lemon1 nounlemon2 adjective
lemonlem‧on1 /ˈlemən/ ●●● S3 noun 
WORD ORIGINlemon
Origin:
1300-1400 French limon, from Medieval Latin limo, from Arabic laymunEXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- Our van turned out to be a real lemon.
- I prefer this blend with about 5 drops of bergamot or lemon added to brighten the aroma.
- It's also very good made with jam, lemon or cheese.
- Most lemons last through mid-April and grapefruit, through mid-June.
- There are indeed times when a lemon as a seasoning seems second only in importance to salt.
- Use lime juice or zest rather than lemon.
WORD SETS
amber, nounamethyst, nounapricot, nounaquamarine, nounashen, adjectiveauburn, adjectiveazure, adjectivebar, nounbarred, adjectivebeige, nounblack, adjectiveblack, nounblack, verbblack and white, adjectiveblacken, verbbleed, verbblood-red, adjectiveblue, adjectiveblue, nounbluish, adjectivebold, adjectivebottle green, nounbrassy, adjectivebrindled, adjectivebronze, nounbronze, adjectivebrown, adjectivebrown, nounbuff, nounburgundy, nouncarmine, nouncarroty, adjectivecerise, nouncerulean, nounchartreuse, nouncherry, nounchestnut, nounchestnut, adjectivechromatic, adjectivechrome yellow, nounclaret, nounclear, adjectivecoffee, nouncool, adjectivecopper, nouncoral, adjectivecream, adjectivecreamy, adjectivecrimson, adjectivecyan, adjectivedappled, adjectivedapple-grey, nounDay-Glo, adjectivediscoloration, noundiscolour, verbdrab, adjectivedull, adjectivedun, noundusky, adjectivedye, verbebony, adjectivefawn, adjectiveflaxen, adjectiveflesh-coloured, adjectiveflorid, adjectivefluorescent, adjectiveflush, nounfuchsia, noungarish, adjectivegarnet, noungaudy, adjectivegay, adjectiveginger, adjectivegold, noungold, adjectivegolden, adjectivegray, green, adjectivegreen, noungreenish, adjectivegrey, adjectivegrey, noungreyish, adjectivehazel, adjectiveindigo, nouniridescent, adjectiveivory, nounjade, nounjet-black, adjectivekhaki, nounlavender, nounleaden, adjectivelemon, nounlilac, nounlily-white, adjectivelime green, nounlivid, adjectiveloud, adjectiveluminous, adjectivelurid, adjectivemagenta, nounmagnolia, nounmahogany, nounmaroon, nounmatch, nounmauve, nounmellow, adjectivemellow, verbmonochrome, adjectivemousy, adjectivemuddy, adjectivemulticoloured, adjectivemustard, nounmuted, adjectivenavy blue, adjectiveneutral, adjectiveochre, nounoff-white, nounolive, nounopalescent, adjectiveorange, nounpale, adjectivepastel, nounpastel, adjectivepeach, nounpea green, nounpearly, adjectivepepper-and-salt, adjectivepink, adjectivepink, nounpinkish, adjectiveplum, nounplum, adjectivepowder blue, nounprimary colour, nounprimrose, nounprismatic, adjectivepuce, adjectivepure, adjectivepurple, nounpurplish, adjectivered, adjectivered, nounredden, verbreddish, adjectiveredhead, nounrestrained, adjectiverich, adjectiverose, nounrose, adjectiveroseate, adjectiverose-coloured, adjectiverosy, adjectiveroyal blue, nounruby, nounruddy, adjectiverusset, nounsable, adjectivesaffron, nounscarlet, adjectivesepia, nounshade, nounshocking pink, nounsienna, nounsilver, nounsilver, adjectivesilvery, adjectivesky-blue, adjectivesnow-white, adjectivesnowy, adjectivesoft, adjectivesombre, adjectivesteely, adjectivetaupe, nountawny, adjectiveteal, nountint, nountint, verbtone, nounturquoise, nountwo-tone, adjectiveultramarine, nounumber, nounvermilion, nounvibrant, adjectiveviolet, nounwarm, adjectivewaxen, adjectiveweak, adjectivewhite, adjectivewhite, nounwhiten, verbwhitish, adjectiveyellow, adjectiveyellow, nounyellow, verbyellowy, adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
He owns an orange grove near Tel Aviv.COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE
(=a sponge cake with a chocolate etc flavour)· She’d baked a chocolate cake for me.
He owns an orange grove near Tel Aviv.· Nicholas smelt fresh meat and lemons.· Serve hot, warm or cold with a spoonful of olive oil and fresh lemon juice.· The Wards' house was always shining and smelled fresh, of lemon oil and soap.· It has an enticing scent and flavour of just pressed grapes cut with a fresh note of lemon.
· Flavour with grated lemon rind and vanilla.· Stir in cranberries, walnuts, grated lemon rind and parsley.· Combine the dried fruits and mix with the grated orange and lemon rind.· To be a little more adventurous with apple pies try mixing shortcrust pastry with grated orange or lemon rind and juice instead of water.· Spread the chopped onion and grated lemon over the base of a baking dish.
NOUN· Set away. 7 Lightly whip the cream, divide in half and fold lemon curd on to one half.· The cake is finished with piped cream, white chocolate flakes and a lacing of lemon curd.· To the straight forward lemon curd, a couple of sponge fingers, broken up, are sometimes added.· Writers of old recipes often claimed that lemon curd keeps for years.· My attempt to follow that with a lemon curd tart was a bit half-hearted.
