lid
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lid/lɪd/
▶noun
- 1 a removable or hinged cover for the top of a container.
- 2 an eyelid.
- 3 the top crust of a pie.
- 4 Botany the operculum of a moss capsule.
– derivatives
lidded adjective,
lidless adjective.
lidded adjective,
lidless adjective.
– origin OE hlid, of Gmc origin, from a base meaning ‘cover’.
'lid' also found in these Oxford entries:
aneroid
- billy
- blow
- box
- cap
- casserole
- flip
- flip-top
- hamper
- hasp
- hinge
- jack-in-the-box
- kettle
- Kilner jar
- lay figure
- lidocaine
- lock
- musical box
- operculum
- ottoman
- Petri dish
- pomarine skua
- pouncet-box
- pyxidium
- salt cellar
- saucepan
- screw cap
- screw top
- scuttle
- scuttle
- shut
- skid lid
- suitcase
- swingbin
- tagine
- tankard
- tapas
- teapot
- trunk
- unscrew
- Zippo
