lime
noun
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Sense 1 noun
a caustic substance produced by heating limestone
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Sense 2 verb
spread birdlime on branches to catch birds
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Sense 3 noun
a white crystalline oxide used in the production of calcium hydroxide
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Sense 4 verb
cover with lime so as to induce growth
lime the lawn
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Sense 5 noun
a sticky adhesive that is smeared on small branches to capture small birds
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Sense 6 noun
any of various related trees bearing limes
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Sense 7 noun
any of various deciduous trees of the genus Tilia with heart-shaped leaves and drooping cymose clusters of yellowish often fragrant flowers; several yield valuable timber
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Sense 8 noun
the green acidic fruit of any of various lime trees
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | lime |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | hydroxide |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | birdlime |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | spread out |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | lime |
| 3 | substance meronym | Parts & wholes | calcium |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | oxide |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | calcium oxide |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | lime |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | cover |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | lime |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | adhesive material |
| 6 | member holonym | Parts & wholes | genus Citrus |
| 6 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | lime |
| 6 | hypernym | Types & categories | citrus tree |
| 7 | member holonym | Parts & wholes | Tilia |
| 7 | substance meronym | Parts & wholes | linden |
| 7 | hypernym | Types & categories | tree |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | American basswood |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | small-leaved linden |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | white basswood |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | Japanese linden |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | silver lime |
| 8 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | lime tree |
| 8 | hypernym | Types & categories | citrus |
| 8 | hyponym | Types & categories | key lime |