Phrase Hound found 14 phrases and 18 compound words that contain limes. The most common are listed below. Open limes in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 14
- Key limesplural of Key lime: A small yellow (when ripe, usually sold green) lime, of hybrid Citrus × aurantiifolia, especially those from southern Florida.
- acid limesplural of acid lime: A small yellow (when ripe, usually sold green) lime, of hybrid Citrus × aurantiifolia, especially those from southern Florida.
- blood limesplural of blood lime: A small reddish-orange lime, a cross between the red finger lime (Citrus australasica var. sanguinea) and the 'Ellendale Mandarin' which is a sweet orange/mandarin cross.
- finger limesplural of finger lime: A thorny understorey shrub or small tree, Citrus australasica, of lowland subtropical forest and rainforest of eastern Australia.
- hydraulic limesplural of hydraulic lime: quicklime obtained from hydraulic limestone, and used for cementing underwater, etc.
- lemon-limesplural of lemon-lime: that contains a mixture of lemons and limes
- Philippine limesplural of Philippine lime: A small decorative evergreen citrus tree, of the hybrid Citrus × microcarpa (syn. ×Citrofortunella mitis), sometimes cultivated for its fruit.
- round limesplural of round lime: Synonym of dooja (“Citrus australis”).
- Spanish limesplural of Spanish lime: The mamoncillo (Melicoccus bijugatus).
- sweet limesplural of sweet lime: sweet lemon
- Sylhet limesplural of Sylhet lime: a citrus fruit found in the Indian subcontinent, especially in the Sylhet region, known for its tangy flavor.
- Ogeechee limesplural of Ogeechee lime: A species of tupelo (Nyssa ogeche) which grows in swamps in Georgia and Florida.
- slaked limesplural of slaked lime: Calcium hydroxide, a fine, white inorganic compound produced through the hydration of quicklime, and is extensively used in the manufacture of mortar and cement, as well as in a wide range of industrial processes.
- makrut limesplural of makrut lime: A type of Southeast Asian lime with small, fragrant fruits, and the leaves of which are used in cooking for their citrus flavor.
Compound words 18
- limestoneAn abundant rock of marine and freshwater sediments; primarily composed of calcite (CaCO₃); and occurring in a variety of forms, both crystalline and amorphous.
- limestonesplural of limestone: An abundant rock of marine and freshwater sediments; primarily composed of calcite (CaCO₃); and occurring in a variety of forms, both crystalline and amorphous.
- sublimesplural of sublime: To heat (a substance) in a container so as to convert it into a gas which then condenses in solid form on cooler parts of the container.
- limesandA course sediment found in the seabed containing primarily ground up shells, sometimes used in agriculture as an acidity regulator.
- limestickA stick, twig or branch smeared with birdlime, used as trap to catch birds. The practise is illegal in many jurisdictions.
- beslimesthird-person singular simple present indicative of beslime: To make dirty with something slimy; befoul
- birdlimesthird-person singular simple present indicative of birdlime: A sticky substance, of varying compositions, smeared on branches to catch birds.
- brooklimesplural of brooklime: Certain plants of genus Veronica, with usually blue flowers in axillary racemes:
- deslimesthird-person singular simple present indicative of deslime: To remove the slime from.
- flintlimesplural of flintlime: A mixture of lime (calcium) and crushed flint used to make calcium silicate bricks.