Lime
noun
A type of fruit that is green, sour, and often used in cooking or for juice.
I squeezed some fresh lime into my drink for a tangy flavor.
Often appears as...
- squeeze a lime
- lime zest
noun
A substance made from limestone and used in building, pottery, and industry.
He applied a layer of lime to the exterior of the house prior to painting it.
Often appears as...
- quick lime
- lime plaster
noun
A shade of green, like the color of lime fruit.
She painted her room lime to give it a vibrant look.
Often appears as...
- lime green
- lime t-shirt
verb
To treat soil or other substances with lime to make it better.
They will lime the soil to reduce its acidity.
Often appears as...
- lime the soil
- lime the fields
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Technical
noun
A type of fruit that is green, sour, and often used in cooking or for juice.
I squeezed some fresh lime into my drink for a tangy flavor.
Often appears as...
- squeeze a lime
- lime zest
noun
A substance made from limestone and used in building, pottery, and industry.
He applied a layer of lime to the exterior of the house prior to painting it.
Often appears as...
- quick lime
- lime plaster
noun
A shade of green, like the color of lime fruit.
She painted her room lime to give it a vibrant look.
Often appears as...
- lime green
- lime t-shirt
verb
To treat soil or other substances with lime to make it better.
They will lime the soil to reduce its acidity.
Often appears as...
- lime the soil
- lime the fields
Usage tips
Technical
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/3Culinary Uses
Lime is commonly used in recipes to add a citrusy flavor and zest to dishes.
Add a slice of lime to garnish and brighten up your seafood dish.
Pro Tip 2/3Beverage Flavoring
Lime is frequently used in drinks, from water to cocktails, to impart a refreshing taste.
A wedge of lime is often added to a glass of cola.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Staple
In many cultures, lime is a key ingredient in traditional dishes and condiments.
Lime juice is essential in authentic Mexican guacamole.
Pro Tip 1/3Culinary Uses
Lime is commonly used in recipes to add a citrusy flavor and zest to dishes.
Add a slice of lime to garnish and brighten up your seafood dish.
Pro Tip 2/3Beverage Flavoring
Lime is frequently used in drinks, from water to cocktails, to impart a refreshing taste.
A wedge of lime is often added to a glass of cola.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Staple
In many cultures, lime is a key ingredient in traditional dishes and condiments.
Lime juice is essential in authentic Mexican guacamole.
Pro Tip 1/3Culinary Uses
Lime is commonly used in recipes to add a citrusy flavor and zest to dishes.
Add a slice of lime to garnish and brighten up your seafood dish.
Pro Tip 2/3Beverage Flavoring
Lime is frequently used in drinks, from water to cocktails, to impart a refreshing taste.
A wedge of lime is often added to a glass of cola.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Staple
In many cultures, lime is a key ingredient in traditional dishes and condiments.
Lime juice is essential in authentic Mexican guacamole.
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Noah Wilson-Rich: Every...
This is a big question now to help us understand why they should be in the city. Perhaps there's more pollen in the city. With the trains coming in to urban hubs, they can carry pollen with them, very light pollen, and it's just a big supermarket in the city. A lot of linden trees live along the railroad tracks.
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Can we stop climate...
into lime and carbon dioxide. Now at this point, you're probably thinking that I'm nuts. It's actually generating carbon dioxide. But the key point is, all of the carbon dioxide generated, both from the fuel cell and from the lime kiln, is pure, and that's really important,
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Episode 5: Name That...
fun way that we do it is we come up with themes for the dogs and also it helps us remember which puppies go together so one of my letters right now is the grain litter we got rice barley flax Oh try that I've got patron and cuervo and their sisters were salt and lime I know
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Every city needs healthy...
this is a big question now to help us understand why they should be in the city perhaps there's more pollen in the city with the trains coming into urban hubs they can carry pollen with them very light pollen and it's just a big supermarket in the city a lot of linden
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Part Ape, Part Human:...
went back to this site to see what it had to offer and we walked up that little lime track way through the fence got to the edge of this pit and I was telling them the story of that how I discovered the site and we got to the edge and I said okay go find fossils if
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These Birds Have ALL The...
strawberry one john hey there are a barrier some sort this one's got a grain wrapper so what's that apple they've got a green one too i think they're lame that doesn't taste like a lime they never do that's how you can tell they're the lame
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The beauty of being a...
I put the letter on my kitchen table, I poured myself a giant glass of vodka with ice and lime, and I sat there in my underwear for an entire day, just staring at the letter. I was thinking about all the ways I'd already screwed my life up.
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Why the Dinosaurs’...
extinction event we needed to drill into it where it actually hit was lime stones so calcium carbonate which makes a lot of co2 when your paper eyes it but even more important perhaps worth evaporites
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Why Paul McCartney...
so years ago we were linden I were on a farm and we had sheep and they'd had lambs and it's the most beautiful time of the Lambs life they're sort of full of spirit and full of energy and we
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How to rebuild the world...
nice and hot and pop inside your recipe and the soda though is the melting point of the silica sand so you can melt it into a mixture and the lime helps to
Video examples
Noah Wilson-Rich: Every...
