Sekirov Dictionary

lemon

/ˈlɛmən/

noun 9
adjective 3
verb 1
forms 5
phrases 3

noun9

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a yellow fruit that grows on trees in warm places and tastes very sharp
- The juice of Lemmons killeth Warts, but better the water of the same juice, distilled through a glass. — 1680
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(slang) A defective or inadequate item or individual.
- He didn’t realise until he’d paid for it that the car was a lemon.
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Lemon juice.
- [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, […] — 1737
A more or less bright shade of yellow associated with lemon fruits.
A semitropical evergreen tree, Citrus limon, that bears such fruits.
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(slang) A piece of fanfiction involving explicit sex.
- 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. — 1997
A lemon shark (Negaprion brevirostris).
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(slang) Favor.
- A thousand quid for that motor? Do me a lemon! I could get it for half that.
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.

adjective3

Containing or having the flavour/flavor and/or scent of lemons.
Of the pale yellow colour/color of lemons.
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(slang) Smart; cheeky, vocal.
- Obviously Emin is not the first public figure to get lemon over tax increases. — 2009

verb1

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To flavour with lemon.
- You can start the vegetables cooking while you are lemoning the fish.

forms

lemoned · lemoning · lemons · more lemon · most lemon

Phrases with lemon

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