lime
noun
/laɪm/
Word Forms
| singular | lime |
| plural | limes |
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- 1countable/uncountable a fruit with a hard green skin and sour juice that grows on a lime tree
a slice of lime
Synonyms and related wordsFruitsackeeappleapricot - 2uncountable a white substance used for making cement and for helping plants to growSynonyms and related wordsSoil fertility and fertilizationcompostcompostdesertificationSynonyms and related wordsBuilding materialsadobeaggregateasbestos
- 3uncountable a lime-green colourSynonyms and related wordsColoursapricotaquaaquamarine
- 4countable/uncountable Britisha sweet drink made from limes or tasting of limesSynonyms and related wordsNon-alcoholic drinksamericanoangosturabarley water
- 5countable Britisha tree with heart-shaped leaves and yellow flowers that smell pleasantSynonyms and related wordsTree namesacaciaalderalmond
- 6in Trinidadian English, an informal social gathering, or hanging outA lime has no specific purpose beyond sharing food, drink, and conversation.Submitted by:
RebelBeckerton from Canada on 06/03/2017 - 7also a verbWe going to lime at Maracas beach.Submitted by:
RebelBeckerton from Canada on 06/03/2017
lime
noun
/laɪm/
Word Forms
| singular | lime |
| plural | limes |
© Thu Thai Thanh/EyeEm Premium/Getty Images
© Grahamphoto23/iStock/Getty Images Plus
© Macmillan Education Limited
© Richard Griffin/iStock/Getty Images Plus
© Getty Images/mariusFM77
- 1countable/uncountable a fruit with a hard green skin and sour juice that grows on a lime tree
a slice of lime
Synonyms and related wordsFruitsackeeappleapricot - 2uncountable a white substance used for making cement and for helping plants to growSynonyms and related wordsSoil fertility and fertilizationcompostcompostdesertificationSynonyms and related wordsBuilding materialsadobeaggregateasbestos
- 3uncountable a lime-green colorSynonyms and related wordsColorsapricotaquaaquamarine
- 4countable/uncountable Britisha sweet drink made from limes or tasting of limesSynonyms and related wordsNon-alcoholic drinksamericanoangosturabitter lemon
- 5countable Britisha linden treeSynonyms and related wordsTree namesacaciaalderalmond
- 6in Trinidadian English, an informal social gathering, or hanging outA lime has no specific purpose beyond sharing food, drink, and conversation.Submitted by:
RebelBeckerton from Canada on 06/03/2017 - 7also a verbWe going to lime at Maracas beach.Submitted by:
RebelBeckerton from Canada on 06/03/2017
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