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Showing words for LIMING using the English dictionary

6 Letter Words for Liming

liming

5 Letter Words for Liming

gilim

4 Letter Words for Liming

glim, liin, limn, ling, ming, mini

3 Letter Words for Liming

gim, gin, ign, imi, ing, lig, lim, lin, mig, mil, min, nig, nil, nim

Definitions for Liming

[1] 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.
[2] a calcium compound for improving crops grown in soils deficient in lime.
[3] birdlime.
[4] to treat (soil) with lime or compounds of calcium.
[5] to smear (twigs, branches, etc.) with birdlime.
[6] to catch with or as if with birdlime.
[7] to paint or cover (a surface) with a composition of lime and water; whitewash: The government buildings were freshly limed.
[8] the small, greenish-yellow, acid fruit of a citrus tree, Citrus aurantifolia, allied to the lemon.
[9] the tree that bears this fruit.
[10] greenish yellow.
[11] of the color lime.
[12] of or made with limes.
[13] the European linden, Tilia europaea.
[14] limelight.
[15] short for quicklime, birdlime, slaked lime
[16] agriculture any of certain calcium compounds, esp calcium hydroxide, spread as a dressing on lime-deficient land
[17] to spread (twigs, etc) with birdlime
[18] to spread a calcium compound upon (land) to improve plant growth
[19] to catch (animals, esp birds) with or as if with birdlime
[20] to whitewash or cover (a wall, ceiling, etc) with a mixture of lime and water (limewash )
[21] a small Asian citrus tree, Citrus aurantifolia, with stiff sharp spines and small round or oval greenish fruits
[22] the fruit of this tree, having acid fleshy pulp rich in vitamin C (as modifier ) lime juice
[23] having the flavour of lime fruit
[24] any linden tree, such as Tilia europaea, planted in many varieties for ornament
[25] (intr) Caribbean slang (of young people) to sit or stand around on the pavement

Words related to Liming

limeolive, blue-green, adhesive, cement, glue, mortar, stucco, plaster, mud, sand, impregnate, enrich, mulch, compost, propagate, inseminate, germinate, pollinate, fir, sap

Words nearby Liming

limelimbo, limbourg, limburg, limburger, limbus, lime, lime burner, lime glass, lime green, lime liniment, lime pit

Origin of Liming

e4shortened form

Other words from Liming

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

Word origin for Liming

eof unknown origin

Synonyms for Liming

covering, dressing, enrichment, preparation, spreading, manuring, mulching