1. n. Calcium oxide, which is produced by heating limestone and gives slaked lime on treatment with water.
2. v. To treat with quicklime.
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1. n. (chemistry) Any inorganic material containing calcium, usually calcium oxide (quicklime) or calcium hydroxide (slaked lime).
2. n. (poetic) Any gluey or adhesive substance; something which traps or captures someone; sometimes a synonym for birdlime.
3. v. To treat with calcium hydroxide or calcium oxide (lime).
4. v. To smear with birdlime.
5. v. (rare) To ensnare, catch, entrap.
6. v. To apply limewash.
7. n. A deciduous tree of the genus Tilia, especially ; the linden tree, or its wood.
8. n. Any of several green citrus fruit, somewhat smaller and sharper-tasting than a lemon.
9. n. Any of the trees that bear limes, especially key lime,.
10. n. A light, somewhat yellowish, green colour associated with the fruits of a lime tree.
(color panel, BFFF00)
(color panel, web lime, 00FF00)
11. adj. Containing lime or lime juice.
12. adj. Having the aroma or flavor of lime.
13. adj. Lime-green.
14. v. (West Indies) To hang out/socialize in an informal, relaxed environment, especially with friends, for example at a party or on the beach.
15. n. (alt form, lyam) qual, a leash
16. n. (anime) A fan fiction story that stops short of full, explicit descriptions of sexual activity, with the intimacy left to the reader's imagination.
