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lime
'lime' - used as a noun
1. a caustic substance produced by heating limestone
2. a white crystalline oxide used in the production of calcium hydroxide
3. a sticky adhesive that is smeared on small branches to capture small birds
4. any of various related trees bearing limes
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
6. the green acidic fruit of any of various lime trees

'lime' - used as a verb
7. spread birdlime on branches to catch birds
8. cover with lime so as to induce growth
lime the lawn

derived forms
1. Lime / Plural
limes
2. Lime / Past
limed
3. Lime / Third Person
limes
4. Lime / Present Participle
liming
Variations of 'lime'
 
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