Lime vs Stupid - What's the difference?
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(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.
(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
* (rfdate) Wordsworth
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) ,
To apply limewash
A deciduous tree of the genus Tilia , especially ; the linden tree, or its wood.
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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.
Containing lime or lime juice.
Having the aroma or flavor of lime.
Lime-green.
(West Indies) To hang out/socialize in an informal, relaxed environment, especially with friends, for example at a party or on the beach.
(anime) A fan fiction story that stops short of full, explicit descriptions of sexual activity, with the intimacy left to the reader's imagination.
Lacking in intelligence or exhibiting the quality of having been done by someone lacking in intelligence.
To the point of stupor.
(archaic) Characterized by or in a state of stupor; paralysed.
* 1702 Alexander Pope, Sappho 128:
(archaic) Lacking sensation; inanimate; destitute of consciousness; insensate.
* 1744 George Berkeley, Siris §190:
(slang) Amazing.
(slang) damn, annoying, darn
A stupid person; a fool.
* 1910 , , ‘The Strategist’, Reginald in Russia :
* 1922 , Elizabeth G. Young, Homestead ranch
* 1996 , Anita Rau Badamim, Tamarind Mem
As nouns the difference between lime and stupid
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 stupid is a stupid person; a fool.As adjectives the difference between lime and stupid
is that lime is containing lime or lime juice while stupid is lacking in intelligence or exhibiting the quality of having been done by someone lacking in intelligence.As a verb 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.As an adverb stupid is
(slang|dated) extremely.lime
English
Etymology 1
(etyl) .Noun
- 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.
- Monster, come, put some lime upon your fingers, and away with the rest.
- 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 limeSee also
* asbestos * calcareous * calcify * calcine * calcium * calcium hydroxide * calcspar * calc-tufa * calculus * calx * chalkVerb
(lim)- 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.
Etymology 2
An alteration of line, a variant form of lind.Noun
(en noun)- 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.
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 commonEtymology 3
From (etyl) lime, from (etyl) lima, from (etyl) .Noun
(en noun)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 limeSee 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 commonAdjective
(-)Etymology 4
Back-formation from limer.Verb
(lim)Etymology 5
From lime'' (the fruit) as comparable to ''lemon (a more explicit rating in anime).Noun
(en noun)Anagrams
* ----stupid
English
Adjective
(en-adj)- Because it's a big stupid jellyfish!
- Neurobiology bores me stupid .
- No sigh to rise, no tear had pow'r to flow, Fix'd in a stupid lethargy of woe.
- Were it not for [fire], the whole wou'd be one great stupid inanimate mass.
- That dunk was stupid! His head was above the rim!
- I fell over the stupid wire.
Synonyms
* dense, dumb, retarded, unintelligent * (especially in the Caribbean) stupidy * See alsoDerived terms
* stupe * stupefy * stupid-ass * stupidity * stupidly * stupidnessReferences
*Noun
(en noun)- ‘You stupid !’ screamed the girls, ‘we've got to guess the word.’
- "What a stupid I am!" Harry exclaimed, as she watched the man ride away in the distance.
- At least those stupids got their money's worth out of this country before they burnt their lungs out.