Definition of lime

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  • lime is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 6
  • lime is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 6
  • lime is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 8

Definition of lime

  • any of various related trees bearing limes (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. citrus aurantifolia
    2. lime tree
  • spread birdlime on branches to catch birds (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. birdlime
  • a white crystalline oxide used in the production of calcium hydroxide (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. burnt lime
    2. calcined lime
    3. calcium oxide
    4. calx
    5. fluxing lime
    6. quicklime
    7. unslaked lime
  • a caustic substance produced by heating limestone (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. calcium hydrate
    2. calcium hydroxide
    3. caustic lime
    4. hydrated lime
    5. lime hydrate
    6. slaked 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 (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. basswood
    2. lime tree
    3. linden
    4. linden tree
  • a sticky adhesive that is smeared on small branches to capture small birds (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. birdlime
  • cover with lime so as to induce growth (verb)

    Examples

    1. lime the lawn
  • the green acidic fruit of any of various lime trees (noun)

See definition of lime in Merriam Webster