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Definitions for Limes

[1] a boundary, especially the fortified border or frontier of a country.
[2] (initial capital letter ) Siegfried Line.
[3] an ancient Roman frontier fortification.
[4] Also called burnt lime, calcium oxide, caustic lime, calx, quicklime. a white or grayish-white, odorless, lumpy, very slightly water-soluble solid, CaO, that when combined with water forms calcium hydroxide (slaked lime) , obtained from calcium carbonate, limestone, or oyster shells: used chiefly in mortars, plasters, and cements, in bleaching powder, and in the manufacture of steel, paper, glass, and various chemicals of calcium.
[5] a calcium compound for improving crops grown in soils deficient in lime.
[6] birdlime.
[7] to treat (soil) with lime or compounds of calcium.
[8] to smear (twigs, branches, etc.) with birdlime.
[9] to catch with or as if with birdlime.
[10] to paint or cover (a surface) with a composition of lime and water; whitewash: The government buildings were freshly limed.
[11] the small, greenish-yellow, acid fruit of a citrus tree, Citrus aurantifolia, allied to the lemon.
[12] the tree that bears this fruit.
[13] greenish yellow.
[14] of the color lime.
[15] of or made with limes.
[16] the European linden, Tilia europaea.
[17] limelight.
[18] the fortified boundary of the Roman Empire
[19] short for quicklime, birdlime, slaked lime
[20] agriculture any of certain calcium compounds, esp calcium hydroxide, spread as a dressing on lime-deficient land
[21] to spread (twigs, etc) with birdlime
[22] to spread a calcium compound upon (land) to improve plant growth
[23] to catch (animals, esp birds) with or as if with birdlime
[24] to whitewash or cover (a wall, ceiling, etc) with a mixture of lime and water (limewash )
[25] a small Asian citrus tree, Citrus aurantifolia, with stiff sharp spines and small round or oval greenish fruits
[26] the fruit of this tree, having acid fleshy pulp rich in vitamin C (as modifier ) lime juice
[27] having the flavour of lime fruit
[28] any linden tree, such as Tilia europaea, planted in many varieties for ornament
[29] (intr) Caribbean slang (of young people) to sit or stand around on the pavement

Words related to Limes

adhesive, cement, glue, mortar, stucco, lime, plaster, mud, sand, impregnate, enrich, mulch, compost, propagate, inseminate, germinate, pollinate, coat, binding, gum

Words nearby Limes

limen insulae, limen nasi, limequat, limerence, limerick, limes, limescale, limestone, limestone lettuce, limestone pavement, limewater

Origin of Limes

4shortened form

Other words from Limes

lime·less , adjective
lime·like , adjective
un·limed , adjective
lime·less , adjective
lime·like , adjective

Word origin for Limes

of unknown origin

Synonyms for Limes

adhesive, cement, glue, lime, mortar, stucco, binding, coat, dressing, gum, gypsum, mucilage, paste, plaster of Paris