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Meanings of Lima:

proper noun

The capital of peru; population 7,605,700 (est. 2007). founded in 1535 by francisco pizarro, it was the capital of the spanish colonies in south america until the 19th century.

noun

An edible, flat, pale green bean

Meanings of Limacine:

adjective

Relating to slugs or like a slug (= a small, soft creature like a snail with no shell)

Meanings of Limb:

noun

An arm or leg of a person or four-legged animal, or a bird's wing.

Usage examples:

They got out, stretching their cramped limbs

Meanings of Limba:

noun

Another term for afara.

adjective

Relating to the limba or their language.

Meanings of Limbas:

noun

Another term for afara.

adjective

Relating to the limba or their language.

Meanings of Limbed:

adjective

Healthy-looking and active

Usage examples:

The school sports field swarmed with clean-limbed young people eager for the day's events.

Meanings of Limber:

adjective

(of a person or body part) lithe or supple.

Usage examples:

I have to practise to keep myself limber

verb

Warm up in preparation for exercise or activity, especially sport or athletics.

Usage examples:

The acrobats were limbering up for the big show

noun

The detachable front part of a gun carriage, consisting of two wheels and an axle, a pole, and a frame holding one or more ammunition boxes.

Usage examples:

The ammunition limber was the worst for wear and required the most work.

Meanings of Limber-up:

idiom

Make one's body limber or suppler by stretching, as if to prepare for strenuous physical activity

phrasal verb

To stretch your muscles by exercise, esp. in preparation for sports

Usage examples:

We limber up with a few tosses back and forth., a short jog should limber you up.

Meanings of Limbered:

verb

Warm up in preparation for exercise or activity, especially sport or athletics.

Usage examples:

The acrobats were limbering up for the big show

adjective

(of a person or body part) lithe or supple.

Usage examples:

I have to practise to keep myself limber

noun

The detachable front part of a gun carriage, consisting of two wheels and an axle, a pole, and a frame holding one or more ammunition boxes.

Usage examples:

The ammunition limber was the worst for wear and required the most work.

phrasal verb

To stretch your muscles by exercise, esp. in preparation for sports

Usage examples:

We limber up with a few tosses back and forth., a short jog should limber you up.

Meanings of Limberer:

adjective

Able to bend and move easily

Usage examples:

Good posture makes your muscles more limber.

Meanings of Limberest:

adjective

Able to bend and move easily

Usage examples:

Good posture makes your muscles more limber.

Meanings of Limbering:

verb

Warm up in preparation for exercise or activity, especially sport or athletics.

Usage examples:

The acrobats were limbering up for the big show

adjective

(of a person or body part) lithe or supple.

Usage examples:

I have to practise to keep myself limber

noun

The detachable front part of a gun carriage, consisting of two wheels and an axle, a pole, and a frame holding one or more ammunition boxes.

Usage examples:

The ammunition limber was the worst for wear and required the most work.

phrasal verb

To stretch your muscles by exercise, esp. in preparation for sports

Usage examples:

We limber up with a few tosses back and forth., a short jog should limber you up.

Meanings of Limbering-up:

phrasal verb

To stretch your muscles by exercise, esp. in preparation for sports

Usage examples:

We limber up with a few tosses back and forth., a short jog should limber you up.

Meanings of Limberneck:

noun

A kind of botulism affecting poultry.

Usage examples:

He didn't know the causative agent, but mentioned that these symptoms were well known and were refe…

Meanings of Limbers:

verb

Warm up in preparation for exercise or activity, especially sport or athletics.

Usage examples:

The acrobats were limbering up for the big show

noun

The detachable front part of a gun carriage, consisting of two wheels and an axle, a pole, and a frame holding one or more ammunition boxes.

Usage examples:

The ammunition limber was the worst for wear and required the most work.

adjective

(of a person or body part) lithe or supple.

Usage examples:

I have to practise to keep myself limber

phrasal verb

To stretch your muscles by exercise, esp. in preparation for sports

Usage examples:

We limber up with a few tosses back and forth., a short jog should limber you up.

Meanings of Limbi:

noun

The border or margin of a structure, especially the junction of the cornea and sclera in the eye.

Usage examples:

The central portion of the bulbar conjunctiva is continuous at the limbus with the anterior epithel…

Meanings of Limbic:

adjective

A system of nerves and other structures in the brain that controls many of our emotions

Usage examples:

Powerful emotions are processed in the limbic system., the limbic area of the brain

Meanings of Limbo:

noun

(in some christian beliefs) the supposed abode of the souls of unbaptized infants, and of the just who died before christ's coming.

Usage examples:

She wore a black bonnet to match her dress and gloves; to jeremiah she looked like an engraving he'…

verb

Perform the limbo.

Usage examples:

The children limboed under the bar

Meanings of Limbos:

noun

(in some christian beliefs) the supposed abode of the souls of unbaptized infants, and of the just who died before christ's coming.

Usage examples:

She wore a black bonnet to match her dress and gloves; to jeremiah she looked like an engraving he'…

verb

A west indian dance in which the dancer bends backwards to pass under a horizontal bar which is progressively lowered to a position just above the ground.

Meanings of Limbs:

noun

An arm or leg of a person or four-legged animal, or a bird's wing.

Usage examples:

They got out, stretching their cramped limbs

Meanings of Limburger:

noun

A soft white cheese with a characteristic strong smell, originally made in limburg.

Usage examples:

The nation's only limburger and gruyere cheese plants are located here, just a few short miles from…

Meanings of Limbus:

noun

The border or margin of a structure, especially the junction of the cornea and sclera in the eye.

Usage examples:

The central portion of the bulbar conjunctiva is continuous at the limbus with the anterior epithel…

Meanings of Lime:

noun

A white caustic alkaline substance consisting of calcium oxide, which is obtained by heating limestone and which combines with water with the production of much heat; quicklime.

Usage examples:

By pressing a button on the bottom, water mixes with quicklime, producing a chemical reaction that …

verb

Treat (soil or water) with lime to reduce acidity and improve fertility or oxygen levels.

Usage examples:

They were liming acidified lakes

adjective

The green acidic fruit of any of various lime trees

Meanings of Lime-green:

noun

A light, bright, greenish-yellow colour

Usage examples:

A lime-green dress

Meanings of Limeade:

noun

A drink made from lime juice sweetened with sugar.

Usage examples:

Instead of homemade lemonade think limeade (sugar syrup, juice and zest, sparkling water) or for th…