lime

lime ¹

(līm)

n.

1. 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.

2. The fruit of any of these plants, having a pulpy interior and usually acid juice.

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[French, from Spanish lima, from Arabic līma, from Persian līmū, lemon, any of various citrus fruits; akin to Hindi nimbū and Gujarati lību, lime, of Austroasiatic origin; akin to Mundari (Munda language of Jharkhand, India) lembu.]

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lime ²

 (līm)

n.

See linden.

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[Alteration of Middle English lind, line, from Old English lind.]

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lime ³

 (līm)

n.

1.

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.

2. Birdlime.

tr.v. limed, lim·ing, limes

1. To treat with lime.

2. To smear with birdlime.

3. To catch or snare with or as if with birdlime.

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

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lim′y adj.

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lime

(laɪm)

n

1. (Elements & Compounds) short for quicklime, birdlime, slaked lime

2. (Agriculture) agriculture any of certain calcium compounds, esp calcium hydroxide, spread as a dressing on lime-deficient land

vb (tr)

3. to spread (twigs, etc) with birdlime

4. (Agriculture) 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)

[Old English līm; related to Icelandic līm glue, Latin līmus slime]

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lime

(laɪm)

n

1. (Plants) a small Asian citrus tree, Citrus aurantifolia, with stiff sharp spines and small round or oval greenish fruits

2. (Plants)

a. the fruit of this tree, having acid fleshy pulp rich in vitamin C

b. (as modifier): lime juice.

adj

(Cookery) having the flavour of lime fruit

[C17: from French, from Provençal, from Arabic līmah]

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lime

(laɪm)

n

(Plants) any linden tree, such as Tilia europaea, planted in many varieties for ornament

[C17: changed from obsolete line, from Old English lind linden]

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lime

(laɪm)

vb

(intr) slang Caribbean (of young people) to sit or stand around on the pavement

[of unknown origin]

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lime¹

(laɪm)

n., v. limed, lim•ing. n.

1. a white or grayish white, lumpy, very slightly water-soluble solid, CaO, used chiefly in mortars, plasters, and cements, and in the manufacture of steel, paper, glass, and various chemicals of calcium.

2. a calcium compound for improving crops grown in soils deficient in lime.

3. birdlime.

v.t.

4. to treat (soil) with lime or compounds of calcium.

5. to smear (twigs, branches, etc.) with birdlime.

6. to catch with or as if with birdlime.

7. to paint or cover (a surface) with a composition of lime and water; whitewash.

[before 900; Old English līm, c. Middle Dutch, Old High German, Old Norse līm]

lime²

(laɪm)

n.

1. the small, greenish yellow, acid fruit of a citrus tree, Citrus aurantifolia, allied to the lemon.

2. the tree that bears this fruit.

3. a greenish yellow.

adj.

4. of the color lime.

5. of or made with limes.

[1615–25; < Sp lima < Arabic līmah, līm citrus fruit < Persian līmū(n)]

lime³

(laɪm)

n.

the European linden, Tilia europaea.

[1615–25; unexplained variant of obsolete line, lind, Middle English, Old English lind. See linden]

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lime

(līm)

A white, lumpy powder made of calcium oxide (CaO). It is made by heating limestone, bones, or shells, and is used to make glass, paper, steel, and building plaster. It is also added to soil to lower its acidity.

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lime

Past participle: limed
Gerund: liming

Imperative

lime

lime

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lime

Compounds of calcium (mainly calcium carbonate and calcium hydroxide) added to a soil to make it more alkaline.

