Lime and Phony

Lime

Lime noun - The green acidic fruit of any of various lime trees.
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Phony and lime are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Phony" instead an adjective "Lime".

Nearby Words: limed, liming, limey, limy

Phony

Phony adjective - Being such in appearance only and made or manufactured with the intention of committing fraud.

Lime and phony are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Lime" instead an adjective "Phony".

Nearby Words: phoney, phone, phoning

Both words in one sentence

  • Take Our Word for It Holly is finally convinced that his friend Harry Lime is completely evil and needs to be killed when he sees some of the children who took Lime's phony black market penicillin.
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