lime
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- noun
- /laɪm/
:
lima
- A nice gin and tonic, with four cubes of ice and a slice of lime.
- lemon and lime
- orange and lime
- grapefruit and lime
Got some kind of crazy lime lime juice thing.
- Got some kind of crazy lime lime juice thing.
- These are Cheetos, flaming hot lime and crunchy.
- Bro, dude, you can't have lime and dairy.
- It's like a Berry flavor, but apple lime sounds divine.
- The cucumber by itself with lime and tahin tastes so good.
- And these are the pomegranate and lime splash scent.
- Mix it in with the guac, add a little lime cilantro, you're good to go.
- But they have like a kick of lime that's so good.
- Listen, anytime I'm squeezing a lime with my hands, you guys are like BTSD.
- Take a glass, you take a lime, you squeeze the lime.
Examples
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This has rice, black beans, cilantro and lime, allegedly.
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The concoction was raw cane rum with lime juice and a cloying amount of sugar.
Fiction book (1993) -
G and T with lime.
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-Soda with a lime, please.
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With lime, not lemon, please.
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Can you cut limes right now?
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Can I get cranberry juice with a bit of lime in it, please.
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Drain on paper towels and serve with lime wedges on the side.
Academic text (1990) -
For breakfast, she'd left instructions for papaya with lime and fresh squeezed orange juice.
Fiction book (1995) -
I'll add a wedge of lime to my drink for extra flavor.
Synonyms
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2.1
A fruit like an orange or lemon with thick rind and juicy flesh
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A small round yellow-green lime with a very tart taste used in desserts
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A juicy fruit with thick skin like an orange or lemon
A tree that grows small green fruits called limes
Compounds
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A white powder made by heating limestone that is used to make lime and in industry
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Material made by heating limestone until it stops reacting and does not bind well
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A type of lime heated so much it stops reacting and cannot bind materials
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A white powder used to help melt and clean metals and to make slaked lime
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A milky liquid used to make things less acidic, for example in tanning and water treatment
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A type of lime heated too much so it does not react with water or make strong mortar
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A hard powder made from limestone heated too much that does not react and makes weak mortar
A large tree with leaves that are white and soft underneath and often planted in parks
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A soft white powder made by adding water to quicklime used to make plaster and to reduce soil acidity
How Ripe
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Lime (fruit) comes from old Asian words like limu that meant 'citrus', a name that travelled into European languages. So calling the sour green fruit a lime is just using that long-standing name for this kind of citrus.