English words: lime pit to linaloa

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English words lime pit to linaloa

lime pit noun: A limestone quarry.
lime plaster noun: Alternative form of lime plaster.
lime rickey noun: any one of a number of different drinks containing lime juice as a primary ingredient
lime-stone noun: Alternative spelling of limestone.
lime sulfur noun: A mixture of calcium polysulfides used as a fungicide and insecticide on deciduous trees.
lime sulphur noun: Alternative spelling of lime sulfur.
lime tree noun: A deciduous tree of the genus Tilia, especially Tilia × europaea; the linden tree.
lime twig noun: A twig smeared with birdlime, used for catching birds.
lime-twigged adjective: Beset with snares.
lime water noun: Alternative form of limewater.
lime yellow noun: A bright yellow colour with a touch of green.
limeaceous adjective: Belonging to the family Limeaceae and its single genus Limeum.
limeade noun /ˈlaɪmeɪd/: A (variety of) citrus drink made from water, sugar, and the juice of limes.
Limean adjective, noun: Alternative form of Liman (“from or relating to Lima in Peru”).
limearita noun: Alternative spelling of limerita.
limeberry noun: A spiny evergreen shrub or small tree of species Triphasia trifolia, of tropical southeastern Asia.
limeblossom noun: Alternative form of lime blossom
limeburner noun: A tradesman who operates a limekiln, burning limestone at high heat to produce quicklime for use as an agricultural manure, in cement, and otherwise.
limecrete noun: A form of concrete in which lime is used in place of cement.
limed ginger noun: Ginger rootstocks which have been coated with lime.
limehound noun: Alternative form of lyam-hound.
limehouse noun, verb /ˈlʌɪmhaʊs/: To make a fiery political speech.
limejuice noun: Alternative form of lime juice.
limekiln noun /ˈlaɪmˌkɪln/: A furnace used to produce lime (quicklime and slaked lime) from limestone.
limeless adjective: Without lime (the mineral).
limelight noun, verb /ˈlaɪm.laɪt/: The intense white light produced when heating lime in an oxyhydrogen flame.
limelighter noun: A person who excessively seeks attention or tries to take credit for the accomplishments of others.
limelike adjective: Resembling a lime (the fruit).
limeman noun: A worker who tends a limekiln.
limen noun: A liminal point; the threshold of a physiological or psychological response.
Limenean adjective, noun: Relating to the city of Lima in Peru.
limepit noun: Alternative form of lime pit.
limequat noun: A citrus tree, a cross between a lime and a kumquat, Citrus × floridana
limer noun /ˈlaɪmə/: A kind of dog kept on a lead; a bloodhound; a mongrel.
limeraiku noun: A jocular poetic form, combining aspects of the limerick and the Western haiku.
limerance noun: Alternative spelling of limerence.
limerence noun /ˈlɪməɹəns/: An involuntary romantic infatuation with another person, especially combined with an overwhelming, obsessive need to have one's feelings reciprocated.
limerent adjective /ˈlɪməɹənt/: In a state of limerence.
limericist noun: Someone who writes limericks.
limerick noun /ˈlɪm(ə)ɹɪk/: A humorous, often bawdy verse of five anapaestic lines, with the rhyme scheme aabba, and typically having an 8–8–5–5–8 cadence.
Limerick ham noun: Bacon smoked over juniper branches, boiled in cider, and baked for crispiness.
limerick hook noun: A type of large fishhook.
Limerick lace noun: A kind of hybrid lace of embroidered needle lace or crocheted lace on a machine-made net base, originally made in Limerick, Ireland, and noted for its...
limerickist noun: A writer of limericks.
Limerickman noun: A man from Limerick, Ireland.
limerist noun: A writer of limericks.
limerita noun: A lime-flavored margarita cocktail.
limerod noun: A twig or stick smeared with birdlime
limes noun /ˈlʌɪmiːz/: A boundary or border, especially of the Roman Empire.
limesand noun: A course sediment found in the seabed containing primarily ground up shells, sometimes used in agriculture as an acidity regulator.
limescale noun: A white, chalky deposit of calcium carbonate found in kettles, washing machines etc., especially in a hard water area.
limescaled adjective: Having a deposit of limescale.
limestick noun: A stick, twig or branch smeared with birdlime, used as trap to catch birds. The practise is illegal in many jurisdictions.
limestn. noun: Abbreviation of limestone.
limestone noun /ˈlaɪmˌstoʊn/: An abundant rock of marine and freshwater sediments; primarily composed of calcite (CaCO₃); and occurring in a variety of forms, both crystalline and amorphous.
limestone hawksbeard noun: A plant pf species Crepis intermedia.
