<B>limber</B> (2), noun, verb.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>noun </I> the detachable front part of the carriage of a horse-drawn field gun. <DD><I>v.t., v.i. </I> to attach the limber (to) in preparing to move. </DL>
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<B>limberneck, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> botulism of domestic poultry. </DL>
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<B>limber pine,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a white pine with a short trunk, a wide, round-topped head, and pliable wood, found on the northwestern coast of North America. </DL>
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<B>limbers, </B>noun pl.<DL COMPACT><DD> holes or channels through which water may pass to the pump well of a ship. </DL>
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<B>limbic, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>of or having the character of a limbus or border; bordering; marginal. <DD><B> 2. </B>of or having to do with the limbic lobes or the limbic system. <BR> <I>Ex. the limbic cortex.</I> </DL>
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<B>limbic lobe,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (Anatomy.) either of two lobes of the brain, one in each hemisphere. </DL>
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<B>limbic system,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (Anatomy.) a group of interconnected neural structures in the rudimentary cortex of the brain, which surround the midline surfaces of the cerebral hemispheres and pass into the brain stem. The limbic system is believed to control various emotional patterns of behavior. </DL>
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<B>limbo, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>Often, <B>Limbo.</B> (in Roman Catholic theology) a region for souls of people who die unbaptized but do not deserve the punishment of sinners. The souls of righteous people who died before the coming of Christ were kept in limbo until after the Resurrection. <DD><B> 2. </B>(Figurative.) a place for people and things forgotten, cast aside, or out of date. <BR> <I>Ex. The belief that the earth is flat belongs to the limbo of outworn ideas. Vast tracts of land will go into a kind of limbo which may or may not mean permanent socialization (Wall Street Journal).</I> <DD><B> 3. </B>(Figurative.) prison; jail; confinement. <BR> <I>Ex. I should be better satisfied if you were in limbo, with a rope about your neck, and a comfortable bird's-eye prospect to the gallows (William Godwin).</I> <DD><B> 4. </B>a West Indian calypso dance in which each participant dances his way under a rod held up horizontally, bending backward to avoid touching the rod as it is progressively lowered. <BR> <I>Ex. And when the limbo dancers perform their dazzling gyrations and move their incredibly supple bodies under the low, flaming pole, you will gasp with admiration and excitement (New Yorker).</I> </DL>
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<B>Limburger, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a soft white cheese with a strong smell. </DL>
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<B>limbus, </B>noun, pl. <B>-bi.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a border or edge differentiated by color or formation, as in some flowers and shells. <DD><B> 2. </B>a place on the border of hell; limbo. </DL>
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<B>lime</B> (1), noun, adjective, verb, <B>limed,</B> <B>liming.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><I>noun </I> <B>1a. </B>a white substance obtained by burning limestone, shells, or bones; calcium oxide; quicklime. Lime is strongly alkaline and is used in making mortar, cement, and glass, in tanning, and on fields to improve the soil. <DD><B> b. </B>any one of various other compounds containing calcium that are used for soil improvement. <DD><B> 2. </B><B>=birdlime.</B> <DD><I>adj. </I> having to do with or containing lime. <BR> <I>Ex. lime pits, a lime ointment.</I> <DD><I>v.t. </I> <B>1. </B>to put lime on; treat with lime. <BR> <I>Ex. He drained the land and limed it.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>to smear (branches or twigs) with birdlime. <DD><B> 3. </B>to catch (birds) with or as if with birdlime. <DD><B> 4. </B>(Figurative.) to entangle; ensnare. <BR> <I>Ex. O limed soul, that struggling to be free, Art more engaged! (Shakespeare).</I> <DD><B> 5. </B>to cement. <BR> <I>Ex. I will not ruinate my father's house, Who gave his blood to lime the stones together (Shakespeare).</I> </DL>
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<B>lime</B> (2), noun, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>noun </I> <B>1. </B>a juicy citrus fruit much like a lemon. A lime is green, and smaller and sourer than a lemon. Its juice is used as a flavoring and as a source of vitamin C. <DD><B> 2. </B>the tree it grows on, native to Asia. It is a small tropical tree that belongs to the rue family. <DD><I>adj. </I> <B>1. </B>of the color of lime. <BR> <I>Ex. lime green.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>of lime; containing lime. <BR> <I>Ex. a lime flavor, a lime drink.</I> </DL>
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<B>lime</B> (3), noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the linden tree of Europe, often used for shade. </DL>
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<B>limeade, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a drink made of lime juice, sugar, and water. </DL>
