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- [lahym]
- /laɪm/
- /laɪm/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [lahym]
- /laɪm/
Definitions of limed word
- noun limed Also called burnt lime, calcium oxide, caustic lime, calx, quicklime. a white or grayish-white, odorless, lumpy, very slightly water-soluble solid, CaO, that when combined with water forms calcium hydroxide (slaked lime) obtained from calcium carbonate, limestone, or oyster shells: used chiefly in mortars, plasters, and cements, in bleaching powder, and in the manufacture of steel, paper, glass, and various chemicals of calcium. 1
- noun limed a calcium compound for improving crops grown in soils deficient in lime. 1
- noun limed birdlime. 1
- verb with object limed to treat (soil) with lime or compounds of calcium. 1
- verb with object limed to smear (twigs, branches, etc.) with birdlime. 1
- verb with object limed to catch with or as if with birdlime. 1
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Origin of limed
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English, Old English līm; cognate with Dutch lijm, German Leim, Old Norse līm glue, Latin līmus slime; akin to loam
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Parts of speech for Limed
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
limed popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
limed usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for limed
verb limed
- impregnate — to make pregnant; get with child or young.
- mulch — a covering, as of straw, compost, or plastic sheeting, spread on the ground around plants to prevent excessive evaporation or erosion, enrich the soil, inhibit weed growth, etc.
- compost — Compost is a mixture of decayed plants and vegetable waste which is added to the soil to help plants grow.
- propagate — to cause (an organism) to multiply by any process of natural reproduction from the parent stock.
- inseminate — to inject semen into (the female reproductive tract); impregnate.
adjective limed
- forested — Covered in forest.
- grassed — Simple past tense and past participle of grass.
- pined — to yearn deeply; suffer with longing; long painfully (often followed by for): to pine for one's home and family.
- sapped — Fortification. a deep, narrow trench constructed so as to form an approach to a besieged place or an enemy's position.
noun limed
- plastered — drunk.
- bonded — A bonded company has entered into a legal agreement which offers its customers some protection if the company does not fulfil its contract with them.
- concreted — constituting an actual thing or instance; real: a concrete proof of his sincerity.
- epoxied — Simple past tense and past participle of epoxy.
- glued — Simple past tense and past participle of glue.
Antonyms for limed
verb limed
- deplete — To deplete a stock or amount of something means to reduce it.
- uncover — to lay bare; disclose; reveal.
- ignore — to refrain from noticing or recognizing: to ignore insulting remarks.
- depleted — reduced or exhausted
- ignored — to refrain from noticing or recognizing: to ignore insulting remarks.