Collocations for "lime"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "lime" in context.
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lime
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- a [ripe, bitter, juicy, sweet] lime
- the juice of [two] limes
- [flavored, enhanced, infused] with limes
- [cut, halve, quarter, slice, squeeze] the lime
- squeeze some lime on top (of)
- limes are used in [cocktails, Mojitos]
- I'll have a [beer, vodka, gin] and lime
- juice made with [oranges, lemons] and limes
- paint the [wall, bedroom, kitchen] in lime
- agriculture: [bricks, sand] and lime
- clean the lime [from, off] the [shower head, faucet]
- chemistry: obtain lime from heating limestone
- chemistry: lime [has, contains] calcium oxide
- chemistry: use lime to [distill, make, cover, hold]
- lime the [land, soil, earth, fields, lawn]
- lime (it) to [ensure, prevent, protect, boost]
- lime [a building, the wall, the surface]
- the [building] was [newly, recently, freshly] limed
- limed the [twigs, roots, branches]
- a [squirt, few drops] of lime juice
- lime [walls, paint, tone]
- lime [slices, wedges, quarters]
- picked from the lime tree
- [colored, finished, layered] in lime green
- a lime-flavored [candy, drink]
'lime' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):