Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun lime

6 senses of lime

Sense 1
calcium hydroxide, lime, slaked lime, hydrated lime, calcium hydrate, caustic lime, lime hydrate -- (a caustic substance produced by heating limestone)
       => hydroxide, hydrated oxide -- (a compound of an oxide with water)

Sense 2
calcium oxide, quicklime, lime, calx, calcined lime, fluxing lime, unslaked lime, burnt lime -- (a white crystalline oxide used in the production of calcium hydroxide)
       => oxide -- (any compound of oxygen with another element or a radical)

Sense 3
birdlime, lime -- (a sticky adhesive that is smeared on small branches to capture small birds)
       => adhesive material, adhesive agent, adhesive -- (a substance that unites or bonds surfaces together)

Sense 4
lime, lime tree, Citrus aurantifolia -- (any of various related trees bearing limes)
       => 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)

Sense 5
linden, linden tree, basswood, lime, lime tree -- (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)
       => tree -- (a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms)

Sense 6
lime -- (the green acidic fruit of any of various lime trees)
       => citrus, citrus fruit, citrous fruit -- (any of numerous fruits of the genus Citrus having thick rind and juicy pulp; grown in warm regions)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb lime

2 senses of lime

Sense 1
birdlime, lime -- (spread birdlime on branches to catch birds)
       => spread, scatter, spread out -- (strew or distribute over an area; "He spread fertilizer over the lawn"; "scatter cards across the table")

Sense 2
lime -- (cover with lime so as to induce growth; "lime the lawn")
       => cover -- (provide with a covering or cause to be covered; "cover her face with a handkerchief"; "cover the child with a blanket"; "cover the grave with flowers")