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	lime - a caustic substance produced by heating limestone calcium hydrate, calcium hydroxide, caustic lime, hydrated lime, lime hydrate, slaked lime hydrated oxide, hydroxide - a compound of an oxide with water
	2.	lime - a white crystalline oxide used in the production of calcium hydroxide burnt lime, calcined lime, calcium oxide, calx, fluxing lime, quicklime, unslaked lime atomic number 20, Ca, calcium - a white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light; the fifth most abundant element in the earth's crust; an important component of most plants and animals oxide - any compound of oxygen with another element or a radical
	3.	lime - a sticky adhesive that is smeared on small branches to capture small birds birdlime adhesive, adhesive agent, adhesive material - a substance that unites or bonds surfaces together
	4.	lime - any of various related trees bearing limes Citrus aurantifolia, lime tree lime - the green acidic fruit of any of various lime trees genus Citrus - orange; lemon; lime; etc. citrus tree, citrus - any of numerous tropical usually thorny evergreen trees of the genus Citrus having leathery evergreen leaves and widely cultivated for their juicy edible fruits having leathery aromatic rinds
	5.	lime - 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 linden tree, basswood, lime tree, linden genus Tilia, Tilia - deciduous trees with smooth usually silver-grey bark of North America and Europe and Asia: lime trees; lindens; basswood basswood, linden - soft light-colored wood of any of various linden trees; used in making crates and boxes and in carving and millwork American basswood, American lime, Tilia americana - large American shade tree with large dark green leaves and rounded crown small-leaved lime, small-leaved linden, Tilia cordata - large spreading European linden with small dark green leaves; often cultivated as an ornamental Tilia heterophylla, white basswood, cottonwood - American basswood of the Allegheny region Japanese lime, Japanese linden, Tilia japonica - medium-sized tree of Japan used as an ornamental silver lime, silver linden, Tilia tomentosa - large tree native to eastern Europe and Asia Minor having leaves with white tomentum on the under side; widely cultivated as an ornamental tree - a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
	6.	lime - the green acidic fruit of any of various lime trees citrous fruit, citrus, citrus fruit - any of numerous fruits of the genus Citrus having thick rind and juicy pulp; grown in warm regions key lime - small yellow-green limes of southern Florida Citrus aurantifolia, lime tree, lime - any of various related trees bearing limes
Verb	1.	lime - spread birdlime on branches to catch birds birdlime spread out, scatter, spread - strew or distribute over an area; "He spread fertilizer over the lawn"; "scatter cards across the table"
	2.	lime - cover with lime so as to induce growth; "lime the lawn" cover - provide with a covering or cause to be covered; "cover her face with a handkerchief"; "cover the child with a blanket"; "cover the grave with flowers"

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Translations

بِلَوْن الليْمونجِيرُزَيْزَفونكِلْس، جيرلَيْمُوْنٌ حَامِضٌ

vápnolípažlutozelenýlimetalimetka

kalklimelimefrugtlindetrælimefarvet

LimoneLindeKalkLeimLimette

ασβέστηςμοσχολέμονο

callimatilo

kalkitakalkkilehmuslimetti

chauxlimetilleullimettecitron

vapnolimeta

hársmészzöld citrom

lindsúraldingulgrænnkalk

calcetigliolimelimettacalcinosi

ライム石灰

라임 열매석회

tilia

dzeltenzaļa krāsadzeltenzaļš-kaļķilaimsliepa

limoengebrande kalkkalk

limelindgulgrønnkalk

limonkalipawapno

limalimão verdelimeiracal

tei

известьлипалайм

limetlipažltozelený

lipaapnocitronka

kalklime

ปูนขาวมะนาว

kireçküf rengimisket limonuyeşil limonıhlamur ağacı

chanhvôi

石灰酸橙酸橙树酸橙色的欧椴

lime

¹ [laɪm]

A. N (Geol) → cal f; (birdlime) → liga f

B. VT (Agr) → abonar con cal

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lime

² [laɪm] N (Bot) (also lime tree) (= linden) → tilo m

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lime

³ [laɪm]

A. N (Bot) (= citrus fruit) → lima f; (= tree) → limero m; (= colour) → verde m lima

B. CPD lime juice N → zumo m or (LAm) jugo m de lima

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lime

[ˈlaɪm] n

(= tree) → tilleul m

(= fruit) → citron vert, lime f

(= lime cordial) → sirop m de citron vert

(= substance) → chaux flime cordial n → sirop m de citron vertlime green lime-green [ˌlaɪmˈgriːn]

n → citron m vert
Sophie looked chic in lime green and navy → Sophie était chic en citron vert et marine.

adj → couleur citron vert inv
She wore a lime-green trouser suit → Elle portait un tailleur pantalon couleur citron vert.lime juice n → jus m de citron vert

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lime

:

lime-green

adj → hellgrün

lime juice

n → Limonensaft m

limekiln

n → Kalkofen m

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lime

¹

n

(Geol) → Kalk m

(= bird lime) → (Vogel)leim m

vt → mit Kalk düngen

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lime

²

n (Bot: = linden, also lime tree) → Linde (→ nbaum m) f

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lime

³

n (Bot: = citrus fruit) → Limone(lle) f; (= tree) → Limonenbaum m

adj (colour) → hellgrün

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lime

¹ [laɪm] n (Chem, Geol) → calce f
slaked lime → calce spenta

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lime

² [laɪm] n (Bot) (linden) → tiglio

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lime

³ [laɪm] n (Bot) (citrus fruit) → limetta

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lime¹

(laim) noun

the white substance left after heating limestone, used in making cement. kalk كِلْس، جير вар cal vápno der Kalk kalk ασβέστηςcal lubi آهک kalkki chauxסיד लोक-प्रसिद्धि vapno mész kapur (óleskjað) kalk calce 石灰 석회 kalkės kaļķi kapur gebrande kalkkalkwapno آهك،د سمينټو په جوړښت كښى cal var (nestins) известь vápno apno kreč kalk ปูนขาว kireç 石灰 вапно چونا vôi 石灰

