blind alley vs lemon

blind alley

noun
  • Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see blind, alley. A street or passageway that leads nowhere. 

  • A course of inquiry that leads nowhere. 

lemon

noun
  • A piece of fanfiction involving explicit sex. 

  • A semitropical evergreen tree, Citrus limon, that bears such fruits. 

  • A more or less bright shade of yellow associated with lemon fruits. 

  • A defective or inadequate item or individual. 

  • A yellowish citrus fruit. 

  • Favor. 

adj
  • Containing or having the flavour/flavor and/or scent of lemons. 

  • Of the pale yellow colour/color of lemons. 

  • Smart; cheeky, vocal. 

verb
  • To flavour with lemon. 

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