lid

CEFRB1

/lɪd/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A cover that closes the top of a container.

  2. 02

    noun

    The movable skin covering the eye.

Examples

  • I lifted the lid of the box and peered in.

  • The instant I open the lid an offensive smell greets my nose.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A cap or hat.

  2. One ounce of cannabis.

  3. The top or cover of a container.

More examples

In context

  • I cannot get the lid off.

  • Mal rider, shortboard or lid everyone surfs like a kook sometimes.

  • the rest of us managed to dodge out of control lid riders

Antonyms

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Origin

noun

Inherited from Middle English lid, lyd, from Old English hlid, from Proto-West Germanic *hlid, from Proto-Germanic *hlidą (compare Dutch lid, German Lid (“eyelid”), Swedish lid (“gate”)), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱlitós (“covered”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱley- (“to cover”).