lid
- Top 5000
Sense 1
- noun
- B2
a cover for the top of a pot, jar, box or other container that you can lift off or open
The jam jar has a metal lid that screws on tightly.
I can't get this lid off, the jar is completely stuck.
She dropped the lid and it rolled under the fridge.
Press the lid down firmly until you hear a quiet click.
Common collocations: lift the lid · put the lid on · take the lid off · a tight-fitting lid · screw the lid back on · the lid of a jar
Part of: Kitchen utensils, Cooking
Sense 2 · less common
- noun
- C1
the piece of skin that moves down over your eye when you close it
A speck of dust got caught under my upper lid.
Her lids grew heavy as the long lecture went on.
The doctor gently lifted my lower lid to look inside.
Common collocations: upper lid · lower lid · heavy lids · close your lids
Part of: Parts of the body, Illnesses and symptoms
Forms
- plural
- lids