—lime /laɪm/
noun (ALSO lime tree, US USUALLY linden) (TREE)
► F0 a large tree with leaves shaped like a heart and pale yellow flowersThesaurus+: ↑Deciduous treesnoun (CHEMICAL)
F0 [U] (ALSO quicklime) a white substance that is used especially to spread on the land to improve the quality of earth so that crops grow better
Thesaurus+: ↑SoilF0 [U] (ALSO limescale, scale) white material that collects inside water pipes, kettles, etc. in areas where the water is hard (= contains a lot of natural chemicals)
Thesaurus+: ↑Coverings and layersnoun [C or U] (FRUIT)
► F0 a round fruit containing a lot of juice that is sour like a lemon but smaller and green, or the small tree on which this fruit growsThesaurus+: ↑Types of fruitverb [T] ↑Verb Endings for lime
► F0 to spread the substance lime on a piece of landThesaurus+: ↑Improving fertility and pest control