Limes

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This word is acceptable for play in the US & UK dictionaries that are being used in the following games:

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A fortified boundary or border, especially of the Roman Empire.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A boundary.
  • n. Plural form of lime.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. In anatomy, one of two distinct tracts of the lateral root of the olfactory lobe of the brain, distinguished as limes alba and limes cinerca.
  • n. In zoology, a boundary; a line of division or separation between two parts or organs.
  • Word Usage
    "My dad brought home some limes from a food show, so I juiced and zested them and start on a lime custard filling type thing."
    Equivalent
    lime twig   
    Verb Form
    limed    limes    liming   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    Variant
    linden    quicklime    slaked lime   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    leash    birdlime    entangle    insnare    cement   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Dime    Grime    Lyme    Time    anticrime    chime    climb    crime    dime    grime   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    soda    lemon    potash    sulphur    salt    ammonia    pepper    charcoal    chalk    oxide