lime
lahym
- n a caustic substance produced by heating limestone
- n a white crystalline oxide used in the production of calcium hydroxide
- n a sticky adhesive that is smeared on small branches to capture small birds
- n any of various related trees bearing limes
- n 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
- n the green acidic fruit of any of various lime trees
- v spread birdlime on branches to catch birds
- v cover with lime so as to induce growth
lime the lawn
- Almond-and-lime skyr, a strained Icelandic cheese, is served on a banana leaf, wrapped like a present with bows and cellophane paper.
- It may well be difficult to picture a black and white Dalmatian perched atop a screaming fire engine of bright lime yellow, but that peculiar color combination is beginning to .
- Before snails hibernate, their flesh is full of small, hard particles of lime that make them less desirable in the eyes of gourmets.