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▸ noun: (poetic) Any gluey or adhesive substance; something which traps or captures someone; sometimes a synonym for birdlime.
▸ noun: (theater) A spotlight.
▸ verb: (transitive) To treat with calcium hydroxide or calcium oxide (lime).
▸ verb: (transitive) To smear with birdlime.
▸ verb: (rare) To ensnare, catch, entrap.
▸ verb: (transitive) To apply limewash.
▸ noun: A deciduous tree of the genus Tilia, especially Tilia × europaea; the linden tree.
▸ noun: The wood of this tree.
▸ noun: Any of several green citrus fruit, somewhat smaller and sharper-tasting than a lemon.
▸ noun: Any of the trees that bear limes, especially Key lime, Citrus aurantiifolia.
▸ noun: (uncountable) A brilliant, sometimes yellowish, green colour associated with the fruits of a lime tree.
▸ noun: (fandom slang) A fan fiction story which contains sexual references, but stops short of full, explicit descriptions of sexual activity (coined by analogy with lemon).
▸ adjective: Containing lime or lime juice.
▸ adjective: Having the aroma or flavor of lime.
▸ adjective: Lime-green.
▸ verb: (Caribbean, Barbados, Trinidad and Tobago, informal) To hang out or socialize in an informal, relaxed environment, especially with friends, for example at a party or on the beach.
▸ noun: (Caribbean, Trinidad & Tobago) A casual gathering to socialize.
▸ noun: Alternative form of lyam (“a leash”) [(obsolete) A leash.]
Similar:
caustic lime,
quicklime,
slaked lime,
calcium hydroxide,
calcium oxide,
calx,
birdlime,
linden,
basswood,
burnt lime,
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