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| NOUN | 1 | lime, calcium hydroxide, slaked lime, hydrated lime, calcium hydrate, caustic lime, lime hydrate | A caustic substance produced by heating limestone |
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| 2 | lime, calcium oxide, quicklime, calx, calcined lime, fluxing lime, unslaked lime, burnt lime | A white crystalline oxide used in the production of calcium hydroxide | |
| 3 | lime, birdlime | A sticky adhesive that is smeared on small branches to capture small birds | |
| 4 | lime, lime tree, Citrus aurantifolia | Any of various related trees bearing limes | |
| 5 | lime, linden, linden tree, basswood, lime tree | Any of various deciduous trees of the genus Tilia with heart-shaped leaves and drooping cymose clusters of yellowish often fragrant flowers | |
| 6 | lime | The green acidic fruit of any of various lime trees | |
| VERB | 1 | lime, birdlime | Spread birdlime on branches to catch birds |
| 2 | lime | Cover with lime so as to induce growth |
| Sounds | lay'm |
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| Meaning | A caustic substance produced by heating limestone. |
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| Synonyms | calcium hydroxide, slaked lime, hydrated lime, calcium hydrate, caustic lime, lime hydrate |
| Broader | hydroxide, hydrated oxide |
| Verbs | lime |
| Meaning | A white crystalline oxide used in the production of calcium hydroxide. |
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| Synonyms | calcium oxide, quicklime, calx, calcined lime, fluxing lime, unslaked lime, burnt lime |
| Substances | calcium, Ca, atomic number 20 |
| Broader | oxide |
| Verbs | lime |
| Meaning | A sticky adhesive that is smeared on small branches to capture small birds. |
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| Synonyms | birdlime |
| Broader | adhesive material, adhesive agent, adhesive |
| Verbs | lime |
| Meaning | Any of various related trees bearing limes. |
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| Synonyms | lime tree, Citrus aurantifolia |
| Member of | genus Citrus |
| Parts | lime |
| Broader | citrus, citrus tree |
| Meaning | 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. |
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| Synonyms | linden, linden tree, basswood, lime tree |
| Member of | Tilia, genus Tilia |
| Substances | basswood, linden |
| Broader | tree |
| Narrower | American basswood, American lime, Tilia americana; small-leaved linden, small-leaved lime, Tilia cordata; white basswood, cottonwood, Tilia heterophylla; Japanese linden, Japanese lime, Tilia japonica; silver lime, silver linden, Tilia tomentosa |
| Meaning | The green acidic fruit of any of various lime trees. |
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| Part of | lime, lime tree, Citrus aurantifolia |
| Broader | citrus, citrus fruit, citrous fruit |
| Narrower | key lime |
| Meaning | Spread birdlime on branches to catch birds. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something PP |
| Synonyms | birdlime |
| Broader | spread, scatter, spread out |
| Nouns | lime |
| Meaning | Cover with lime so as to induce growth. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
| Examples | "lime the lawn" |
| Broader | cover |
| Nouns | lime; lime |
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