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(verb) cover with lime, as of lawns, to induce growth |
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Related Words: cover |
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(noun) the green acidic fruit of any of various lime trees |
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Related Words: citrus, citrus fruit, key lime |
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(noun) any of various related trees bearing limes |
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Synonyms: Citrus aurantifolia, lime tree |
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Related Words: citrus, citrus tree |
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(verb) spread birdlime on branches to catch birds |
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Synonyms: birdlime |
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Related Words: scatter, spread, spread out |
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(noun) a sticky adhesive that is smeared on small branches to capture small birds |
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Synonyms: birdlime |
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Related Words: adhesive, adhesive material |
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(noun) a caustic substance (Ca(OH)2) produced by heating limestone |
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Synonyms: calcium hydrate, calcium hydroxide, caustic lime, hydrated lime, lime hydrate, slaked lime |
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Related Words: hydrated oxide, hydroxide |
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(noun) a white crystalline oxide used in the production of calcium hydroxide |
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Synonyms: burnt lime, calcined lime, calcium oxide, calx, fluxing lime, quicklime, unslaked lime |
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Related Words: oxide |
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(noun) any of various deciduous trees of the genus Tilia heart-shaped leaves and drooping cymose clusters of yellowish often fragrant flowers; several yield valuable timber |
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Synonyms: basswood, lime tree, linden, linden tree |
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Related Words: 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, tree, white basswood |
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