LID

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does lid mean? 

• LID (noun)
  The noun LID has 3 senses:

1. either of two folds of skin that can be moved to cover or open the eye

2. a movable top or cover (hinged or separate) for closing the opening at the top of a box, chest, jar, pan, etc.

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

  Familiarity information: LID used as a noun is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• LID (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Either of two folds of skin that can be moved to cover or open the eye

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

eyelid; lid; palpebra

Context example:

his lids would stay open no longer

Hypernyms ("lid" is a kind of...):

protective fold (a flap of tissue that protects what it covers)

Meronyms (parts of "lid"):

cilium; eyelash; lash (any of the short curved hairs that grow from the edges of the eyelids)

conjunctiva (a transparent lubricating mucous membrane that covers the eyeball and the under surface of the eyelid)

Holonyms ("lid" is a part of...):

eye; oculus; optic (the organ of sight)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A movable top or cover (hinged or separate) for closing the opening at the top of a box, chest, jar, pan, etc.

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Context example:

he raised the piano lid

Hypernyms ("lid" is a kind of...):

cover; top (covering for a hole (especially a hole in the top of a container))

Meronyms (parts of "lid"):

lock (a fastener fitted to a door or drawer to keep it firmly closed)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "lid"):

trunk lid (hinged lid for a trunk)

Holonyms ("lid" is a part of...):

box (a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid)

chest (box with a lid; used for storage; usually large and sturdy)

jar (a vessel (usually cylindrical) with a wide mouth and without handles)

Sense 3

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

chapeau; hat; lid

Hypernyms ("lid" is a kind of...):

headdress; headgear (clothing for the head)

Meronyms (parts of "lid"):

crown (the part of a hat (the vertex) that covers the crown of the head)

brim (a circular projection that sticks outward from the crown of a hat)

hatband (a band around the crown of a hat just above the brim)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "lid"):

boater; leghorn; Panama; Panama hat; sailor; skimmer; straw hat (a stiff hat made of straw with a flat crown)

tirolean; tyrolean (soft green felt hat with a feather or brush cockade)

toque (a tall white hat with a pouched crown; worn by chefs)

titfer (a hat (Cockney rhyming slang: 'tit for tat' rhymes with 'hat'))

sun hat; sunhat (a hat with a broad brim that protects the face from direct exposure to the sun)

sou'wester (waterproof hat with wide slanting brim longer in back than in front)

sombrero (a straw hat with a tall crown and broad brim; worn in American southwest and in Mexico)

snap-brim hat (a hat with a snap brim)

shovel hat (a stiff broad-brimmed hat with the brim turned up at the sides and projecting in front; worn by some clergymen in Britain)

millinery; woman's hat (hats for women; the wares sold by a milliner)

fur hat (a hat made of fur)

fedora; felt hat; homburg; Stetson; trilby (a hat made of felt with a creased crown)

dunce's cap; dunce cap; fool's cap (a cone-shaped paper hat formerly placed on the head of slow or lazy pupils)

beaver; dress hat; high hat; opera hat; silk hat; stovepipe; top hat; topper (a man's hat with a tall crown; usually covered with silk or with beaver fur)

deerstalker (a tight-fitting hat with visors front and back; formerly worn by hunters)

cowboy hat; ten-gallon hat (a hat with a wide brim and a soft crown; worn by American ranch hands)

cocked hat (hat with opposing brims turned up and caught together to form points)

cavalier hat; slouch hat (a soft felt hat with a wide flexible brim)

campaign hat (a broad-brimmed felt hat with a high crown; formerly worn by the United States Army and Marine personnel)

bowler; bowler hat; derby; derby hat; plug hat (a felt hat that is round and hard with a narrow brim)

bonnet; poke bonnet (a hat tied under the chin)

bearskin; busby; shako (tall hat; worn by some British soldiers on ceremonial occasions)

 Context examples 

He cast his eyes about the room and closed the lids down on a vision of ten thousand books.

(Martin Eden, by Jack London)

It hinged back like the lid of a box.

(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

“My man,” she said, looking at me for an instant with tremulous lids which fluttered down and veiled her eyes as she snuggled her head against my breast with a happy little sigh.

(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)

We shall unscrew the coffin-lid, and shall do our operation: and then replace all, so that none know, save we alone.

(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)

Then Clever Elsie took the pitcher from the wall, went into the cellar, and tapped the lid briskly as she went, so that the time might not appear long.

(Fairy Tales, by The Brothers Grimm)

The protein is subsequently deglycosylated by a cytosolic peptide N-glycanase (PNGase) that is closely associated with the ubiquitin ligase complex and/or the 19S lid of the proteasome.

(Endoplasmic Reticulum Degradation Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)

With a united effort we tore off the coffin-lid.

(His Last Bow, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Throw back the lid, John, and drop the box into the fire!

(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

You must learn to open a door, to enter a room, to present a snuff-box, raising the lid with the forefinger of the hand in which you hold it.

(Rodney Stone, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

There are approximately 42 glands on the upper lid and 6-8 glands on the lower lid.

(Gland of Krause, NCI Thesaurus)