lime - Similar and Opposite Words

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Noun

the green acidic fruit of any of various lime trees

Synonyms

• lime

More generic

• citrous fruit
• citrus
• citrus fruit

More specific

• key lime

Related

• Citrus aurantifolia
• lime
• lime tree

Noun

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

Synonyms

• basswood
• lime
• lime tree
• linden
• linden tree

More generic

• tree

More specific

• American basswood
• American lime
• Japanese lime
• Japanese linden
• Tilia americana
• Tilia cordata
• Tilia heterophylla
• Tilia japonica
• Tilia tomentosa
• cottonwood
• silver lime
• silver linden
• small-leaved lime
• small-leaved linden
• white basswood

Related

• Tilia
• genus Tilia

Related

• basswood
• linden

Noun

any of various related trees bearing limes

Synonyms

• Citrus aurantifolia
• lime
• lime tree

More generic

• citrus
• citrus tree

Related

• lime

Related

• genus Citrus

Noun

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

Synonyms

• birdlime
• lime

More generic

• adhesive
• adhesive agent
• adhesive material

Noun

a white crystalline oxide used in the production of calcium hydroxide

Synonyms

• burnt lime
• calcined lime
• calcium oxide
• calx
• fluxing lime
• lime
• quicklime
• unslaked lime

More generic

• oxide

Related

• Ca
• atomic number 20
• calcium

Noun

a caustic substance produced by heating limestone

Synonyms

• calcium hydrate
• calcium hydroxide
• caustic lime
• hydrated lime
• lime
• lime hydrate
• slaked lime

More generic

• hydrated oxide
• hydroxide

Verb

cover with lime so as to induce growth

Synonyms

• lime

More generic

• cover

Verb

spread birdlime on branches to catch birds

Synonyms

• birdlime
• lime

More generic

• scatter
• spread
• spread out

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