| NOUN | substance | lime, calcium hydroxide, slaked lime, hydrated lime, calcium hydrate, caustic lime, lime hydrate | a caustic substance produced by heating limestone |
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| substance | lime, calcium oxide, quicklime, calx, calcined lime, fluxing lime, unslaked lime, burnt lime | a white crystalline oxide used in the production of calcium hydroxide | |
| substance | lime, birdlime | a sticky adhesive that is smeared on small branches to capture small birds | |
| plant | lime, lime tree, Citrus aurantifolia | any of various related trees bearing limes | |
| plant | 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 | |
| food | lime | the green acidic fruit of any of various lime trees | |
| VERB | motion | lime, birdlime | spread birdlime on branches to catch birds |
| contact | lime | cover with lime / lime so as to induce growth |
| Sounds | lay'm | |
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| Rhymes | Anaheim ... wintertime: 52 rhymes with aym... | |
| 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 | A compound of an oxide with water |
| Spanish | cal apagada, hidróxido de calcio | |
| Catalan | hidròxid de calci | |
| Verbs | lime | cover with lime / lime so as to induce growth |
| 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 | |
| Broader | oxide | Any compound of oxygen with another element or a radical |
| Substances | calcium, Ca, atomic number 20 | A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light |
| Spanish | cal, cal viva, óxido de calcio | |
| Catalan | calç, òxid de calci | |
| Verbs | lime | cover with lime / lime so as to induce growth |
| Meaning | A sticky adhesive that is smeared on small branches to capture small birds. | |
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| Synonym | birdlime | |
| Broader | adhesive material, adhesive agent, adhesive | A substance that unites or bonds surfaces together |
| Spanish | liga, visco | |
| Catalan | vesc | |
| Verbs | lime | spread birdlime on branches to catch birds |
| Meaning | Any of various related trees bearing limes. | |
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| Synonyms | lime tree, Citrus aurantifolia | |
| Member of | genus Citrus | orange |
| Parts | lime | The green acidic fruit of any of various lime trees |
| Broader | citrus, citrus tree | Any of numerous tropical usually thorny evergreen trees of the genus Citrus having leathery evergreen leaves and widely cultivated for their juicy edible fruits having leathery aromatic rinds |
| Spanish | Citrus aurantifolia, limero | |
| Meaning | The green acidic fruit of any of various lime trees. | |
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| Part of | lime, lime tree, Citrus aurantifolia | Any of various related trees bearing limes |
| Narrower | key lime | small yellow-green limes of southern Florida |
| Broader | citrus, citrus fruit, citrous fruit | Any of numerous fruits of the genus Citrus having thick rind and juicy pulp |
| Spanish | lima | |
| Catalan | llima | |
| Meaning | Spread birdlime on branches to catch birds. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something PP | |
| Synonym | birdlime | |
| Broader | spread, scatter, spread out | strew or distribute over an area |
| Nouns | lime | a sticky adhesive that is smeared on small branches to capture small birds |
| Meaning | cover with lime / lime so as to induce growth. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "lime the lawn" | |
| Broader | cover | Provide with a covering or cause to be covered |
| Spanish | abonar con cal | |
| Nouns | lime | a caustic substance produced by heating limestone |
| lime | a white crystalline oxide used in the production of calcium hydroxide | |
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