Dictionary Definition
lime
Noun
1 a caustic substance produced by heating
limestone [syn: calcium
hydroxide, slaked lime,
hydrated
lime, calcium
hydrate, caustic
lime, lime
hydrate]
2 a white crystalline oxide used in the
production of calcium hydroxide [syn: calcium
oxide, quicklime,
calx, calcined
lime, fluxing
lime, unslaked
lime, burnt
lime]
3 a sticky adhesive that is smeared on small
branches to capture small birds [syn: birdlime]
4 any of various related trees bearing limes
[syn: lime
tree, Citrus
aurantifolia]
5 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: linden, linden tree,
basswood, lime
tree]
6 the green acidic fruit of any of various lime
trees
Verb
1 spread birdlime on branches to catch birds
[syn: birdlime]
2 cover with lime so as to induce growth; "lime
the lawn"
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Pronunciation
- /laɪm/, /laIm/
- Rhymes with: -aɪm
Noun
- any gluey or adhesive substance; something which traps or captures someone
- A white alkaline substance, calcium oxide, obtained from
limestone; quicklime
-
- 1952: Lime, which is the product of the burning of chalk or limestone, might be bought ready burnt, or it could be burnt in kilns specially constructed in the neighbourhood of the building operations. — L.F. Salzman, Building in England, page 149.
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- A dry white powder (calcium hydroxide).
Derived terms
- chloride of lime
- delime
- limekiln
- limelight
- limelighter
- limescale
- limestone
- limewater
- quicklime
- slaked lime
- soda lime
- unslaked lime
- white lime
See also
- asbestos
- calcareous
- calcify
- calcine
- calcium
- calcium hydroxide
- calcspar
- calc-tufa
- calculus
- calx
- chalk
Translations
entrapping adhesive substance
calcium oxide, quicklime
- Albanian: gëlqere
- Bulgarian: вар
- Catalan: calç
- Croatian: vapno
- Czech: vápno
- Danish: kalk
- Finnish: kalkki, kalsiumoksidi, also poltettu kalkki, sammuttamaton kalkki (?)
- French: Chaux
- German: Kalk , Branntkalk
- Hungarian: mész
- Italian: calce
- Japanese: 石灰 (せっかい,sekkai)
- Persian: (gac)
- Polish: wapno , wapno niegaszone
- Romanian: var and
- Russian: известь (ízv'est')
calcium hydroxide
- Finnish: kalsiumhydroksidi, sammutettu kalkki
- German: Löschkalk
- Polish: wodorotlenek wapnia
Verb
- To treat with calcium hydroxide or calcium oxide (lime).
Translations
treat with lime
- Czech: vápnit
- Finnish: kalkita
- Polish: wapnowanie
Etymology 2
An alteration of line, a variant form of lind.Related terms
Translations
linden tree
Noun
Derived terms
- key lime
- key lime pie
- lemon lime
- lemon and lime
- limeade
- lime-green
- lime juice
- lime-juicer
- limequat
- lime tree looper
See also
Translations
a green citrus fruit
tree
- Bosnian: lipa
- Dutch: limoenenboom
- Finnish: lime(puu), limetti(puu)
- German: Limone, Limette
- Icelandic: lind
- Maltese: lumiċella
- Polish: lipa
- Portuguese: limeira
- Serbian:
- Spanish: limero
colour
- Dutch: limoengeel, limoengroen
- Finnish: limenvihreä, limetinvihreä
- German: lindgrün
- Icelandic: gulgrænn , gulgræn , gulgrænt
- Japanese: ライム色(raimuiro)
- Maltese: lajm
- Polish: żółtozielony
- ttbc Ido: citrono
- ttbc Interlingua: lima (1); limiero (2); calce (vive) (3); calce (extincte) (4); (color de) lima (5); tilia (6)
- ttbc Portuguese: cal (viva) f (3); cal (extinta) f (4); cor de lima f (5); tília f (6)
Adjective
- Containing lime or lime juice.
- Having the aroma or flavor of lime.
- Lime-green.
Translations
containing lime/lime juice
- Polish: limonowy
Danish
Noun
- English:Lime (a fruit)
- defn Danish
Verb
- English: to glue
- A file (the tool)
French
Pronunciation
- /lim/
Etymology 1
Latin lima.Noun
fr-noun f- file (tool)
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From Spanish lima, from Arabic (līma).Noun
fr-noun f- lime (fruit, tree)
Extensive Definition
Lime may refer to:
- Lime (fruit), various green to yellow citrus fruits
- Lime (color), various colors of green
- Lime
(mineral), a group of calcium compounds and minerals in which
they predominate
- Calcium oxide, specifically
- Agricultural lime, pulverized rock containing primarily calcium carbonate
- Lime water, the common name for saturated calcium hydroxide solution
- Lime (band), a 1980s disco band
- Lime (Arvingarna album), by Swedish "dansband" Arvingarna
- Lime (TV), a lifestyle based content distribution
- Limes, a border defense system of Ancient Rome
- Limé, a French commune in the Aisne department
Lime may also be:
- Lime tree, a common name for members of the genus Tilia, also known as Linden in North America.
- LIME, a mobile middleware
- LIME, the airport code for Orio al Serio Airport, in Bergamo, Italy
- A character from the anime series Saber Marionette J
See also
- Limey (disambiguation page)
- Lime Studios
- Lyme disease
- The Lives of Harry Lime
lime in French: Lime
lime in Italian: Calcare
lime in Hungarian: Mészkő
lime in Dutch: Lime
lime in Japanese: ライム (曖昧さ回避)
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
acid,
acidulant, allure, bait, bait the hook, birdlime, bola, bread-and-butter pickle,
burden, catch, catch out, chokecherry, cobweb, crab apple, cramp, cripple, cumber, decoy, dill pickle, dragnet, embarrass, encumber, enmesh, ensnare, ensnarl, entangle, entoil, entrammel, entrap, entwine, enweb, fetter, fishhook, fly, gill net, gin, green apple, ground bait,
hamper, hamstring, handicap, hobble, hook, hook in, impede, inveigle, involve, jig, lame, lariat, lasso, lemon, lumber, lure, mesh, meshes, net, noose, pickle, plug, pound net, press down, purse
seine, saddle with, seine,
shackle, snare, snarl, sniggle, sour, sour balls, sour cream, sour
grapes, sour pickle, sourdough, spinner, spread the toils,
springe, squid, tangle, toil, toils, trammel, trap, trawl, trip, verjuice, vinegar, weigh down, wind, wobbler, yogurt