lemon
Part of speech: noun
adj
verb
Morphological type: simple
Topics: geometry
lifestyle
mathematics
sciences
Etymology: Etymology tree
Middle English lymon
English lemon
Inherited from Middle English lymon, from Old French lymon (“citrus”), from Arabic لَيْمُون (laymūn) or Classical Persian لِیمُون (līmūn), a variant of Classical Persian لِیمُو (līmū, līmō), from Sanskrit निम्बू (nimbū, “lime”), ultimately from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *limaw or Munda. Doublet of lime.
The fandom sense is named after the erotic anime series Cream Lemon.
Inflected forms:
form: lemons
pos: noun
tags: plural
form: limon
pos: noun
tags: alternative
form: more lemon
pos: adj
tags: comparative
form: most lemon
pos: adj
tags: superlative
form: lemons
pos: verb
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: lemoning
pos: verb
tags: participle
present
form: lemoned
pos: verb
tags: participle
past
form: lemoned
pos: verb
tags: past
Senses:
gloss: A yellowish citrus fruit.
pos: noun
tags: countable
usually
examples: The juice of Lemmons killeth Warts, but better the water of the ſame juice, diſtilled through a glaſs.
gloss: A semitropical evergreen tree, Citrus limon, that bears such fruits.
pos: noun
tags: countable
usually
gloss: A more or less bright shade of yellow associated with lemon fruits.
pos: noun
tags: countable
usually
gloss: Lemon juice.
pos: noun
tags: rare
uncountable
usually
examples: [J]uſt at the laſt ſcald four or five ſpoonfuls of thick new cream, with a few drops of lemon or vinegar, muſhrooms pickled do well, […]
[S]tir into this, after taking from the fire, two ounces of butter cut into little bits, putting in one piece at a time, and squeeze a few drops of lemon in this sauce.
The fact that he is drinking lemon is, therefore, an image of the bitterness of his life.
She should stay in bed for 40 days and should avoid getting close to her husband till the end of 40 days, not taking a shower, not drinking lemon, and not letting anybody enter her room while she has her menses because this will affect her milk.
Drinking lemon is known to aid with digestion, as it contains limonene, compounds that can assist with weight loss and fighting inflammation!
gloss: A lemon shark (Negaprion brevirostris).
pos: noun
tags: countable
usually
gloss: A defective or inadequate item or individual.
pos: noun
tags: countable
slang
usually
examples: He didn’t realise until he’d paid for it that the car was a lemon.
“[…]the Navy's supposed to give me a ship that goes, and a captain that fights—— That's what all this muck is for, isn't it?”
 “Look, it's an old story by now. We're stuck with a lemon. Misfortune of war.[…]”
gloss: Favor.
pos: noun
tags: Cockney
countable
slang
usually
examples: A thousand quid for that motor? Do me a lemon! I could get it for half that.
gloss: A piece of fanfiction involving explicit sex.
pos: noun
tags: countable
dated
slang
usually
examples: I'd really like to know what people think of this and whether I should carry on writing lemons or go and hide under a rock somewhere.
WARNING: This story is a lemon and must be viewed with great care. If you are either under the age of 18, think graphic sex is discussing^([sic]) or you know what my writing is like you should turn away now.
This won't be a lemon simply because I can't see myself writing anything like that.
gloss: The surface of revolution of a circular arc of angle less than 180° rotated about the straight line passing through the arc’s two endpoints.
pos: noun
tags: countable
usually
gloss: Containing or having the flavour/flavor and/or scent of lemons.
pos: adj
gloss: Of the pale yellow colour/color of lemons.
pos: adj
gloss: Smart; cheeky, vocal.
pos: adj
tags: Cockney
slang
examples: Obviously Emin is not the first public figure to get lemon over tax increases.
gloss: To flavour with lemon.
pos: verb
tags: transitive
examples: You can start the vegetables cooking while you are lemoning the fish.
