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Lime vs Ooze - What's the difference?

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In lang=en terms the difference between lime and ooze

is that lime is to apply limewash while ooze is to be secreted or slowly leak.

As nouns the difference between lime and ooze

is that lime is (chemistry) a general term for inorganic materials containing calcium, usually calcium oxide or calcium hydroxide; quicklime or lime can be a deciduous tree of the genus tilia , especially ; the linden tree, or its wood or lime can be any of several green citrus fruit, somewhat smaller and sharper-tasting than a lemon or lime can be (anime) a fan fiction story that stops short of full, explicit descriptions of sexual activity, with the intimacy left to the reader's imagination while ooze is potion of vegetable matter used for leather tanning or ooze can be soft mud, slime, or shells on the bottom of a body of water.

As verbs the difference between lime and ooze

is that lime is to treat with calcium hydroxide or calcium oxide (lime) or lime can be (west indies) to hang out/socialize in an informal, relaxed environment, especially with friends, for example at a party or on the beach while ooze is to be secreted or slowly leak.

As an adjective lime

is containing lime or lime juice.

lime

English

Etymology 1

(etyl) .

Noun

  • (chemistry) A general term for inorganic materials containing calcium, usually calcium oxide or calcium hydroxide; quicklime.
  • * 1952 , L.F. Salzman, Building in England , page 149.
    • Lime , which is the product of the burning of chalk or limestone, might be bought ready burnt, or it could be burnt in kilns specially constructed in the neighbourhood of the building operations.
  • (poetic) Any gluey or adhesive substance; something which traps or captures someone; sometimes a synonym for birdlime.
  • * 1610 , , by (William Shakespeare), act 4 scene 1
    • Monster, come, put some lime upon your fingers, and away with the rest.
  • * (rfdate) Wordsworth
    • Like the lime that foolish birds are caught with.
    Derived terms
    * chloride of lime * delime * limekiln * limelight * limelighter * limescale * limestone * limewater * limeworking * quicklime * slaked lime * soda lime * unslaked lime * white lime
    See also
    * asbestos * calcareous * calcify * calcine * calcium * calcium hydroxide * calcspar * calc-tufa * calculus * calx * chalk

    Verb

    (lim)
  • To treat with calcium hydroxide or calcium oxide (lime).
  • To smear with birdlime.
  • # (rare) To ensnare, catch, entrap.
  • #* 1599 , (William Shakespeare), (Much Ado About Nothing) ,
  • URSULA. She's lim'd , I warrant you: we have caught her, madam.
  • HERO. If it prove so, then loving goes by haps:
  • Some Cupid kills with arrows, some with traps.
  • To apply limewash

    • Etymology 2

    An alteration of line, a variant form of lind.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A deciduous tree of the genus Tilia , especially ; the linden tree, or its wood.
  • *
    • she looked before her, not consciously seeing, but absorbing into the intensity of her mood, the solemn glory of the afternoon with its long swathes of light between the far-off rows of limes , whose shadows touched each other.
    Related terms
    * linden
    Usage notes
    * Both this and the citrus are trees with fragrant flowers, but this is more temperate and the citrus is more tropical and subtropical. Outside of Europe and adjoining parts of Asia, the citrus sense is much more common

    Etymology 3

    From (etyl) lime, from (etyl) lima, from (etyl) .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Any of several green citrus fruit, somewhat smaller and sharper-tasting than a lemon.
  • Any of the trees that bear limes, especially key lime, .
  • A light, somewhat yellowish, green colour associated with the fruits of a lime tree.
    • Derived terms
    * key lime * key lime pie * lemon lime * lemon and lime * limeade * lime-green * lime juice * lime-juicer * limequat * lime tree looper * limey * Persian lime
    See also
    * fur up * gimlet * lemon * plaster * sour *
    Usage notes
    * Both this and the linden are trees with fragrant flowers, but the linden is more temperate and this is more tropical and subtropical. Outside of Europe and adjoining parts of Asia, this sense is much more common

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Containing lime or lime juice.
  • Having the aroma or flavor of lime.
  • Lime-green.

    • Etymology 4

    Back-formation from limer.

    Verb

    (lim)
  • (West Indies) To hang out/socialize in an informal, relaxed environment, especially with friends, for example at a party or on the beach.

    • Etymology 5

    From lime'' (the fruit) as comparable to ''lemon (a more explicit rating in anime).

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (anime) A fan fiction story that stops short of full, explicit descriptions of sexual activity, with the intimacy left to the reader's imagination.

    • Anagrams

    * ----

    ooze

    English

    Etymology 1

    * ()'' (etyl) . * ()'' (etyl) ''wosen'', from ''wose 'sap'; see above.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Potion of vegetable matter used for leather tanning.
  • Secretion, humour.
  • A thick often unpleasant liquid; muck.

    • Verb

  • To be secreted or slowly leak.
  • * 1988 , David Drake, The Sea Hag , Baen Publishing Enterprises (2003), ISBN 0671654241, unnumbered page:
    • Pale slime oozed through all the surfaces; some of it dripped from the ceiling and burned Dennis as badly as the blazing sparks had done a moment before.
  • * 1994 , Madeleine May Kunin, Living a Political Life , Vintage Books (1995), ISBN 9780679740087, unnumbered page:
    • He was hard to understand because he spoke softly, and his Vermont accent was as thick as maple syrup oozing down a pile of pancakes.
  • * 2011 , Karen Mahoney, The Iron Witch , Flux (2011), ISBN 9780738725826, page 278:
    • Her heart constricted when she saw thick blood oozing from a wide gash in his forehead.
  • (figuratively) To give off a sense of (something).
  • * 1989 , Robert R. McCammon, The Wolf's Hour , Open Road Integrated Media (2011), ISBN 9781453231548, unnumbered page:
    • "Good servants are so hard to find," Chesna said, oozing arrogance.
  • * 1999 , Tamsin Blanchard, Antonio Berardi: Sex and Sensibility , Watson-Guptill Publications (1999), ISBN 9780823012077, page 16:
    • There are no two ways about it: a Berardi dress oozes sex appeal from its very seams.
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2012 , date=April 21 , author=Jonathan Jurejko , title=Newcastle 3-0 Stoke , work=BBC Sport citation , page= , passage=Newcastle had failed to penetrate a typically organised Stoke backline in the opening stages but, once Cabaye and then Cisse breached their defence, Newcastle oozed confidence and controlled the game with a swagger expected of a top-four team.}}

    Etymology 2

    (etyl) wose'', from (etyl) '''' 'mud, mire', from (etyl) . More at virus.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Soft mud, slime, or shells on the bottom of a body of water.
  • * Shakespeare
    • My son i' the ooze is bedded.
  • A piece of soft, wet, pliable turf.
  • The liquor of a tanning vat.
    • English terms with multiple etymologies