lime
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6.2
- noun
- /laɪm/
- UK
:
tilo
- The majestic lime tree in our park provides shade during the summer months.
- lime trees
But the green grew to tinge even the sun until it became a green sun baking the planters green limes, lime trees evergreener.
- But the green grew to tinge even the sun until it became a green sun baking the planters green limes, lime trees evergreener.
Examples
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Birdsong rang out from the tops of lime trees and maples, and wild cherry trees blew kisses.
Academic text (1999) -
And from then on, the lime tree decided to have... heart-shaped leaves.
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This made the lime tree so sad.
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Originally, the lime tree's leaves were round.
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I forgot about the lime tree.
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I intend to throw out a bough and plant a lime walk.
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Daffodils were blooming everywhere, on the banks by the side of the road and under the limes.
Fiction book (1996) -
The tip of a budding lime branch flicked intermittently against the window; the wind was rising.
Fiction book (1992) -
Huge oaks ringing the dead end had leafed out into a soft lime shade; paper birches with curling white bark were dripping with buds.
Fiction book (2002) -
During spring, the lime tree blooms with fragrant yellowish flowers that attract bees.
Synonyms
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7.2
A tree with heart-shaped leaves and sweet-smelling yellowish flowers
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6.2
A large leafy tree with heart-shaped leaves and sweet-smelling yellow flowers often planted for shade
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8.7
A group of leafy trees with smooth grey bark, like linden or lime trees
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3.0
A large tree with heart-shaped leaves and sweet-smelling flowers used for timber
A large tree with heart-shaped leaves and sweet-smelling flowers
A large European tree with small dark green leaves often planted in parks
A medium-sized tree from Japan that people grow for its pretty leaves and flowers
A medium-sized tree from Japan grown in gardens for its pretty leaves and flowers
A large tree with leaves that are white and soft underneath and often planted in parks
A large tree from North America with dark green leaves that gives shade
Compounds
- Specialized
A white powder made by heating limestone that is used to make lime and in industry
- Specialized
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
- Specialized
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
- Specialized
A soft white powder made by adding water to quicklime used to make plaster and to reduce soil acidity
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Lime (tree) comes from an old word like linden, which named the same Tilia tree in many languages. That's why in British English a lime is the familiar tree with heart-shaped leaves and fragrant flowers.