Meaning of lemon | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A surname.
   countable, uncountable
2. lemon (fruit)
3. A yellowish citrus fruit.
   countable, uncountable
4. An unincorporated community in McLean County, Kentucky, United States.
   countable, uncountable
5. lime (fruit)
6. A semitropical evergreen tree, Citrus limon, that bears such fruits.
   countable, uncountable
7. Informal. One that fails completely:bust, failure, fiasco, loser, washout.
8. A minor river in Devon, England, which joins the River Teign at Newton Abbot.
   countable, uncountable
9. a (fizzy) drink flavoured with lemons. limonade عَصير الليمون лимонада limonada citrónovka die Zitronenlimonade lemonade λεμονάδαlimonada, gaseosa limonaad لیموناد sitruunamehu citronnade, limonadeלימונדה लेमोनेड limunada limonádé limun límonaði limonata レモネード 레모네이드 limonadas limonāde lemonad citroenlimonadelemonade, sitronbruslemoniada د ليمو جوس gasosa citronadă, limo­nadă лимонад citronáda limonada limunada lemonad, läskedryck น้ำมะนาว limonata 檸檬汽水 лимонад لیموں کے عرق کا مشروب nước chanh...
10. A more or less bright shade of yellow associated with lemon fruits.
    countable, uncountable
11. a tough grass with a strong scent, used to flavour food. suurpol عُشبَة الليمون вид трева, използвана за подправка capim-santo východoindická tráva das Zitronengras citrongræs λεμονόχορτο rayadura de limón sidrunhein گورگیاه sitruunaheinä citronnelle לִימוֹנִית רֵיחָנִית नींबू घास limundžik fenyérfű sereh (sírónu)ilmgresi citronella レモングラス 레몬그라스 citrinžolė serai citroengras sitrongress !!palczatka kosmata يو ډول د ديګ مساله lămâiţă сорго лимонное východoindická tráva citronka limun trava ตะไค...
12. Lemon juice.
    rare, uncountable
13. [fruit] limón; [tree] limonero.
14. A lemon shark (Negaprion brevirostris).
    countable, uncountable
15. A spiny evergreen tree (Citrus limon) native to Asia, widely cultivated for its oval yellow fruit.
    (Citrus limon)
16. A defective or inadequate item or individual.
    countable, slang, uncountable
17. Lemon yellow.
18. Favor.
    Cockney, countable, slang, uncountable
19. Informal One that is unsatisfactory or defective: Their new car turned out to be a lemon.
    Informal
20. A piece of fanfiction involving explicit sex.
    countable, dated, slang, uncountable
21. Lemon-yellow.
22. 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.
    countable, uncountable
23. Made from lemons.
24. (Plants) a small Asian evergreen tree, Citrus limon, widely cultivated in warm and tropical regions, having pale green glossy leaves and edible fruits.
    Citrus limon,

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Examples

“The juice of Lemmons killeth Warts, but better the water of the ſame juice, diſtilled through a glaſs.”

“[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!”

“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.[…]””

“A thousand quid for that motor? Do me a lemon! I could get it for half that.”

“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.”

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