limestone pavement noun: A natural karst landform consisting of a flat limestone slabs (clints) separated by fissures (grikes).
limestone salamander noun: Hydromantes brunus, a lungless salamander endemic to California.
limetini noun: A lime-flavored martini cocktail.
limetta noun: Citrus limetta, a small, round, sweet citrus fruit, a cross between the citron and bitter orange.
limettin noun: Synonym of citropten.
limetwig noun, verb: A twig smeared with birdlime, used to catch or snare birds
limewash noun, verb: A mixture of slaked lime in water, used as a paint or a paintlike coating.
limewater noun: A solution of calcium hydroxide (slaked lime) in water (that is, a saturated calcium hydroxide solution), used as a simple test for carbon dioxide, and in...
limewood noun: The wood from the lime tree or linden tree.
limeworking noun: The processing of limestone.
limeworks noun: A limestone-processing facility.
limewort noun: A flowering plant of species Petrorhagia prolifera.
limey adjective, noun /ˈlaɪmi/: Resembling limes (the fruit); lime-like.
limeyard noun: Synonym of limerod.
LIMH phrase: Initialism of laughing in my head.
limicoline adjective: Shore-dwelling, usually said of certain wading birds, such as snipes and plovers.
limicolous adjective: That lives in mud.
limid noun: Any in the family Limidae of mollusks.
limier noun: A limer; a bloodhound.
liminal adjective /ˈlɪmən(ə)l/: Of or pertaining to an entrance or threshold.
liminal space noun: A depiction of an empty or abandoned place, often made to appear unsettling, surreal, or nostalgic.
liminality noun: The fact of being on the border of, or in between, two states.
liminary adjective: Introductory or preparatory.
liminess noun: The state or quality of being limy.
liming noun, verb: An application of lime (calcium hydroxide or calcium oxide).
Limington proper noun: A village and former civil parish, now in Yeovilton and District parish, Somerset, England, and previously in South Somerset district (OS grid ref ST5422).
liminocentric adjective /ˈlɪmɪnəʊˌsɛntɹɪk/: Having an edge or border which is simultaneously a centre, or internal areas that are indistinguishable from boundary areas.
liminoid adjective: Having characteristics of a liminal experience, but optional and not involving the resolution of a personal crisis.
limit adjective, noun, verb /ˈlɪm.ɪt/: A restriction; a bound beyond which one may not go or proceed.
limit bid noun: An offer to buy in an auction for any value up to a specified maximum.
limit break noun: A special move accompanied by a cinematic sequence, accessible when a character's power gauge has filled up to a certain point.
limit cardinal noun: A cardinal number that cannot be reached from another by repeated successor operations (a weak limit cardinal) or by repeated power set operations (a strong...
limit case noun: An extreme or marginal instance of a phenomenon, in which the key variable quality or value is at the minimum or maximum extent of its possible variation.
limit comparison test noun: A test for determining whether an infinite series converges, which involves calculating the limit of the ratio between the series being tested and one known...
limit cycle noun: A closed trajectory in phase space of a dynamical system having the property that at least one other trajectory spirals into it either as time approaches...
limit down noun: A condition in which the market price of a commodity has fallen by the maximum daily amount permitted by the exchange.
limit inferior noun: The infimum of the set of accumulation points of a given sequence or set.
limit line noun: A transverse road marking indicating the point at which a vehicle must stop.
limit of positive stability noun: The maximum angle at which a watercraft can heel without capsizing.
limit order noun: An order to buy a security at no more than, or sell at no less than, a specified price, thus not performing the transaction at all if this price is not...
limit ordinal noun: An ordinal number which is neither zero nor a successor of an ordinal.
limit out verb: To attempt to hunt a large, perhaps unreasonable, amount of game in a single season.
limit point noun: Given a subset S of a given topological space T, any point p whose every neighborhood contains some point, distinct from p, which belongs to S.
limit screw noun: A screw used to adjust some mechanical limit.
limit situation noun: Any of certain situations in which a human being is said to have differing experiences from those arising from ordinary situations.
limit superior noun: The supremum of the set of accumulation points of a given sequence or set.
limit switch noun: Originally, a device used to define the limit of travel of an object.
limit up noun: A condition where the price of the commodity has risen by the maximum daily amount permitted by the exchange.
limitable adjective: Able to be limited.
limital adjective: of, or related to the limit or boundary
limitaneous adjective: Of or pertaining to a limit.
limitans noun: Synonym of membrana limitans.
limitarian adjective, noun /ˌlɪm.ɪˈtɛə.ɹi.ən/: Tending to limit, or supporting limitarianism.