Synonyms: lemon yellow
Related words: limonene
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adverse selection
Derived words: acid of lemon
bitter lemon
bush lemon
Canton lemon
do me a lemon
easy peasy lemon squeezy
Ichang lemon
lemandarin
lemonade
lemonaise
lemonal
lemon ant
lemonary
lemon balm
lemon bar
lemon basil
lemon beebrush
lemon-bellied flycatcher
lemon-bellied flyrobin
lemon-belly
lemon cheese
lemon chicken
lemon chiffon
lemon chiffon pie
lemon clover
lemon curd
lemon daylily
lemon drop
lemon eucalyptus
lemonfish
lemon geranium
lemongrass
lemon grass
lemon heaven
lemonime
lemonish
lemonize
lemon juice
lemon laundering
lemon law
lemonless
lemonlike
lemon lily
lemon-lime
lemon lime
lemon martini
lemon meringue
lemon meringue pie
lemon mint
lemon myrtle
lemon pepper
lemon plait
lemonquat
lemonrita
lemon shark
lemon socialism
lemon soda
lemon sole
lemon square
lemon squash
lemon squeezer
lemon-squeezer
lemon tea
lemon thyme
lemontini
Lemon Tree
lemon verbena
lemon vervain
lemon water
lemonweed
lemonwood
lemony
lemon yellow
Meyer lemon
oil of lemon eucalyptus
Philippine lemon
ponderosa lemon
rough lemon
salt of lemon
sea lemon
sharptooth lemon shark
sicklefin lemon shark
sit there like a lemon
stand there like a lemon
suck a lemon
sweet lemon
tangemon
Volkamer lemon
water lemon
Translations:
lang: Bulgarian
word: лимо́нов
roman: limónov
lang: Catalan
word: llimona
lang: Dutch
word: citroengeel
lang: Finnish
word: sitruunankeltainen
lang: French
word: jaune citron
lang: Galician
word: limón
lang: German
word: Zitronengelb
lang: German
word: Zitroonegääl
lang: Greek
word: λεμονί
roman: lemoní
lang: Hungarian
word: citromsárga
lang: Irish
word: buí líomóide
lang: Japanese
word: 檸檬色
roman: remoniro
lang: Korean
word: 레몬색
roman: remonsaek
lang: Latvian
word: citrondzeltena krāsa
lang: Macedonian
word: ли́монов
roman: límonov
lang: Marathi
word: लिंबू
roman: limbū
lang: Polish
word: cytrynowy
lang: Portuguese
word: limão
lang: Spanish
word: limón
lang: Swahili
word: ndimu
lang: Swedish
word: citrongul
lang: Tamil
word: பழுப்பு
roman: paḻuppu
lang: Turkish
word: limon rengi
lang: Turkish
word: limoni
lang: Vietnamese
word: vàng canh
lang: Bulgarian
word: лимо́нов
roman: limónov
lang: Catalan
word: llimona
lang: Danish
word: citronsmag
lang: Dutch
word: citroensmaak
lang: Finnish
word: sitruuna
lang: Finnish
word: sitruunan maku
lang: Galician
word: limón
lang: Japanese
word: レモン味
roman: remon aji
lang: Macedonian
word: ли́монов
roman: límonov
lang: Norwegian Bokmål
word: sitronsmak
lang: Polish
word: cytrynowy
lang: Portuguese
word: limão
lang: Spanish
word: limón
lang: Swahili
word: ndimu
lang: Turkish
word: limoni
lang: Danish
word: citrongul
lang: Dutch
word: citroengele
lang: Estonian
word: sidrunkollane
lang: Finnish
word: sitruunan värinen
lang: German
word: zitronengelb
lang: Latvian
word: citrondzeltens
lang: Pannonian Rusyn
word: лимункови
roman: limunkovi
lang: Portuguese
word: limonado
lang: Portuguese
word: limoado
lang: Portuguese
word: alimonado
lang: Portuguese
word: alimoado
lang: Romanian
word: galben-verziu
lang: Spanish
word: limonado
lang: Vietnamese
word: màu chanh