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lime
(laɪm)
Word forms: plural limes
1. variable noun
A lime is a green fruit that tastes like a lemon. Limes grow on trees in tropical countries.
...peeled slices of lime.
Oranges, lemons and limes were found to cure scurvy.
Add a few drops of lime juice.
2. uncountable noun
Lime is a drink that tastes of limes.
...a pint of lager and lime.
3. variable noun
A lime or a lime tree is a large tree with pale green leaves. It is often planted in parks in towns and cities.
...dilapidated avenues of limes.
4. uncountable noun
Lime is a substance containing calcium. It is found in soil and water.
If your soil is very acid, add lime.
Lime is also a combining form.
...lime-rich sand.
...old lime-stained baths.
lime in British English 1
(laɪm)
noun
1. short for quicklime, birdlime, slaked lime
2. agriculture
any of certain calcium compounds, esp calcium hydroxide, spread as a dressing on lime-deficient land
verb (transitive)
3.
to spread (twigs, etc) with birdlime
4.
to spread a calcium compound upon (land) to improve plant growth
5.
to catch (animals, esp birds) with or as if with birdlime
6.
to whitewash or cover (a wall, ceiling, etc) with a mixture of lime and water (limewash)
Word origin
Old English līm; related to Icelandic līm glue, Latin līmus slimelime in British English 2
(laɪm)
noun
1.
a small Asian citrus tree, Citrus aurantifolia, with stiff sharp spines and small round or oval greenish fruits
2.
a.
the fruit of this tree, having acid fleshy pulp rich in vitamin C
b.
(as modifier)
lime juice
adjective
3.
having the flavour of lime fruit
Word origin
C17: from French, from Provençal, from Arabic līmahlime in British English 3
(laɪm)
noun
any linden tree, such as Tilia europaea, planted in many varieties for ornament
Word origin
C17: changed from obsolete line, from Old English lind lindenlime in British English 4
(laɪm)
verb
(intransitive) Caribbean slang
(of young people) to sit or stand around on the pavement
Word origin
of unknown originlime in American English 1
(laɪm)
noun
1.
birdlime
2.
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
3.
a calcareous deposit from water inside pipes, pans, etc.
verb transitiveWord forms: limed or ˈliming
4.
to cement
5.
to smear with birdlime
6.
to catch with or as with birdlime
7.
to apply lime to; treat with lime
Word 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, claylime in American English 2
(laɪm)
noun
1.
a small, lemon-shaped, greenish-yellow citrus fruit with a juicy, sour pulp, rich in ascorbic acid
2.
the small, thorny, semitropical citrus tree (Citrus aurantifolia) that it grows on, originally native to S Asia
3.
greenish yellow
adjective
4.
made with or of limes
5.
having a flavor like that of limes
6.
greenish-yellow
Word origin
Fr < Prov limo < Ar līmaḥ < līm, citrus fruit > lemonlime in American English 3
(laɪm)
noun
linden
Word origin
< earlier line < ME lind: see lindenlime in Hospitality
(laɪm)
Word forms: (regular plural) limes
noun (count) (noncount)
(Hospitality (hotel): Food and drink, fruit)
A lime is a green fruit that tastes like a lemon.
COLLOCATIONS: slice of ~
The customer wants a slice of lime in his drink.
Cooks use lime and other citrus fruits to add taste to dishes.
Slice lemons and limes into wedges for drinks.
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Examples of 'lime' in a sentencelime
Word lists withlime
treeIn other languageslime
British English: lime /laɪm/ NOUN
fruit A lime is a small, round citrus fruit with green skin.
...slices of lime.
- American English: lime fruit
- Arabic: لَيْمُوْنٌ حَامِضٌ
- Brazilian Portuguese: limão verde
- Chinese: 酸橙
- Croatian: limeta
- Czech: limetka
- Danish: limefrugt
- Dutch: limoen
- European Spanish: lima fruta
- Finnish: limetti
- French: citron vert
- German: Limone
- Greek: μοσχολέμονο
- Italian: limetta
- Japanese: ライム
- Korean: 라임 열매
- Norwegian: lime
- Polish: limonka
- European Portuguese: lima
- Romanian: limetălămâie verde
- Russian: лайм
- Latin American Spanish: lima cítrico
- Swedish: lime
- Thai: มะนาว
- Turkish: yeşil limon
- Ukrainian: лайм
- Vietnamese: chanh
British English: lime /laɪm/ NOUN
substance Lime is a substance containing calcium. It is found in soil and water.
- American English: lime compound
- Arabic: جِيرُ
- Brazilian Portuguese: cal
- Chinese: 石灰
- Croatian: vapno
- Czech: vápno
- Danish: kalk
- Dutch: gebrande kalk
- European Spanish: cal
- Finnish: kalkki
- French: chaux
- German: Kalk
- Greek: ασβέστης
- Italian: calce
- Japanese: 石灰
- Korean: 석회
- Norwegian: kalk
- Polish: wapno
- European Portuguese: cal
- Romanian: calcar
- Russian: известь
- Latin American Spanish: cal
- Swedish: kalk
- Thai: ปูนขาว
- Turkish: kireç
- Ukrainian: вапно
- Vietnamese: vôi
Chinese translation of 'lime'
lime
(laɪm)
n
- (c) (= fruit)
酸橙
(suānchéng) (个(個), gè) - (c) (linden) (also lime tree)
椴树(樹)
(duànshù) (棵, kē)- (bearing limes)
酸橙树(樹)
(suānchéngshù)
- (c/u) (also lime juice)
酸橙汁
(suānchéngzhī) (杯, bēi) - (u) (for soil)
石灰
(shíhuī)
- inquisitress
- inquisiturient
- inquorate
- in quotation marks
- in quotes
- inr
- in rags
- in raptures/into raptures
- in-raptures-into-raptures
- in re
- in readiness
- in reality
- in real life
- in real terms
- in reason
- in receipt of
- in recent memory
- in recent years or times
- in recognition of
- in record time
- in recovery
- in reduced circumstances
- in rehearsal
- in relation to
- in relief