What does lime mean?

Definitions for lime
laɪmlime

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. calcium hydroxide, lime, slaked lime, hydrated lime, calcium hydrate, caustic lime, lime hydratenoun

    a caustic substance produced by heating limestone

  2. calcium oxide, quicklime, lime, calx, calcined lime, fluxing lime, unslaked lime, burnt limenoun

    a white crystalline oxide used in the production of calcium hydroxide

  3. birdlime, limenoun

    a sticky adhesive that is smeared on small branches to capture small birds

  4. lime, lime tree, Citrus aurantifolianoun

    any of various related trees bearing limes

  5. linden, linden tree, basswood, lime, lime treenoun

    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

  6. limeverb

    the green acidic fruit of any of various lime trees

  7. birdlime, limeverb

    spread birdlime on branches to catch birds

  8. limeverb

    cover with lime so as to induce growth

    "lime the lawn"

GCIDE

  1. Limenoun

    The color of the lime, a yellowish-green.

  2. Limenoun

    (Bot.) The fruit of the Citrus aurantifolia, allied to the lemon, but greener in color; also, the tree which bears it. The term lime was formerly also applied to variants of the closely related citron, of which there are two varieties, Citrus Medica, var. acida which is intensely sour, and the sweet lime (Citrus Medica, var. Limetta) which is only slightly sour. See citron.

  3. Limenoun

    (Chem.) Oxide of calcium, CaO; 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 slaked lime, and is an essential ingredient of cement, plastering, mortar, etc.

  4. limeadjective

    having a yellowish-green color like that of the lime (the fruit).

Wiktionary

  1. limenoun

    A green citrus fruit, somewhat smaller and sharper-tasting than a lemon.

  2. limenoun

    Any of the trees that bear limes, especially Citrus aurantiifolia

  3. lime

    A light, somewhat yellowish, green colour associated with the fruits of a lime tree.

  4. lime

    A piece of fanfiction with suggestive or erotic, but not explicit content.

  5. limeverb

    To hang out, pass time on the streets.

  6. limenoun

    A fan fiction story that stops short of full, explicit descriptions of sexual activity; a story characterized by PG-13 level explicitness; or one that approaches an intimate scene, and then goes "off-camera", with the intimacy left to the reader's imagination.

  7. limeadjective

    Containing lime or lime juice.

  8. limeadjective

    Having the aroma or flavor of lime.

  9. lime

    Lime-green.

  10. Etymology: lim, from līmaz. Cognate with Danish lim (from Old Norse lím), Dutch lijm, German Leim; Latin limus.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Limenoun

    Etymology: lim, jelman , Saxon, to glue.

    Poor bird! thoud’st never fear the net or lime,
    The pitfall, nor the gin. William Shakespeare, Macbeth.

    You must lay lime, to tangle her desires,
    By wailful sonnets, whose composed rhimes
    Should be full fraught with serviceable vows. William Shakespeare.

    Monster, come put some lime upon your fingers, and away with the rest. William Shakespeare, Tempest.

    Jollier of this state
    Than are new-benefic’d ministers, he throws,
    Like nets or lime twigs, whereso’er he goes,
    His title of barrister on every wench. John Donne.

    A poor thrush was taken with a bush of lime twigs. Roger L'Estrange, Fables.

    Then toils for beasts, and lime for birds were found,
    And deep-mouth’d dogs did forest walks surround. Dryden.

    Or court a wife, spread out his wily parts
    Like nets, or lime twigs, for rich widows hearts. Alexander Pope.

    There are so many species of lime stone, that we are to understand by it in general any stone that, upon a proper degree of heat, becomes a white calx, which will make a great ebullition and noise on being thrown into water, falling into a loose white powder at the bottom. The lime we have in London is usually made of chalk, which is weaker than that made of stone. John Hill, Materia Medica.

    They were now, like sand without lime, ill bound together, especially as many as were English, who were at a gaze, looking strange one upon another, not knowing who was faithful to their side. Francis Bacon, Henry VII.

    As when a lofty pile is rais’d,
    We never hear the workmen prais’d,
    Who bring the lime, or place the stones,
    But all admire Inigo Jones. Jonathan Swift.

    Lime is commonly made of chalk, or of any sort of stone that is not sandy, or very cold; as freestone, &c. John Mortimer.

  2. To Limeverb

    Etymology: from lime.

    Oh bosom, black as death!
    Oh limed soul, that, struggling to be free,
    Art more engaged. William Shakespeare, Hamlet.

    Example, that so terrible shows in the wreck of maidenhood, cannot, for all that, dissuade succession, but that they are limed with the twigs that threaten them. William Shakespeare.

    The bird that hath been limed in a bush,
    With trembling wings misdoubeth ev’ry bush;
    And I, the hapless male to one sweet bird,
    Have now the fatal object in my eye,
    Where my poor young was lim’d, was caught, and kill’d. William Shakespeare, Henry VI.

    Myself have lim’d a bush for her,
    And place a quire of such enticing birds,
    That she will light to listen to their lays. William Shakespeare.

    Those twigs in time will come to be limed, and then you are all lost if you do but touch them. Roger L'Estrange.

    I will not ruinate my father’s house,
    Who gave his blood to lime the stones together,
    And set up Lancaster. William Shakespeare, Henry VI.