ˈlimestone noun

a kind of rock. kalksteen حَجَر كِلْسي варовик calcário vápenec der Kalkstein kalksten ασβεστόλιθοςcaliza lubjakivi, paekivi سنگ آهک kalkkikivi calcaire אֶבֶן סִיד चूना, चूना-पत्थर vapnenac mészkő gamping kalksteinn calcare 石灰岩 석회석 kalkakmenis, klintis kaļķakmens batu kapur kalksteenkalksteinwapień آخكى ډبره calcário calcar известняк vápenec apnenec krečnjak kalksten หินปูน kireç taşı 石灰石 вапняк چونے کا پتھر đá vôi 石灰石

ˈlimelight: in the limelight

attracting the public's attention. kalklig شُهْرَه: في الأضْواء привличащ вниманието ribalta ve středu pozornosti im Rampenlicht rampelys στο προσκήνιο, στο φως της δημοσιότητας en el candelero rambivalgus محل مورد توجه و تماشای عموم parrasvaloissa en vedette אור הַזרָקוֹרִים प्रकाश बिन्दु središte javne pozornosti rivaldafényben, az érdeklődés homlokterében menarik perhatian sviðsljós alla ribalta 脚光を浴びて 세상의 이목을 끄는 입장 dėmesio centre uzmanības centrā menjadi perhatian ramai in de schijnwerpers i rampelyset na widoku/na cenzurowanym د ټولو د پام وړځاى ribalta lumina rampei в центре внимания v strede pozornosti v središču zanimanja jarka svetlost rampljus: i rampljuset จุดสนใจ ilgi odağı 引人注目 в світлі рампи شہرت ، ناموری được mọi người chú ý 引人注目

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lime²

(laim) noun

1. a type of small, very sour, yellowish-green citrus fruit related to the lemon. lemmetjie, suurlemoen لَيْمون حامِض лимон lima limeta die Limone limefrugt; lime γλυκολέμονο lima laim لیموترش limetti lime לִימוֹן לַיִים नींबू limeta lime limau nipis súraldin limetta ライムの実 라임 rūgščiavaisio citrinmedžio vaisius laims buah limau nipis tropische citroen lime limona ترش ليمو lima lămâie verde лайм limet citronka limeta lime มะนาว misket limonu 萊姆檸檬 лайм نیبو، لیموں chanh lá cam 酸橙

2. (also adjective) (of) the colour of this fruit. lime walls. lemmetjie بِلَوْن الليْمون жълтозелен lima žlutozelený das Zitronengelb, zitronengelb limefarvet κιτρινοπράσινος lima rohekaskollane زرد مایل به سبز limetinvärinen lime צֶבַע לִימוֹן לַיִים नींबू का रंग žućkast citromsárga hijau kekuningan gulgrænn color limetta* うすみどり色 (の) 라임색 gelsvai žalia spalva dzeltenzaļa krāsa; dzeltenzaļš- hijau pucuk pisang lichtgroen gulgrønnżółtawy شين ته ورته زيړ lima de culoarea lămâii цвета лайма žltozelený citronski boje limete limegrön ที่มีสีเขียวเหมือนมะนาว küf rengi 黃綠色 колір лайма ہلکا پیلا نیبو کا سا رنگ màu vàng chanh 酸橙色的

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lime³

(laim) noun

a tree with rough bark and small heart-shaped leaves. lindeboom زَيْزَفون липа tília lípa die Linde lindetræ φλαμουριάtilo pärn درخت لیموترش lehmus tilleulחושחש फूल वाला एक पौधा limeta hársfa pohon limau lind tiglio しなの木 라임나무 liepa liepa pokok limau nipis lindelindlipa د ليمو ونه tília tei липа lipa lipa lipa lind ต้นไม้ชนิดหนึ่งมีใบเหมือนรูปหัวใจ ıhlamur ağacı 歐椴樹 липа ایک آرائشی درخت جس کے پتے دل کی شکل کے ہوتے ہیں cây đoan 欧椴，酸橙树

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lime

→ جِيرُ, لَيْمُوْنٌ حَامِضٌ limetka, vápno kalk, limefrugt Kalk, Limone ασβέστης, μοσχολέμονο cal, lima kalkki, limetti chaux, citron vert limeta, vapno calce, limetta ライム, 石灰 라임 열매, 석회 gebrande kalk, limoen kalk, lime limonka, wapno cal, lima, limão verde известь, лайм kalk, lime ปูนขาว, มะนาว kireç, yeşil limon chanh, vôi 石灰, 酸橙

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lime

n (fruit) lima

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