lid

Speech parts

1. lid - Noun

2. lid - Verb

Meaning

That which covers the opening of a vessel or box, etc.; a movable cover; as, the lid of a chest or trunk.

The cover of the eye; an eyelid.

The cover of the spore cases of mosses.

A calyx which separates from the flower, and falls off in a single piece, as in the Australian Eucalypti.

The top of an ovary which opens transversely, as in the fruit of the purslane and the tree which yields Brazil nuts.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

hat dome top cap bonnet chapeau cover covering closure eyelid palpebra coronet capote panama hood
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Antonyms

center cubic risk display foot raid
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Hypernyms

top cover headdress headgear protective fold

Hyponyms

sailor derby panama beaver tyrolean busby

Phrases with the word

blow one's lid there's a lid for every pot Sutton Hoo purse-lid dustbin lid tin lid billy lid

Examples

his lids would stay open no longer Source: Internet

he raised the piano lid Source: Internet

A common modern design, it has easily implemented locking features that prevent the removal of the lid while under pressure. Source: Internet

A former lady’s maid of the Queen lifted the lid on a wild night which saw her majesty, then 19, and her 15-year-old sister Princess Margaret smuggle herself out of the palace disguised as ordinary teenagers. Source: Internet

Admittedly, the S90 doesn’t have the greatest amount of trunk space at 13.5 square feet but it does have a wide-opening lid for ease of access. Source: Internet

Add the lid to the shaker and give it a good shake. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

lictour licuala licuraside lid off lid on lid tailgate