Summary
English Synonyms: more detail...
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lime:
- chalk; calcium; lime; mortar; rubble; stone-chippings; broken stones; plaster; stone-dust; stuff; slaked lime; quick lime; matter; lime tree; linden tree; basswood; linden; Citrus aurantifolia; birdlime; fluxing lime; calcium oxide; burnt lime; quicklime; calx; calcined lime; unslaked lime; calcium hydroxide; lime hydrate; caustic lime; calcium hydrate; hydrated lime
- lime
- lime; birdlime
English
Detailed Synonyms for lime in English
lime:
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the lime
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the lime
the rubble; the stone-chippings; the broken stones; the plaster; the stone-dust; the stuff; the chalk; the slaked lime; the quick lime; the matter; the lime; the calcium -
the lime
– the green acidic fruit of any of various lime trees 1 -
the lime
– 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 1the lime; the lime tree; the linden tree; the basswood; the linden– 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 1 -
the lime
– any of various related trees bearing limes 1 -
the lime
– a sticky adhesive that is smeared on small branches to capture small birds 1 -
the lime
– a white crystalline oxide used in the production of calcium hydroxide 1the lime; the fluxing lime; the calcium oxide; the burnt lime; the quicklime; the calx; the calcined lime; the unslaked lime– a white crystalline oxide used in the production of calcium hydroxide 1 -
the lime
– a caustic substance produced by heating limestone 1the lime; the slaked lime; the calcium hydroxide; the lime hydrate; the caustic lime; the calcium hydrate; the hydrated lime– a caustic substance produced by heating limestone 1
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lime
– cover with lime so as to induce growth 1 -
lime
– spread birdlime on branches to catch birds 1