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Meaning of 'lid' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Lid [ n.]
- 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.

Meaning of 'lid' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . lid [ n]
Meaning (1):
- a movable top or cover (hinged or separate) for closing the opening at the top of a box, chest, jar, pan, etc.
Example in sentence:
  • he raised the piano lid
Meaning (2):
- either of two folds of skin that can be moved to cover or open the eye
Example in sentence:
  • his lids would stay open no longer

Nearby Words:

lidded lidge lidless

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