lidnoun [ C ]
uk/lɪd/us/lɪd/B2 a cover on a container, that can be lifted up or removed:
Can you get the lid off this jar?
Put a lid on the saucepan.
an eyelid (= either of the two pieces of skin that can close over each eye):
She looked at him from under half-closed lids.
More examples
- The lid of the coffin had been nailed down.
- I can't get the lid off this jar.
- Screw the lid on tightly.
- I prized the lid off with a spoon.
- She had used a screwdriver to puncture two holes in the lid of a paint tin.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Lids, covers and stoppers
- bezel
- bottle cap
- bottle top
- bung
- cap
- cosy
- cowl
- crystal
- fascia
- flap
- hood
- nozzle
- pen lid
- piano lid
- plug
- pull-tab
- resealable
- stopper
- tab
- tea cosy
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The eye & surrounding area
Idiom(s)
blow/take the lid off sth
keep a/the lid on sth
put the lid on sth