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1. lime
verb. ['ˈlaɪm'] spread birdlime on branches to catch birds.
Synonyms
- spread out
- spread
- scatter
Antonyms
- unwrap
- unclothe
Etymology
- lim (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
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Rhymes with Lime
- clothestime
- anticrime
- part-time
- onetime
- prime
- grime
- crime
- climb
- time
- thyme
- syme
- sime
- seim
- rhyme
- mime
- lyme
- kime
- hime
- heim
- haim
- dime
- chime
- beim
- i'm
Sentences with lime
1. Noun, singular or mass
Add the lemon or lime juice, one teaspoon at a time, to the sauce while whisking continuously.
2. Adjective
Wash the affected areas with chlorinated lime water and follow the directions on the package very carefully.
2. lime
noun. ['ˈlaɪm'] 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.
Synonyms
- small-leaved linden
- silver linden
- Tilia americana
- Tilia japonica
- Tilia cordata
- silver lime
- Japanese linden
- white basswood
- American lime
- tree
- American basswood
- Japanese lime
- linden tree
- Tilia tomentosa
- genus Tilia
- basswood
- small-leaved lime
- linden
- Tilia
- lime tree
- Tilia heterophylla
Antonyms
- stay in place
- centralization
- concentration
- stand still
Etymology
- lim (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
3. lime
noun. ['ˈlaɪm'] a white crystalline oxide used in the production of calcium hydroxide.
Synonyms
- calcium
- atomic number 20
- unslaked lime
- calx
- burnt lime
- Ca
- calcium oxide
- quicklime
- fluxing lime
- oxide
Antonyms
- trot out
- unearth
- disclose
- unveil
Etymology
- lim (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
4. lime
noun. ['ˈlaɪm'] the green acidic fruit of any of various lime trees.
Synonyms
- citrous fruit
- citrus
- citrus fruit
- lime tree
- Citrus aurantifolia
Antonyms
- fold
- cross
- contract
- disarrange
Etymology
- lim (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
5. lime
noun. ['ˈlaɪm'] any of various related trees bearing limes.
Synonyms
- citrus
- lime tree
- citrus tree
- Citrus aurantifolia
Antonyms
- unextended
- unprepared
- unmask
- artifact
Etymology
- lim (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
6. lime
noun. ['ˈlaɪm'] a sticky adhesive that is smeared on small branches to capture small birds.
Synonyms
- birdlime
- adhesive material
- adhesive
Antonyms
- exclude
- arise
- show
- fall short of
Etymology
- lim (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
7. lime
noun. ['ˈlaɪm'] a caustic substance produced by heating limestone.
Synonyms
- calcium hydroxide
- slaked lime
- lime hydrate
- hydrated oxide
- hydrated lime
- calcium hydrate
- hydroxide
Antonyms
- bring out
- unfold
- expose
- undrape
Etymology
- lim (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
8. lime
verb. ['ˈlaɪm'] cover with lime so as to induce growth.
Antonyms
- undo
Etymology
- lim (Old English (ca. 450-1100))