lemon

🇺🇸 /ˈlemən/ 🇬🇧 /ˈlemən/
Frequency
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Tags TOP3000Oxford3000CEFR-A2
noun
A2

A yellow fruit with sour juice used in food and drinks.

Add a slice of lemon to your water for flavor.

R

Lemon juice or a drink made from it.

This lemon tastes very sour.

R

A light yellow color.

She wore a lemon-colored dress.

R

Something that does not work properly.

That old car is a real lemon.

R

A foolish person.

Don't be such a lemon.

adjective
R

Light yellow in color.

She painted her room lemon yellow.

translation

n. A yellow fruit with sour juice used in food and drinks.; Lemon juice or a drink made from it.; A light yellow color.; Something that does not work properly.; A foolish person.
adj. Light yellow in color.

Word Forms

Plural lemons