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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.
[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.]
lime 2
(līm)n.
See linden.
[Alteration of Middle English lind, line, from Old English lind.]
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.
lim′y adj.
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lime
(laɪm)n
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]
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]
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]
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
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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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| Noun | 1. |  lime - a caustic substance produced by heating limestonehydrated oxide, hydroxide - a compound of an oxide with water |
| 2. | lime - a white crystalline oxide used in the production of calcium hydroxide 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 | |
| 4. |  lime - any of various related trees bearing limeslime - 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 timbergenus 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 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 | |
| Verb | 1. | lime - spread birdlime on branches to catch birds 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
kalkitakalkkilehmuslimetti
vapnolimeta
hársmészzöld citrom
lindsúraldingulgrænnkalk
ライム石灰
라임 열매석회
tilia
dzeltenzaļa krāsadzeltenzaļš-kaļķilaimsliepa
tei
limetlipažltozelený
lipaapnocitronka
kalklime
ปูนขาวมะนาว
kireçküf rengimisket limonuyeşil limonıhlamur ağacı
chanhvôi
lime
1 [laɪm]lime
2 [laɪm] N (Bot) (also lime tree) (= linden) → tilo mlime
3 [laɪm]B. CPD lime juice N → zumo m or (LAm) jugo m de lima
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
lime
[ˈlaɪm] n (= tree) → tilleul m
(= fruit) → citron vert, lime f
(= lime cordial) → sirop m de citron vert
n → citron m vert
Sophie looked chic in lime green and navy → Sophie était chic en citron vert et marine.
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
She wore a lime-green trouser suit → Elle portait un tailleur pantalon couleur citron vert.lime juice n → jus m de citron vert
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
lime
:lime-green
adj → hellgrün
lime juice
n → Limonensaft m
limekiln
n → Kalkofen m
lime
1lime
2lime
3adj (colour) → hellgrün
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
lime
1 [laɪm] n (Chem, Geol) → calce fslaked lime → calce spenta
lime
2 [laɪm] n (Bot) (linden) → tigliolime
3 [laɪm] n (Bot) (citrus fruit) → limettaCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
lime1
(laim) noun the white substance left after heating limestone, used in making cement.
ˈlimestone noun a kind of rock.
ˈlimelight: in the limelight attracting the public's attention.
lime2
(laim) noun1. a type of small, very sour, yellowish-green citrus fruit related to the lemon.
2. (also adjective) (of) the colour of this fruit. lime walls.
lime3
(laim) noun a tree with rough bark and small heart-shaped leaves.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
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Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
lime
n (fruit) limaEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.