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- pronunciation:
- laIm
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Explorer
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noun |
| definition 1: |
any of various forms of calcium oxide, a whitish powder or granular substance used in mortars and cement, making steel and paper, and improving acidic soils.
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| definition 2: |
see "birdlime."
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
limes, liming, limed |
| definition 1: |
to spread lime or other calcium compounds on, as in treating soil or whitewashing.
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| definition 2: |
to catch or capture with, or as though with, birdlime.
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