lime - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'lime' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Lime

[ n.]

- A thong by which a dog is led; a leash.
- The linden tree. See Linden.
- A fruit allied to the lemon, but much smaller; also, the tree which bears it. There are two kinds; Citrus Medica, var. acida which is intensely sour, and the sweet lime (C. Medica, var. Limetta) which is only slightly sour.
- Birdlime.
- Oxide of calcium; 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 slacked lime, and is an essential ingredient of cement, plastering, mortar, etc.

2 . Lime

[ v. t.]

- To smear with a viscous substance, as birdlime.
- To entangle; to insnare.
- 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 cement.

Meaning of 'lime' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . lime

[ v]

Meaning (1):
- cover with lime so as to induce growth

Example in sentence:

lime the lawn

Nearby Words:

lim lim naea lima lima/on limaceous limacina limaille liman limation limature

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Slime layer
Slime layer is a gelatinous covering of the cell wall. The term is sometimes used as a synonym of capsule.

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