This is a big question now to help us understand why they should be in the city. Perhaps there's more pollen in the city. With the trains coming in to urban hubs, they can carry pollen with them, very light pollen, and it's just a big supermarket in the city. A lot of linden trees live along the railroad tracks.
Video examples
Can we stop climate...
into lime and carbon dioxide. Now at this point, you're probably thinking that I'm nuts. It's actually generating carbon dioxide. But the key point is, all of the carbon dioxide generated, both from the fuel cell and from the lime kiln, is pure, and that's really important,
Video examples
Episode 5: Name That...
fun way that we do it is we come up with themes for the dogs and also it helps us remember which puppies go together so one of my letters right now is the grain litter we got rice barley flax Oh try that I've got patron and cuervo and their sisters were salt and lime I know
Video examples
Every city needs healthy...
this is a big question now to help us understand why they should be in the city perhaps there's more pollen in the city with the trains coming into urban hubs they can carry pollen with them very light pollen and it's just a big supermarket in the city a lot of linden
Video examples
Part Ape, Part Human:...
went back to this site to see what it had to offer and we walked up that little lime track way through the fence got to the edge of this pit and I was telling them the story of that how I discovered the site and we got to the edge and I said okay go find fossils if
Video examples
These Birds Have ALL The...
strawberry one john hey there are a barrier some sort this one's got a grain wrapper so what's that apple they've got a green one too i think they're lame that doesn't taste like a lime they never do that's how you can tell they're the lame
Video examples
The beauty of being a...
I put the letter on my kitchen table, I poured myself a giant glass of vodka with ice and lime, and I sat there in my underwear for an entire day, just staring at the letter. I was thinking about all the ways I'd already screwed my life up.
Video examples
Why the Dinosaurs’...
extinction event we needed to drill into it where it actually hit was lime stones so calcium carbonate which makes a lot of co2 when your paper eyes it but even more important perhaps worth evaporites
Video examples
Why Paul McCartney...
so years ago we were linden I were on a farm and we had sheep and they'd had lambs and it's the most beautiful time of the Lambs life they're sort of full of spirit and full of energy and we
Video examples
How to rebuild the world...
nice and hot and pop inside your recipe and the soda though is the melting point of the silica sand so you can melt it into a mixture and the lime helps to
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Quote examples
Sania Mirza
Indian Athlete
As I came to the lime light, the media asked me many questions. A lot many moral policing... 'Wear this, wear that, why a T-shirt?' Everybody has the right to form their opinions, and I have the right to ignore them.
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Brian Lara
Trinidadian Cricketer
My brother shaved a cricket bat out of a coconut branch... we played cricket with anything we put our hands on - a hard orange, a lime, a marble - anything we could use in the backyard or the streets.
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Krystle D'Souza
Indian Actress
I have a glass of hot water with honey and lime in it right after I wake up. I eat in small quantities every two hours and make it a point not to eat anything after 8 P.M. in the evening.
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Maya Angelou
American Poet
I love a Hebrew National hot dog with an ice-cold Corona - no lime. If the phone rings, I won't answer until I'm done.
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Billie Lourd
American Actress
I am a Southern girl at heart, so I have a pulled pork sandwich and Key lime pie every day. It's a problem.
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Sloane Crosley
American Writer
You know what they say: 'Why sit at a table that doesn't have key lime pie on it if you don't have to?
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Andrew Zimmern
American Critic
I love the Mexican chapulines. These little crickets are beautifully roasted with salt and lime.
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Paula Poundstone
American Comedian
I love key lime pie, although it's never made the proper way.
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Kenny Stills
American Athlete
I have a '72 Volkswagen bus and it's lime green.
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Jimmy Buffett
American Singer
If life gives you limes, make margaritas.
Quote examples
Sania Mirza
Indian Athlete
As I came to the lime light, the media asked me many questions. A lot many moral policing... 'Wear this, wear that, why a T-shirt?' Everybody has the right to form their opinions, and I have the right to ignore them.
Quote examples
Brian Lara
Trinidadian Cricketer
My brother shaved a cricket bat out of a coconut branch... we played cricket with anything we put our hands on - a hard orange, a lime, a marble - anything we could use in the backyard or the streets.
Quote examples
Krystle D'Souza
Indian Actress
I have a glass of hot water with honey and lime in it right after I wake up. I eat in small quantities every two hours and make it a point not to eat anything after 8 P.M. in the evening.
Quote examples
Maya Angelou
American Poet
I love a Hebrew National hot dog with an ice-cold Corona - no lime. If the phone rings, I won't answer until I'm done.
Quote examples
Billie Lourd
American Actress
I am a Southern girl at heart, so I have a pulled pork sandwich and Key lime pie every day. It's a problem.
Quote examples
Sloane Crosley
American Writer
You know what they say: 'Why sit at a table that doesn't have key lime pie on it if you don't have to?
Quote examples
Andrew Zimmern
American Critic
I love the Mexican chapulines. These little crickets are beautifully roasted with salt and lime.
Quote examples
Paula Poundstone
American Comedian
I love key lime pie, although it's never made the proper way.
Quote examples
Kenny Stills
American Athlete
I have a '72 Volkswagen bus and it's lime green.
Quote examples
Jimmy Buffett
American Singer
If life gives you limes, make margaritas.
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