Lime vs. Lyme
Limenoun
(chemistry) Any inorganic material containing calcium, usually calcium oxide (quicklime) or calcium hydroxide (slaked lime).
Limenoun
(poetic) Any gluey or adhesive substance; something which traps or captures someone; sometimes a synonym for birdlime.
Limenoun
A deciduous tree of the genus Tilia, especially Tilia × europaea; the linden tree, or its wood.
Limenoun
Any of several green citrus fruit, somewhat smaller and sharper-tasting than a lemon.
Limenoun
Any of the trees that bear limes, especially key lime, Citrus aurantiifolia.
Limenoun
A light, somewhat yellowish, green colour associated with the fruits of a lime tree.
Limeverb
(transitive) To treat with calcium hydroxide or calcium oxide (lime).
Limeverb
(transitive) To smear with birdlime.
Limeverb
(rare) To ensnare, catch, entrap.
Limeverb
(transitive) To apply limewash.
Limeverb
(West Indies) To hang out/socialize in an informal, relaxed environment, especially with friends, for example at a party or on the beach.
Limeadjective
Containing lime or lime juice.
Limeadjective
Having the aroma or flavor of lime.
Limeadjective
Lime-green.
Limenoun
A thong by which a dog is led; a leash.
Limenoun
The linden tree. See Linden.
Limenoun
The fruit of the Citrus aurantifolia, allied to the lemon, but greener in color; also, the tree which bears it.
Limenoun
The color of the lime{1}, a yellowish-green.
Limenoun
Birdlime.
Limenoun
Oxide of calcium, CaO; the white or gray, caustic substance, usually called quicklime, obtained by calcining limestone or shells, the heat driving off carbon dioxide and leaving lime. It develops great heat when treated with water, forming slaked lime, and is an essential ingredient of cement, plastering, mortar, etc.
Limeverb
To smear with a viscous substance, as birdlime.
Limeverb
To entangle; to insnare.
Limeverb
To treat with lime, or oxide or hydrate of calcium; to manure with lime; as, to lime hides for removing the hair; to lime sails in order to whiten them; to lime the lawn to decrease acidity of the soil.
Limeverb
To cement.
Limeadjective
having a yellowish-green color like that of the lime (the fruit).
Limenoun
a caustic substance produced by heating limestone
Limenoun
a white crystalline oxide used in the production of calcium hydroxide
Limenoun
a sticky adhesive that is smeared on small branches to capture small birds
Limenoun
any of various related trees bearing limes
Limenoun
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
Limenoun
the green acidic fruit of any of various lime trees
Limeverb
spread birdlime on branches to catch birds
Limeverb
cover with lime so as to induce growth;
Limenoun
a white caustic alkaline substance consisting of calcium oxide, which is obtained by heating limestone and which combines with water with the production of much heat; quicklime.
Limenoun
a white alkaline substance consisting of calcium hydroxide, made by adding water to quicklime and used in traditional building methods to make plaster, mortar, and limewash.
Limenoun
(in general use) any of a number of calcium compounds, especially calcium hydroxide, used as an additive to soil or water.
Limenoun
birdlime.
Limenoun
a rounded citrus fruit similar to a lemon but greener, smaller, and with a distinctive acid flavour
Limenoun
a drink made from or flavoured with lime juice
Limenoun
the evergreen citrus tree which produces limes, widely cultivated in warm climates.
Limenoun
a bright light green colour like that of a lime
Limenoun
a deciduous tree with heart-shaped leaves and fragrant yellowish blossom, native to north temperate regions. The pale timber is used for carving and inexpensive furniture.
Limenoun
an informal social gathering characterized by semi-ritualized talking.
Limeverb
treat (soil or water) with lime to reduce acidity and improve fertility or oxygen levels
Limeverb
give (wood) a bleached appearance by treating it with lime
Limeverb
catch (a bird) with birdlime
Limeverb
sit or stand around talking with others
Lymeverb
to hang out to spend time doing nothing in particular