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<B>limeburner, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a person who makes lime by burning or calcining limestone. <DD><B> 2. </B>a container for burning or calcining limestone. </DL>
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<B>lime glass,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a type of inexpensive glass containing a large amount of calcium oxide, introduced in the 1860's. </DL>
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<B>lime juice,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> the juice of limes, used in flavoring beverages or food and once used especially by seamen and arctic explorers to prevent scurvy. </DL>
<A NAME="limejuicer">
<B>limejuicer, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Slang.) a British sailor or ship. </DL>
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<B>limekiln, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a furnace for making lime, as by burning limestone, shells, and bones. </DL>
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<B>limelight, </B>noun, verb, <B>-lighted</B> or <B>-lit,</B> <B>-lighting.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><I>noun </I> <B>1. </B>the center of public interest or glare of public attention. <BR> <I>Ex. Some people are never happy unless they are in the limelight showing off. German bonds took the limelight in the foreign land market (London Times).</I> <DD><B> 2a. </B>a strong light thrown upon the stage of a theater to light up certain persons or objects and draw attention to them; oxycalcium light; calcium light. <DD><B> b. </B>the fixture used to produce such a stage light by directing an oxyhydrogen flame against a block of lime. <DD><B> c. </B>the part of the stage thus lighted, usually the center. <DD><I>v.t. </I> to illuminate by or as if by limelight; make the center of attention. <BR> <I>Ex. Louis MacNiece was a poet's poet. He never sought the easy limelit road to a mass audience (London Times).</I> </DL>
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<B>limen, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Psychology, Physiology.) a threshold, especially of perception. </DL>
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<B>limerick, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a kind of humorous verse of five lines. (Example:) <DL COMPACT><DD> "There was a young lady from Lynn <DL COMPACT><DD> Who was so exceedingly thin <DL COMPACT><DD> That when she essayed <DL COMPACT><DD> To drink lemonade <DL COMPACT><DD> She slid down the straw and fell in." <DL COMPACT><DD> A limerick has a rhyme scheme with lines 1, 2, and 5 having three feet, and 3 and 4 having two feet. </DL>
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<B>limes, </B>noun, pl. <B>limites.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a boundary or line of fortifications, especially in ancient Rome. </DL>
<A NAME="limesaltpeter">
<B>lime saltpeter,</B> =calcium nitrate.</DL>
<A NAME="limestone">
<B>limestone, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a rock consisting mostly of calcium carbonate, used for building and for making lime. Marble is a kind of limestone. </DL>
<A NAME="limesulfur">
<B>lime sulfur,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a solution of lime, sulfur, and water boiled together, used as a fungicide and insecticide. </DL>
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<B>lime tree,</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>any linden tree (used more commonly in Europe than America). <DD><B> 2. </B>a tupelo or sour gum, found in the southern United States. <DD><B> 3. </B>a tree that bears limes. </DL>
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<B>lime twig,</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a twig smeared with birdlime for catching birds. <DD><B> 2. </B>(Figurative.) anything used to ensnare. <BR> <I>Ex. Catch fools with lime twigs dipt with pardons (Thomas Dekker).</I> </DL>
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<B>limewash, </B>noun, verb.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>noun </I> a mixture of lime and water, used for coating walls, woodwork, or other surfaces. <DD><I>v.t. </I> to whitewash with such a mixture. </DL>
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<B>limewater, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a solution of slaked lime in water. It is used to counteract an acid condition in the digestive tract. <DD><B> 2. </B>water that contains naturally a large amount of either calcium carbonate or calcium sulfate. </DL>
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<B>limey</B> (1), noun, pl. <B>-eys,</B> adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Slang.) <DD><I>noun </I> <B>1. </B>any Englishman, especially a sailor or soldier. <DD><B> 2. </B>an English ship. <DD><I>adj. </I> English. <BR> <I>Ex. Naples was the first port this limey ship made (New Yorker).</I> <DD> Also, <B>limy.</B> </DL>
<B>limicoline, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of or having to do with certain shore birds or wading birds, such as the plovers, snipes, and sandpipers. </DL>
<A NAME="limicolous">
<B>limicolous, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> living in mud. </DL>
<A NAME="liminal">
<B>liminal, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>(Psychology, Physiology.) of or having to do with a limen or threshold, especially of perception. <DD><B> 2. </B>(Rare.) of or having to do with the threshold or initial stage of a process. </DL>