limitarianism noun: The belief that there should be limits on how much money or other resources any individual owns.
limitary adjective /ˈlɪmɪtəɹi/: Of or pertaining to a limit or boundary.
limitate adjective, verb: Bounded by a distinct line or boundary.
limitation noun /lɪmɪˈteɪʃən/: The act of limiting or the state of being limited.
limitational adjective: Relating to limitations.
limitationist adjective, noun: Supporting or believing in a certain limitation.
limitative adjective: Restrictive, limited.
limitatively adverb: In a limitative manner.
limited adjective, noun, verb /ˈlɪm.ɪ.tɪd/: With certain (often specified) limits placed upon it.
limited-access highway noun: An expressway; a freeway.
limited atonement noun: A doctrine, one of the Five Points of Calvinism, stating that Jesus Christ's substitutionary atonement on the cross is limited in scope to those who are...
limited company noun: A company in which the liability of members or subscribers of the company is limited to what they have invested or guaranteed to the company.
limited democracy noun: Synonym of protected democracy.
limited edition noun: A special edition of a book, or anything else, limited to a specific number (of copies etc.).
limited hangout noun: The practice of revealing only part of the truth about a situation, as damage control when a cover story can no longer be used.
limited liability adjective, noun: The liability of an owner or a partner of a company for no more capital than they have invested.
limited liability company noun: A type or form of for-profit incorporated company where ownership is divided into shares, and where the governing rules are set forth in a contract entered...
limited monarchy noun: A government in which a monarch agrees to share power with a parliament and abide by a constitution; also known as a constitutional monarchy.
limited overs cricket noun: One-day cricket.
limited partnership noun: A form of partnership including limited partners whose potential liability is limited to their investment.
limited-slip differential noun: A type of differential that allows its output shafts to rotate at different speeds but can limit the maximum difference in angular velocity between the...
limited-stop adjective: Relating to a public transport service that serves a limited number of places or stations along its route.
limitedly adverb: With limits; not unlimitedly.
limitedness noun: The state or characteristic of being limited.
limiter noun: That which limits or confines.
limiting noun, verb /ˈlɪmɪtɪŋ/: A limitation.
limiting adjective noun: An adjective that limits a noun. They include definite articles, indefinite articles, possessive adjectives, demonstrative adjectives, indefinite...
limiting belief noun: A self-imposed conviction or assumption that restricts one’s potential, choices, or actions.
limiting factor noun: A constraint that limits the business from achieving a higher level of profitability.
limitingly adverb: In a limiting manner.
limitingness noun: The quality of being limiting.
limitive adjective: Involving or setting a limit; limiting.
limitless adjective: Without limits in extent, size, or quantity.
limitlessly adverb: In a limitless way.
limitlessness noun: The property of being limitless: infiniteness, boundlessness.
limitrophe adjective, noun /ˈlɪmɪtɹəʊf/: Border, frontier; being or existing along a border or frontier.
limitude noun: The state or characteristic of being limited; limitedness.
limivorous adjective: Eating mud or soil for organic matter in it.
limma noun: Any of several small musical intervals, such as the semitone. Most commonly referrs to the diatonic semitone or minor second, which has a ratio of...
Limmat proper noun: A river in Switzerland, spanning from its outfall in Zurich to its mouth into the Aare in Aargau.
limmer adjective, noun /ˈlɪmə/: A rogue; a low, base fellow.
limmu noun: A royal official who presided over the New Year festival at the start of the reign of an Assyrian king.
limn prefix, verb /lɪm/: To draw or paint; to delineate.
limnantheoside noun: A particular steroid glycoside.
limned adjective, verb: described or represented in a lifelike manner
limnemic adjective: suffering from chronic malaria
limnephilid noun: Any of the caddisflies in the family Limnephilidae.
limner noun /ˈlɪmnɚ/: Someone who limns or portrays.
limnetic adjective, noun /lɪmˈnɛtɪk/: Of or pertaining to the deeper, open water of a lake.
limnetic zone noun: the open and well-lit area of a freestanding body of fresh water, such as a lake or pond
limniad noun: Alternative form of limoniad.
limnic adjective /ˈlɪm.nɪk/: Relating to fresh water, typically a lake or swamp; freshwater.
limnimeter noun: The apparatus used in limnimetry
limnimetric adjective: Of or relating to limnimetry.
limnimetry noun: The measurement of water level
limning noun, verb: A depiction.
-limnion suffix: A part of a stratified lake.
