydroxide.
Terms within: Atomic Number 20, Ca, Calcium
Generic synonyms: Oxide
5. Noun. A sticky adhesive that is smeared on small branches to capture small birds.
Generic synonyms: Adhesive, Adhesive Agent, Adhesive Material
Derivative terms: Birdlime
6. Noun. Any of various related trees bearing limes.
Group relationships: Genus Citrus
Generic synonyms: Citrus, Citrus Tree
7. Noun. 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.
Group relationships: Genus Tilia, Tilia
Terms within: Basswood, Linden
Specialized synonyms: American Basswood, American Lime, Tilia Americana, Small-leaved Lime, Small-leaved Linden, Tilia Cordata, Cottonwood, Tilia Heterophylla, White Basswood, Japanese Lime, Japanese Linden, Tilia Japonica, Silver Lime, Silver Linden, Tilia Tomentosa
Generic synonyms: Tree
8. Noun. The green acidic fruit of any of various lime trees.
Specialized synonyms: Key Lime
Group relationships: Citrus Aurantifolia, Lime Tree
Definition of Lime
1. n. A thong by which a dog is led; a leash.
2. n. The linden tree. See Linden.
3. n. A fruit allied to the lemon, but much smaller; also, the tree which bears it. There are two kinds; Citrus Medica, var. acida which is intensely sour, and the sweet lime (C. Medica, var. Limetta) which is only slightly sour.
4. n. Birdlime.
5. v. t. To smear with a viscous substance, as birdlime.
Definition of Lime
1. Noun. (chemistry) a general term for inorganic materials containing calcium, usually calcium oxide or calcium hydroxide; quicklime ¹
2. Noun. (poetic) any gluey or adhesive substance; something which traps or captures someone ¹
3. Verb. (transitive) To treat with calcium hydroxide or calcium oxide (lime). ¹
4. Verb. (transitive) To smear with birdlime. ¹
5. Verb. (transitive) To apply limewash ¹
6. Noun. A deciduous tree of the genus ''Tilia'', especially ''Tilia × europaea''; the linden tree, or its wood. ¹
7. Noun. A green citrus fruit, somewhat smaller and sharper-tasting than a lemon. ¹
8. Noun. Any of the trees that bear limes, especially ''Citrus aurantiifolia'' ¹
9. Noun. A light, somewhat yellowish, green colour associated with the fruits of a lime tree. ¹
10. Noun. (fandom) A piece of fanfiction with suggestive or erotic, but not explicit content. ¹
11. Adjective. Containing lime or lime juice. ¹
12. Adjective. Having the aroma or flavor of lime. ¹
13. Adjective. Lime-green. ¹
14. Verb. (context: West Indies) To hang out, pass time on the streets. ¹
15. Noun. (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. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Lime
1. to treat with lime (a calcium compound) [v LIMED, LIMING, LIMES]
Medical Definition of Lime
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1. To smear with a viscous substance, as birdlime. "These twigs, in time, will come to be limed." (L'Estrange)
2. To entangle; to insnare. "We had limed ourselves With open eyes, and we must take the chance." (Tennyson)
3. To treat with lime, or oxide or hydrate of calcium; to manure with lime; as, to lime hides for removing the hair; to lime sails in order to whiten them. "Land may be improved by draining, marling, and liming." (Sir J. Child)
4. To cement. "Who gave his blood to lime the stones together."
Origin: Cf. AS. Geliman to glue or join together. See Lime a viscous substance.