Difference between Lime and Lye

What is the difference between Lime and Lye?

Lime as a verb is to treat with calcium hydroxide or calcium oxide (lime). while Lye as a verb is to rest in a horizontal position on a surface.

Lime

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To treat with calcium hydroxide or calcium oxide (lime). To hang out, pass time on the streets.

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Containing lime or lime juice. Having the aroma or flavor of lime. Lime-green.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: any gluey or adhesive substance; something which traps or captures someone A white alkaline substance, calcium oxide, obtained from limestone; quicklime A dry white powder (calcium hydroxide). A deciduous tree of the genus Tilia, especially Tilia X vulgaris; the linden tree, or its wood A green citrus fruit, somewhat smaller and sharper-tasting than a lemon. Any of the trees that bear limes, especially Citrus aurantiifolia A light, somewhat yellowish, green colour associated with the fruits of a lime tree. A piece of fanfiction with suggestive or erotic, but not explicit content. A fan fiction story that stops short of full, explicit descriptions of sexual activity; a story characterized by PG-13 level explicitness; or one that approaches an intimate scene, and then goes "off-camera", with the intimacy left to the reader's imagination.

Example sentence: As in The Lime Twig dream and illusion are right at the center of Charivari.

Lye

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To rest in a horizontal position on a surface.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A strong caustic alkaline solution of potassium or sodium salts, obtained by leaching wood ashes. It is much used in making soap as well as its use in biodiesel.

We hope you now know whether to use Lime or Lye in your sentence.

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