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lime

nounverb /laɪm/ 1 syllables 4 letters Scrabble 6 WWF 8
Definitions
noun

any of various related trees bearing limes

verb

spread birdlime on branches to catch birds

noun

a white crystalline oxide used in the production of calcium hydroxide

noun

a caustic substance produced by heating limestone

noun

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

noun

a sticky adhesive that is smeared on small branches to capture small birds

verb

cover with lime so as to induce growth

“lime the lawn”

noun

the green acidic fruit of any of various lime trees

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