Limniot adjective, noun: Alternative form of Lemniot.
limnite noun: A fossil pond snail (of the genus Lymnaea).
limnivore noun: Any animal that consumes mud.
limno- prefix: lake, pond
limnobiologic adjective: Of or related to limnobiology.
limnobiological adjective: Synonym of limnobiologic.
limnobiologist noun: One who studies limnobiology.
limnobiology noun: A branch of biology that deals with freshwater animals and freshwater plants.
limnobios noun: the animals and plants of fresh water considered collectively
limnobiotic adjective: Inhabiting fresh water.
limnocrene adjective: That originates in a pond or lake
limnocyonine noun: Any member of the subfamily †Limnocyoninae of extinct mammals.
limnocytherid noun: Any ostracod in the family Limnocytheridae.
limnodophyte noun: Helophyte
limnodynastid noun: Any frog in the family Limnodynastidae.
limnofauna noun: The animals that live in fresh water.
limnogenic adjective: Produced by or in (the water of) lakes.
limnogenous adjective: Synonym of limnogenic.
limnogeological adjective: limnological and geological
limnograph noun: An instrument for measuring water level
limnologic adjective: Synonym of limnological.
limnological adjective /ˌlɪmnəˈlɒd͡ʒɪkl̩/: Of or relating to limnology (“the science concerning the biological, geological, and physical properties of fresh water bodies, especially lakes and ponds”).
limnologically adverb: In terms of or by means of limnology.
limnologist noun: A specialist in limnology.
limnology noun /lɪmˈnɒləd͡ʒi/: The science concerning the biological, geological, and physical properties of fresh water bodies, especially lakes and ponds.
limnometer noun: A device used to measure the level of water in a lake
limnometric adjective: related to measurement of bodies of fresh water
limnometry noun: Alternative form of limnimetry.
limnonectin noun: Any of a group of antimicrobial peptides present in the skin of some frogs of the genus Limnonectes
limnonym noun: The toponym of a lake.
limnophile noun: Any organism that thrives in lakes, ponds or marshes.
limnophilia noun: The love of lakes, ponds and marshes.
limnophilic adjective: Alternative form of limnophilous.
limnophilid adjective, noun: any of the caddisflies in the family Limnephilidae, formerly known as the Limnophilidae
limnophilous adjective: Loving or having an affinity towards lakes.
limnophyte noun: Any plant that grows in marshy conditions, or in shallow water
limnoplankton noun: The plankton of fresh waters, especially of lakes
limnoplanktonic adjective: Relating to limnoplankton.
limnoria noun: A member of the genus Limnoria of shipworms.
limnoriid noun: Any isopod in the family Limnoriidae.
limnoscelid noun: Any tetrapod in the family Limnoscelidae.
limnoterrestrial adjective: Experiencing periods of immersion and of desiccation; inhabiting such an environment
limo noun /ˈlɪm.əʊ̯/: Clipping of limousine.
limocitrin noun: A particular flavonol found in citrus peels.
limocitrol noun: The hydroxylated chromenone 3,5,7-trihydroxy-2-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)-6,8-dimethoxychromen-4-one
Limoges proper noun: A city, the capital of Haute-Vienne department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France, formerly the capital of the old Limousin region.
Limoges ware noun: Hardpaste porcelain produced by factories in and around the city of Limoges, France, beginning in the late 18th century.
limolike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a limousine.
limonade noun: Alternative letter-case form of limonade.
limoncello noun /ˌlɪmənˈtʃɛləʊ/: A kind of Italian lemon-flavoured liqueur.
limoncillo noun: The plant Pectis angustifolia.
limonene noun /ˈlɪmənˌiːn/: A monoterpene hydrocarbon 1-methyl-4-prop-1-en-2-yl-cyclohexene found in the essential oils of oranges, lemons and similar fruit, and mainly responsible for...
limoniad noun: A meadow nymph.
limonid noun: Any cranefly of the family Limoniidae
limoniform adjective: Shaped like a lemon.
limoniid noun: Any cranefly in the family Limoniidae.
limonin noun: A limonoid found in orange and lemon seeds.
limonitation noun: Alternative form of limonitization.
limonite noun: Any of several natural hydrous iron oxides; often a mixture of goethite and hematite with clays and manganese oxide.
limonitic adjective: Of or pertaining to limonite
limonitization noun: The conversion of ferrous rocks into limonite by weathering
limonitized adjective: Converted into limonite.
limonium noun: Any plant of the genus Limonium.
limonoic acid noun: The limonoid...
limonoid noun: Any of a class of phytochemicals, found in citrus fruit and certain other plants, believed to have various therapeutic effects.
limopsid noun: Any bivalve in the family Limopsidae.
limosis noun: A ravenous appetite caused by disease; morbid excessive hunger.
limous adjective /ˈlaɪməs/: muddy; slimy; viscous
limousin noun /ˌlɪməˈzɪn/: One of a breed of cattle from this region.
limousine noun /ˌlɪm.əˈziːn/: An automobile body with seats and permanent top like a coupe, and with the top projecting over the driver and a projecting front.
limousinelike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a limousine.
