lime

v. cover with lime, coat with a mixture of lime and water, whitewash; coat with birdlime; catch using birdlime

n. calcium oxide, white alkaline substance obtained by heating calcium carbonate at high temperatures (used in building and agriculture); quicklime; small green citrus fruit with juicy sour pulp

Lime may refer to:Lime (fruit), various green to yellow citrus fruitsLime (color), various colors of greenLime (mineral), a group of calcium compounds and minerals in which they predominatethe specific mineral calcium oxideLime (band), a 1980s disco bandLime (Arvingarna album), by Swedish "dansband" ArvingarnaLime (TV), a lifestyle based content distribution
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Noun
1. a caustic substance produced by heating limestone
(synonym) calcium hydroxide, slaked lime, hydrated lime, calcium hydrate, caustic lime, lime hydrate
(hypernym) hydroxide, hydrated oxide
2. a white crystalline oxide used in the production of calcium hydroxide
(synonym) calcium oxide, quicklime, calx, calcined lime, fluxing lime, unslaked lime, burnt lime
(hypernym) oxide
(substance-meronym) calcium, Ca, atomic number 20
3. a sticky adhesive that is smeared on small branches to capture small birds
(synonym) birdlime
(hypernym) adhesive material, adhesive
(derivation) birdlime
4. any of various related trees bearing limes
(synonym) lime tree, Citrus aurantifolia
(hypernym) citrus, citrus tree
(member-holonym) genus Citrus
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
(synonym) linden, linden tree, basswood, lime tree
(hypernym) tree
(hyponym) American basswood, American lime, Tilia americana
(member-holonym) Tilia, genus Tilia
(substance-meronym) basswood, linden
6. the green acidic fruit of any of various lime trees
(hypernym) citrus, citrus fruit, citrous fruit
(hyponym) key lime
(part-holonym) lime tree, Citrus aurantifolia
Verb
1. spread birdlime on branches to catch birds
(synonym) birdlime
(hypernym) spread, scatter, spread out
(derivation) birdlime
2. cover with lime so as to induce growth; "lime the lawn"
(hypernym) cover
(derivation) calcium oxide, quicklime, calx, calcined lime, fluxing lime, unslaked lime, burnt lime

n. file; lime

v. file

n. lime, calcium oxide, white alkaline substance obtained by heating calcium carbonate at high temperatures

n. file, rasp