lemon
[noun]
Synonyms: failure, bomb, bummer, bust, dud, flop, loser

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I. lem‧on¹ /ˈlemən/ noun
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: French; Origin: limon, from Medieval Latin limo, from Arabic laymun]

1. [uncountable and countable] a fruit with a hard yellow skin and sour juice:
a slice of lemon
Add a few drops of lemon juice.

2. [uncountable] British English a drink that tastes of lemons:
a glass of fizzy lemon

3. (also lemon yellow) [uncountable] a pale yellow colour

4. [countable] especially American English informal something that is useless because it fails to work or to work properly:
I soon realized the van was a lemon.

5. [countable] British English informal a silly person:
He just stood there looking like a real lemon.

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II. lemon² (also ˌlemon ˈyellow) adjective
pale yellow in colour

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lemon
noun
ADJ. fresh
QUANT. slice, wedge Garnish the fish with wedges of lemon.
VERB + LEMON squeeze Squeeze a quarter of a lemon over the fish.
slice | garnish sth with
LEMON + NOUN tree | pip | peel, rind, zest | juice
 ⇒ Special page at FRUIT

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