Limoux proper noun: A city in Aude department, France.
limp adjective, noun, phrase, verb /lɪmp/: To walk lamely, as if favoring one leg.
limp in verb: Before the flop, to call as opposed to raising.
limp reraise noun, verb: A reraise which was made by a player who previously called on the same betting round.
limp-wrist noun, verb: A gay man, especially a flamboyant one.
limpa noun: Swedish-style rye bread made with molasses.
limpa bread noun: A sweet Scandinavian rye bread.
limpard noun: One who limps; a cripple.
limpdick noun: Alternative form of limp-dick.
limpeh pronoun [ˈlɪm˨˦.peː˨]: A reference to oneself in the third person, taking on the stance of a superior. Literally, "your father".
limpen verb: To make or become limp.
limper adjective, noun: One who limps.
limpet noun, verb /ˈlɪm.pɪt/: Any of various gastropods with a conical shell shape (patelliform) and a strong, muscular foot that they use to create strong suction to cling onto rocks or...
limpet mine noun: A naval mine attached to its target by magnets.
limpetlike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a limpet.
limpid adjective /ˈlɪmpɪd/: Clear, transparent or bright.
limpidity noun: The property of being limpid.
limpidly adverb: In a limpid manner.
limpidness noun: The property of being limpid, clarity.
limpily adverb: With, or as if with, a limp; limpingly.
limpin noun: A limpet.
limpiness noun: The quality of being limpy.
limping noun, verb /ˈlɪmpɪŋ/: The motion of one who limps.
limping iamb noun: An iambic verse in which the last foot is a spondee or trochee instead of an iambus.
limpingly adverb: In a limping manner; with a limp.
limpingness noun: The quality of having a limping motion or progression.
limpish adjective: Somewhat limp.
limpitude noun: limpidity
limpkin noun: A large bird, Aramus guarauna, found in marshes in the Caribbean, Central America and southern Florida.
limple verb: To move or walk with a limp; hobble
limpless adjective: Lacking coordination.
limplike adjective: Having an irregular, jerky or awkward gait.
limply adverb: In a limp manner, without support or resistance.
limpness noun: Property of being limp.
Limpopo proper noun: A river in Southern Africa whose source is at the border of South Africa and Botswana near Johannesburg and which flows about 1,770 km (1,100 miles) through...
limpsey adjective: Alternative form of limpsy.
Limpsfield proper noun: A village and civil parish in Tandridge district, Surrey, England (OS grid ref TQ4053).
limpsome adjective: Characterised or marked by limping; languid
limpsy adjective: limp; flexible; flimsy
limpwrist noun: Alternative form of limp-wrist.
limpy adjective: Having or resembling a limp.
limu noun /ˈliː.muː/: Any of various kinds of edible algae, which form an important part of the traditional Hawaiian diet.
limu kohu noun: An edible red alga of species Asparagopsis taxiformis.
limulid noun /ˈlɪmjʊlɪd/: Any horseshoe crab in the family Limulidae.
limuline noun: Any horseshoe crab of the infraorder Limulina
limuloid noun: Any horseshoe crab of the superfamily Limuloidea
limulus noun: Horseshoe crab, king crab.
limurite noun: A kind of augite-axinite rock.
limy adjective /ˈlʌɪ.mi/: containing or resembling lime
lin noun, suffix, verb /lɪn/: To desist, to stop, to cease.
Linæan adjective: Alternative form of Linean.
lin-log adjective: Having a linear scale on the vertical axis and a logarithmic scale on the horizontal axis.
Lina proper noun: A female given name, occasionally used in English.
linable adjective: Alternative form of lineable.
linac noun /ˈlɪnæk/: A linear particle accelerator.
linaceous adjective: Of or relating to the Linaceae.
linaclotide noun: A medication used to treat chronic constipation.
Linacre proper noun: Ellipsis of Linacre College, Oxford.
linage noun: Alternative spelling of lineage.
linagliptin noun: A DPP-4 inhibitor developed for treatment of type II diabetes.
linagliptine noun: Alternative form of linagliptin.
linalg noun: Abbreviation of linear algebra.
linaloa noun: Alternative form of lignaloe.

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0): each word's first meaning. A word with a page of its own links to it; for the rest, this line is PlainSpell's entry. Total under L: 22,765 words, in 76 parts.