LIME as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • the green acidic fruit of any of various lime trees
   Hypernyms(s) lime is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • citrus (what does citrus mean?)
   • citrus fruit (what does citrus fruit mean?)
   • citrous fruit (what does citrous fruit mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • key lime (what does key lime mean?)
2. Meaning
   • 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
   Synonym(s)
   • basswood (what does basswood mean?)
   • lime tree (what does lime tree mean?)
   • linden (what does linden mean?)
   • linden tree (what does linden tree mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) lime is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • tree (what does tree mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • American basswood (what does American basswood mean?)
   • American lime (what does American lime mean?)
   • Tilia americana (what does Tilia americana mean?)
   • small-leaved linden (what does small-leaved linden mean?)
   • small-leaved lime (what does small-leaved lime mean?)
   • Tilia cordata (what does Tilia cordata mean?)
   • white basswood (what does white basswood mean?)
   • cottonwood (what does cottonwood mean?)
   • Tilia heterophylla (what does Tilia heterophylla mean?)
   • Japanese linden (what does Japanese linden mean?)
   • Japanese lime (what does Japanese lime mean?)
   • Tilia japonica (what does Tilia japonica mean?)
   • silver lime (what does silver lime mean?)
   • silver linden (what does silver linden mean?)
   • Tilia tomentosa (what does Tilia tomentosa mean?)
3. Meaning
   • any of various related trees bearing limes
   Synonym(s)
   • Citrus aurantifolia (what does Citrus aurantifolia mean?)
   • lime tree (what does lime tree mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) lime is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • citrus (what does citrus mean?)
   • citrus tree (what does citrus tree mean?)
4. Meaning
   • a sticky adhesive that is smeared on small branches to capture small birds
   Synonym(s)
   • birdlime (what does birdlime mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) lime is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • adhesive material (what does adhesive material mean?)
   • adhesive (what does adhesive mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • birdlime (what does birdlime mean?)
   • lime (what does lime mean?)
   • birdlime (what does birdlime mean?)
   • lime (what does lime mean?)
5. Meaning
   • a white crystalline oxide used in the production of calcium hydroxide
   Synonym(s)
   • burnt lime (what does burnt lime mean?)
   • calcined lime (what does calcined lime mean?)
   • calcium oxide (what does calcium oxide mean?)
   • calx (what does calx mean?)
   • fluxing lime (what does fluxing lime mean?)
   • quicklime (what does quicklime mean?)
   • unslaked lime (what does unslaked lime mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) lime is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • oxide (what does oxide mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • lime (what does lime mean?)
6. Meaning
   • a caustic substance produced by heating limestone
   Synonym(s)
   • calcium hydrate (what does calcium hydrate mean?)
   • calcium hydroxide (what does calcium hydroxide mean?)
   • caustic lime (what does caustic lime mean?)
   • hydrated lime (what does hydrated lime mean?)
   • lime hydrate (what does lime hydrate mean?)
   • slaked lime (what does slaked lime mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) lime is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • hydroxide (what does hydroxide mean?)
   • hydrated oxide (what does hydrated oxide mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • lime (what does lime mean?)

LIME as VERB

1. Meaning
   • cover with lime so as to induce growth
   Usage Example(s)
   • lime the lawn
   Hypernyms(s) lime is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • cover (what does cover mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • calcium oxide (what does calcium oxide mean?)
   • quicklime (what does quicklime mean?)
   • lime (what does lime mean?)
   • calx (what does calx mean?)
   • calcined lime (what does calcined lime mean?)
   • fluxing lime (what does fluxing lime mean?)
   • unslaked lime (what does unslaked lime mean?)
   • burnt lime (what does burnt lime mean?)
   • calcium hydroxide (what does calcium hydroxide mean?)
   • lime (what does lime mean?)
   • slaked lime (what does slaked lime mean?)
   • hydrated lime (what does hydrated lime mean?)
   • calcium hydrate (what does calcium hydrate mean?)
   • caustic lime (what does caustic lime mean?)
   • lime hydrate (what does lime hydrate mean?)
2. Meaning
   • spread birdlime on branches to catch birds
   Synonym(s)
   • birdlime (what does birdlime mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) lime is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • spread (what does spread mean?)
   • scatter (what does scatter mean?)
   • spread out (what does spread out mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • birdlime (what does birdlime mean?)
   • lime (what does lime mean?)
   • birdlime (what does birdlime mean?)
   • lime (what does lime mean?)