· These have a full complement of hot peppers, lime and lemon grass, as well as rich coconut milk or coconut itself.
· He could be out on the patio, or walking among his lemon groves.· The road led between lemon groves, and beyond them the sea sparkled in the distance.· Just think of those lemon groves outside my aunt's villa in Ravello.· The lemon groves, which gave the village its name, cover the surrounding countryside, and there are flowers everywhere.· Naturally there are many walks to be enjoyed in the surrounding countryside, and through the lemon groves that surround the village.· The rugged mountains and hills form an impressive backdrop, and inland peaceful villages look out across orange and lemon groves.
· Why should lemon juice be added to the cooking water when boiling potatoes? 3.· Place the roe, lemon juice and squeezed bread in a food processor blender.· Mixed with lemon juice and oil, it makes an ideal marinade for chicken and fish.· Sprinkle the avocado slices with lemon juice, then arrange them with Mozzarella and tomato slices. 2.· Meanwhile, mix the mayonnaise, lemon rind and lemon juice.· Place in a shallow dish and squeeze over lemon juice, then drizzle over oil.· Add the remaining lemon juice, yogurt and chives.· Remove from the heat, and stir in the lemon juice, mustard and tomato purée and adjust seasoning, if necessary.
· Add l lemon rind, sugar, eggs and mix.· Flavour with grated lemon rind and vanilla.· Meanwhile, mix the mayonnaise, lemon rind and lemon juice.· Serves 6 1 Place the cream, spices and lemon rind in a non-stick pan and bring gently to the boil.· Mix together the lemon rind, parsley and chopped garlic and sprinkle over the rice before serving.· Stir in cranberries, walnuts, grated lemon rind and parsley.· Beat in the lemon rind and eggs, and little at a time, beating well after each addition.· Serve decorated with the finely shredded lemon rind.
· Serve each trout on a bed of finely shredded lettuce, garnished with a lemon wedge.· Arrange the tomatoes and melon wedges decoratively on the couscous and accompany with a lemon wedge.
VERB· Put all the sugar together into the bowl. Squeeze the lemons, and strain the juice.· Gently squeeze lemons open and place / 2 teaspoon salt in center of each.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
1- Bob had a brown paper poke in his hand from which he was eating magic mushrooms as if they were lemon drops.
- Ad a little finely chopped onion, a few black olives, fruity olive oil and a squeeze of lemon.
- Coming unstuck: when boiling rice, stop the grains from sticking by adding a squeeze of lemon juice to the water.
- Or, you could just try a squeeze of lemon.
- To whiten and add elasticity to icing for piping purposes, a squeeze of lemon juice is used.
[countable, uncountable] a fruit with a hard yellow skin and sour juice: a slice of lemon Add a few drops of lemon juice.2[uncountable] British English a drink that tastes of lemons: a glass of fizzy lemon3[uncountable] (also lemon yellow) a pale yellow colour4[countable] especially American English informal something that is useless because it fails to work or to work properly: I soon realized the van was a lemon.5[countable] British English informal a silly person: He just stood there looking like a real lemon.lemon1 nounlemon2 adjective
lemonlemon2 (also ˌlemon ˈyellow) adjective EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
- And they ate Papparadelle Ripiene stuffed with goat cheese and Parmesan and covered with a grated lemon peel and cream sauce.
- Hot-pressed sandwiches such as basil, mozzarella and tomato; lemon turkey; smoked salmon; and roast beef.
- If the mixture seems too dry, add a little more olive oil and lemon juice.
- Mix the lemon juice and vanilla essence with the custard.
- Mix the yogurt with the lemon juice, mint and parsley and season to taste with the salt and black pepper.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES He owns an orange grove near Tel Aviv.COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN
(=a sponge cake with a chocolate etc flavour)· She’d baked a chocolate cake for me.
He owns an orange grove near Tel Aviv.· Mix all the fruit together and stir in the lemon juice, making sure that the apple is well coated.· Arrange them on a platter, sprinkle them all over with lemon juice and serve at once.· Mix the yogurt with the lemon juice, mint and parsley and season to taste with the salt and black pepper.· Sprinkle with lemon juice, pomegranate syrup, turmeric, salt, pepper to taste and teaspoon cinnamon.· Mix the lemon juice and vanilla essence with the custard.· Add lemon juice and enough boiling water to cover completely.· Season lightly and sprinkle the lemon juice over the top.
· Back in the cabin I mix the berries with sugar and lemon peel, then roll out the pie crusts.· Garnish with fresh parsley and lemon peel.· And they ate Papparadelle Ripiene stuffed with goat cheese and Parmesan and covered with a grated lemon peel and cream sauce.· Combine ground walnuts, garlic, lemon peel, cayenne and cinnamon with little salt.· Garnished with a twist of lemon peel or a single green olive, the martini is one of the more simple cocktails.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
pale yellow in colour- Bob had a brown paper poke in his hand from which he was eating magic mushrooms as if they were lemon drops.
- Ad a little finely chopped onion, a few black olives, fruity olive oil and a squeeze of lemon.
- Coming unstuck: when boiling rice, stop the grains from sticking by adding a squeeze of lemon juice to the water.
- Or, you could just try a squeeze of lemon.
- To whiten and add elasticity to icing for piping purposes, a squeeze of lemon juice is used.