adjective
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having no lid or top
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(of animals) having no eyelids
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archaic vigilant and watchful
Etymology
Origin of lidless
Example Sentences
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To visualize these plumes, we set up a typical lidless commercial toilet with a flushometer-style valve found throughout North America in our lab.
From Salon ● Jan. 3, 2023
Linden was specifically picturing commercial toilets: the tankless, lidless workhorses found in public restroom stalls.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 23, 2022
When the woes of the world lay heavy on my addled mind and my lidless, staring eyes are like two skinned grapes, I creep downstairs and pour myself a bowl of vitamin-fortified solace.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 14, 2022
A sort of fishy Frankenstein, the alligator gar fuses the bloated body of a catfish with the vicious maw of an alligator and the lidless gaze of a serial killer.
From The Verge ● Dec. 20, 2015
It would be no time at all until Cabot wasn’t changing the world, but sitting alone in a jail cell with a bologna sandwich and a lidless toilet.
From "Where Things Come Back" by John Corey Whaley
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