lid
a removable or hinged cover for closing the opening, usually at the top, of a pot, jar, trunk, etc.; a movable cover.
an eyelid.
a restraint, ceiling, or curb, as on prices or news.
Slang. a hat, cap, or other head covering.
(in mosses)
the cover of the capsule; operculum.
the upper section of a pyxidium.
Slang. one ounce of marijuana.
to supply or cover with a lid.
Idioms about lid
blow / flip one's lid, Slang. to lose control, especially to rage hysterically: He nearly flipped his lid over the way they damaged his car.: Also flip one's wig.
blow the lid off, Informal. to expose to public view, especially to reveal something scandalous, illegal, etc.
Origin of lid
1Other words from lid
- sublid, noun
- un·der·lid, noun
- un·lid·ded, adjective
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How to use lid in a sentence
Prices start at around $1,000 for Greek-Roman coins (250 A.D.) and top $25,000 for ornate Sarcophagus lids.
As you blink, the device supposedly trains your lids into the desired look of depth.
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Works beautifully with lids of any size, and fits under one of our motley assortment of work islands with no trouble.
Under the long lashes of low lids a pair of eyes black and insolent set off the haughty lines of her scarlet lips.
St. Martin's Summer | Rafael Sabatini
His scraggly beard was thrust forward aggressively, and his deep-set eyes fairly blazed between narrowed lids.
Raw Gold | Bertrand W. SinclairHe missed Flora's gay letter of gossip, and looked with narrowing lids at the pile of newspapers.
Ancestors | Gertrude AthertonHer eyes were cool green with an exotic lift at the outer extremities of the lids.
Mrs. Haight regarded the radiant young hostess with a malignant stare, prudently veiled by drooping lids.
Ancestors | Gertrude Atherton
British Dictionary definitions for lid
/ (lɪd) /
a cover, usually removable or hinged, for a receptacle: a saucepan lid; a desk lid
short for eyelid
botany another name for operculum (def. 2)
slang short for skidlid
US old-fashioned, slang a quantity of marijuana, usually an ounce
dip one's lid Australian informal to raise one's hat as a greeting, etc
flip one's lid slang to become crazy or angry
put the lid on informal
British to be the final blow to
to curb, prevent, or discourage
take the lid off informal to make startling or spectacular revelations about
Origin of lid
1Derived forms of lid
- lidded, adjective
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Other Idioms and Phrases with lid
see blow the lid off; flip one's lid; put the lid on.
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