Definition of Lid

1. Noun. Either of two folds of skin that can be moved to cover or open the eye. "His lids would stay open no longer"

Exact synonyms: Eyelid, Palpebra
Group relationships: Eye, Oculus, Optic
Generic synonyms: Protective Fold
Terms within: Cilium, Eyelash, Lash, Conjunctiva
Derivative terms: Palpebrate

2. Noun. A movable top or cover (hinged or separate) for closing the opening at the top of a box, chest, jar, pan, etc.. "He raised the piano lid"
Group relationships: Box, Chest, Jar
Terms within: Lock
Generic synonyms: Cover, Top
Specialized synonyms: Trunk Lid

3. Noun. Headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim.

Definition of Lid

1. n. That which covers the opening of a vessel or box, etc.; a movable cover; as, the lid of a chest or trunk.

Definition of Lid

1. to provide with a lid (a movable cover) [v LIDDED, LIDDING, LIDS]

Medical Definition of Lid

1. 1. That which covers the opening of a vessel or box, etc.; a movable cover; as, the lid of a chest or trunk. 2. The cover of the eye; an eyelid. "Tears, big tears, gushed from the rough soldier's lid." (Byron) 3. 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. Origin: AS. Hlid, fr. Hlidan (in comp) to cover, shut; akin to OS. Hlidan (in comp), D. Lid, OHG. Hlit, G. Augenlid eyelid, Icel. Hli gate, gateway. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Lid

lickspit
lickspits
lickspittle
lickspittles
licodione 2'-O-methyltransferase
licorice
licorice
licorices
licorice fern
licorice root
licorice stick
lictor
lictorian
lictors
lid (current term)
lid (current term)
lid-closure reaction
lidar
lidars
lidase
lidded
Liddell
Liddell-Sherrington reflex
lidding
lidger
lidgers
lidless
lido
lidocaine
lidocaine

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