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'lime' in a sentence

Learn how to use 'lime' with 4 example sentences.


lime verb

: spread birdlime on branches to catch birds

: cover with lime so as to induce growth

lime noun

: a caustic substance produced by heating limestone

: a white crystalline oxide used in the production of calcium hydroxide

: a sticky adhesive that is smeared on small branches to capture small birds

: any of various related trees bearing limes

: 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

: the green acidic fruit of any of various lime trees


  • This is a lime tree.
  • Lemons and limes are acidic fruits.
  • Put the lime in the coconut.
  • Have you ever coated a wall with lime?
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