Lime - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |laɪm|  American pronunciation of the word lime
Brit.  |laɪm|  British pronunciation of the word lime

noun

- a caustic substance produced by heating limestone
- a white crystalline oxide used in the production of calcium hydroxide (syn: calx, quicklime)
- a sticky adhesive that is smeared on small branches to capture small birds (syn: birdlime)
- any of various related trees bearing limes
- 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 (syn: basswood, linden)
- the green acidic fruit of any of various lime trees

verb

- spread birdlime on branches to catch birds (syn: birdlime)
- cover with lime so as to induce growth
lime the lawn

Extra examples

For a long lime, she's been panting for a chance to show her acting ability.

Lime may slake spontaneously in moist air.

Add 1 lime, seeded and sliced.

The movie starred Orson Welles as Harry Lime.

Word forms

noun
singular: lime
plural: limes
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