English Explanatory Dictionary

lime

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any inorganic material containing calcium, usually calcium oxide (quicklime) or calcium hydroxide (slaked lime).
  2. Any gluey or adhesive substance that traps or captures; sometimes a synonym for birdlime.
  3. A limelight; any spotlight.
verb
  1. To treat with calcium hydroxide or calcium oxide (lime).
  2. To smear with birdlime.
  3. To ensnare, catch, entrap.
  4. To apply limewash.
noun
  1. A deciduous tree of the genus Tilia, especially Tilia × europaea; the linden tree.
  2. The wood of this tree.
noun
  1. Any of several green citrus fruit, somewhat smaller and sharper-tasting than a lemon.
  2. Any of the trees that bear limes, especially Key lime, Citrus aurantiifolia.
  3. Any of several brilliant, sometimes yellowish, green colours associated with the fruits of a lime tree.
  4. A particular one of those colours that has been standardized under this name, at least in some organizations' standards.
  5. A fan fiction story which contains sexual references, but stops short of full, explicit descriptions of sexual activity (coined by analogy with lemon).
adj
  1. Containing lime or lime juice.
  2. Having the aroma or flavor of lime.
  3. Lime-green.
verb
  1. To hang out or socialize in an informal, relaxed environment, especially with friends, for example at a party or on the beach.
noun
  1. A casual gathering to socialize.
noun
  1. Alternative form of lyam (“a leash”).

Pronunciation

/laɪm/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-lime.wav

Word forms

lime limes liming limed

Etymology

From Middle English lyme, lym, lime, from Old English līm, from Proto-West Germanic *līm, from Proto-Germanic *līmaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂leyH- (“to smear”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian Liem (“glue”), Dutch lijm, German Leim (“glue”), Danish lim (from Old Norse lím), Latin limus (“mud”).

Synonyms

lime green

Related words

asbestos calcareous calcify calcine calcium calcium hydroxide calcspar calc-tufa calculus calx chalk linden fur up gimlet lemon plaster sour

Derived words

acid lime anhydrous lime belime birdlime burnt lime carbonate of lime caustic lime chloride of lime chlorinated lime cream of lime delime dolime hydraulic lime Jew's lime lime-ash limeberry limeburner lime burning limecrete Limedale lime-fingered limehouse lime kiln limekiln limeless limelight limelighter limelike lime mortar lime pit limerod limescale limestone lime sulfur lime-twig limetwig lime-twigged limewater limeworking limeworks limeyard limy milk of lime nitrolime pickling lime quicklime shell lime slaked lime soda-lime soda lime soda-lime glass time and lime tobacco lime unhydrated lime unlime unslaked lime whitelime white lime overlime relime

Translations

Finnish: sivellä lintuliimalla Latin: invisco Turkish: ökselemek Czech: limetková Dutch: limoengeel Dutch: limoengroen Finnish: limenvihreä Finnish: limetinvihreä Icelandic: gulgrænn Irish: uaine líoma Irish: glas líoma Japanese: 黄緑色 Japanese: ライム色 Macedonian: светложо́лто-зеле́нкаста Maltese: lajm Polish: limonkowy Polish: żółtozielony Portuguese: verde-lima Portuguese: verde-limão Russian: жё̀лто-зелё́ный Spanish: lima Turkish: lim rengi Turkish: lim yeşili
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