» lime
Noun (6 meanings)
1. a caustic substance produced by heating limestone.
calcium hydroxide, lime, slaked lime, hydrated lime, calcium hydrate, caustic lime, lime hydrate
lime is a type of:
- hydroxide, hydrated oxide (noun) - a compound of an oxide with water
lime is derivationally related to:
- to lime (verb) - cover with lime so as to induce growth
2. a white crystalline oxide used in the production of calcium hydroxide.
calcium oxide, quicklime, lime, calx, calcined lime, fluxing lime, unslaked lime, burnt lime
lime is a type of:
- oxide (noun) - any compound of oxygen with another element or a radical
lime is made from:
- calcium, Ca, atomic number 20 (noun) - a white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light
lime is derivationally related to:
- to lime (verb) - cover with lime so as to induce growth
lime is a type of:
- adhesive material, adhesive agent, adhesive (noun) - a substance that unites or bonds surfaces together
lime is derivationally related to:
4. any of various related trees bearing limes.
lime is a type of:
- citrus, citrus tree (noun) - 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
lime is a member of:
- genus Citrus (noun) - orange
parts of lime:
- lime (noun) - the green acidic fruit of any of various lime trees
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.
lime is a type of:
- tree (noun) - a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown
types of lime:
- American basswood, American lime, Tilia americana (noun) - large American shade tree with large dark green leaves and rounded crown
- Japanese linden, Japanese lime, Tilia japonica (noun) - medium-sized tree of Japan used as an ornamental
- silver lime, silver linden, Tilia tomentosa (noun) - large tree native to eastern Europe and Asia Minor having leaves with white tomentum on the under side
- small-leaved linden, small-leaved lime, Tilia cordata (noun) - large spreading European linden with small dark green leaves
- white basswood, cottonwood, Tilia heterophylla (noun) - American basswood of the Allegheny region
lime is a member of:
- Tilia, genus Tilia (noun) - deciduous trees with smooth usually silver-grey bark of North America and Europe and Asia: lime trees
lime is made from:
6. the green acidic fruit of any of various lime trees.
lime is a type of:
- citrus, citrus fruit, citrous fruit (noun) - any of numerous fruits of the genus Citrus having thick rind and juicy pulp
types of lime:
- key lime (noun) - small yellow-green limes of southern Florida
lime is a part of:
- lime, lime tree, Citrus aurantifolia (noun) - any of various related trees bearing limes
Verb (2 meanings)
to lime is a way to:
- to spread, scatter, spread out (verb) - strew or distribute over an area
to lime is derivationally related to:
2. cover with lime so as to induce growth.
to lime
Example:
- “lime the lawn”
to lime is a way to:
- to cover (verb) - provide with a covering or cause to be covered
to lime is derivationally related to:
- calcium hydroxide, lime, slaked lime, hydrated lime, calcium hydrate, caustic lime, lime hydrate (noun) - a caustic substance produced by heating limestone
- calcium oxide, quicklime, lime, calx, calcined lime, fluxing lime, unslaked lime, burnt lime (noun) - a white crystalline oxide used in the production of calcium hydroxide