limelight
- n a focus of public attention
he enjoyed being in the limelight - n a lamp consisting of a flame directed at a cylinder of lime with a lens to concentrate the light; formerly used for stage lighting
limen
- n the smallest detectable sensation
- n a long narrow lagoon near the mouth of a river
limenitis archippus
- n showy American butterfly resembling the monarch but smaller
limenitis arthemis
- n North American butterfly with blue-black wings crossed by a broad white band
limenitis astyanax
- n similar to the banded purple but with red spots on underwing surfaces
limenitis camilla
- n Eurasian butterfly with brown wings and white markings
limerick
- n port city in southwestern Ireland
- n a humorous verse form of 5 anapestic lines with a rhyme scheme aabba
limestone
- n a sedimentary rock consisting mainly of calcium that was deposited by the remains of marine animals
limestone fern
- n yellow-green fern of rocky areas of northern hemisphere
limestone salamander
- n similar to Shasta salamander; lives in cliff crevices and taluses
limewater
- n solution of calcium hydroxide in water used as an antacid