    The reason why they did so was, because of the encouragement which that abatement of interest gave to landlords and tenants, to improve by draining, marling, and liming. Josiah Child.

    All sorts of pease love limed or marled land. John Mortimer.

ChatGPT

  1. lime

    Lime generally refers to several things: 1. It is a type of citrus fruit, which is typically round, lime green, and containing acidic juice vesicles. They are a source of vitamin C and used widely in cooking and baking. 2. It also refers to Calcium oxide (CaO), commonly known as quicklime or burnt lime, a white, caustic, alkaline crystalline solid at room temperature. It is used in building materials, and also in the process of purifying sugar. 3. Additionally, lime can refer to a light, greenish color similar to the color of the citrus fruit. 4. Lime is also a type of deciduous tree in the family Malvaceae, also known as linden or basswood. The specific definition typically depends on the context in which the word is used.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Limenoun

    a thong by which a dog is led; a leash

  2. Limenoun

    the linden tree. See Linden

  3. Limenoun

    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

  4. Limenoun

    birdlime

  5. Limenoun

    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

  6. Limeverb

    to smear with a viscous substance, as birdlime

  7. Limeverb

    to entangle; to insnare

  8. Limeverb

    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

  9. Limeverb

    to cement

  10. Etymology: [See Leam a string.]

Wikidata

  1. Lime

    Lime is a general term for calcium-containing inorganic materials, in which carbonates, oxides and hydroxides predominate. Strictly speaking, lime is calcium oxide or calcium hydroxide. It is also the name of the natural mineral CaO which occurs as a product of coal seam fires and in altered limestone xenoliths in volcanic ejecta. The word "lime" originates with its earliest use as building mortar and has the sense of "sticking or adhering." These materials are still used in large quantities as building and engineering materials and as chemical feedstocks, among other uses. Lime industries and the use of many of the resulting products date from prehistoric periods in both the Old World and the New World. Lime is used extensively for waste water treatment with ferrous sulfate. The rocks and minerals from which these materials are derived, typically limestone or chalk, are composed primarily of calcium carbonate. They may be cut, crushed or pulverized and chemically altered. "Burning" converts them into the highly caustic material quicklime and, through subsequent addition of water, into the less caustic slaked lime or hydrated lime, the process of which is called slaking of lime.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Lime

    līm, n. any slimy or gluey material: bird-lime: the white caustic earth from limestone, and used for cement.—v.t. to cover with lime: to cement: to manure with lime: to ensnare.—ns. Lime′-burn′er, one who burns limestone to form lime; Lime′kiln, a kiln or furnace in which limestone is burned to lime; Lime′-light, or Calcium-light, light produced by a blowpipe-flame directed against a block of pure, compressed quicklime; Lime′stone, stone from which lime is procured by burning; Lime′twig, a twig smeared with bird-lime: a snare; Lime′wash, a coating given with a solution of lime; Lime′wa′ter, a saturated aqueous solution of lime.—adjs. Lim′ous, gluey: slimy: muddy; Lim′y, glutinous: sticky: containing, resembling, or having the qualities of lime. [A.S. lím; Ger. leim, glue, L. limus, slime.]

  2. Lime

    līm, n. a kind of citron or lemon tree and its fruit.—n. Lime′-juice, the acid juice of the lime, used at sea as a specific against scurvy. [Fr.]

Rap Dictionary

  1. limeverb

    Hanging around with friends of family.

  2. limeverb

    A casual gathering of friends and family. "This lime has no juice", this gathering is dull.

Editors Contribution

  1. lime

    A type of cultivar, plant, seed and tree created and cultivated in various colors and species.

    Limes are used in cooking, drinks and for various other purposes.


    Submitted by MaryC on February 14, 2017  

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Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. LIME

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Lime is ranked #60960 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Lime surname appeared 330 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Lime.

    64.2% or 212 total occurrences were White.
    11.5% or 38 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
    11.2% or 37 total occurrences were Asian.
    6.3% or 21 total occurrences were of two or more races.
    5.1% or 17 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
    1.5% or 5 total occurrences were Black.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of lime in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of lime in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of lime in a Sentence

  1. Alex Gares:

    What I promise to tell my staff is how to improve their dishes, this is missing a bit of lime or missing a bit of sugar or maybe it's the cooking points of the prawns.

  2. Camren Brantley-Rios:

    My favorite way to cook crickets is with chili powder or taco seasoning-- I love Mexican food so seasoned crickets with lime juice works with all of my favorite foods.

  3. California Democratic consultant Robb Korinke:

    If I've got an orange and a lime, and you tell me, I'm going to squeeze every ounce of juice out of this lime and then just give the orange a kind of a nudge and hope that less than half the juice comes out -- that's kind of what they're looking at, because there's twice as many Democrats as Republicans in California. Even if you put all the independents, the third parties and so forth together with the Republicans, you would barely edge out the Democratic registration.

  4. Robert Herrick:

    What is a kiss? Why this, as some approve: The sure, sweet cement, glue, and lime of love.

  5. George Strait:

    We’re just trying to get people to try it, you know, so many people have a little phobia about drinking tequila. [ They think ] it's going to be nasty, you're going to hold your nose and drink it down as fast as you can and suck on a lime and lick some salt — but our tequila certainly isn't that way.

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