limes
Definitions
Noun
- A caustic substance produced by heating limestone
- A white crystalline oxide used in the production of calcium hydroxide
- A sticky adhesive that is smeared on small branches to capture small birds
- Any of various related trees bearing limes
- 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
- The green acidic fruit of any of various lime trees
Verb
- Spread birdlime on branches to catch birds
- Cover with lime so as to induce growth
Fragment
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As a Fragment
Words that contain the term "limes".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | climes | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | limes | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | limestone | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | limestones | 2 | 0 |
Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "limes".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | claims | 1 | 74 |
| 2 | flames | 1 | 14 |
| 3 | slums | 1 | 8 |
| 4 | lambs | 1 | 7 |
| 5 | limbs | 1 | 5 |
| 6 | blooms | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | clams | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | looms | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | climbs | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | climes | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | allums | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | alums | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | blames | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | bloom's | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | flumes | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | gleams | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | klemz | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | lamb's | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | lambs' | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | lamm's | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | plum's | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | plumes | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | plums | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | slams | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | slims | 1 | 0 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "limes".
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "limes" in a sentence.
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Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "limes" in a sentence.
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Words that are statistically associated with "limes" in the same piece of text.
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Results:
Term
Definitions: 8
Fragments: 4
Sound Alikes: 25
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 13
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
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