Definition of lids Lids

/lɪˈdz/ - [lidz] -

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What does lids mean?

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  • lids (Noun)
    Plural of lid.

Part of speech

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  • lids, verb, present, 3rd person singular of lid (infinitive).
  • lids, noun, plural of lid.

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: lids

lid - 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"
  cover, top fire that makes it difficult for the enemy to fire on your own individuals or formations; "artillery provided covering fire for the withdrawal"
  box a blow with the hand (usually on the ear); "I gave him a good box on the ear"
  chest box with a lid; used for storage; usually large and sturdy
  jar a vessel (usually cylindrical) with a wide mouth and without handles
  lock any wrestling hold in which some part of the opponent's body is twisted or pressured
lid - headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim
  hat, chapeau
  headdress, headgear clothing for the head
  busby, shako, bearskin tall hat; worn by some British soldiers on ceremonial occasions
  leghorn, panama hat, straw hat, boater, panama, sailor, skimmer a stiff hat made of straw with a flat crown
  poke bonnet, bonnet a hat tied under the chin
  bowler hat, derby, derby hat, plug hat, bowler a felt hat that is round and hard with a narrow brim
  brim a circular projection that sticks outward from the crown of a hat
  campaign hat a broad-brimmed felt hat with a high crown; formerly worn by the United States Army and Marine personnel
  cavalier hat, slouch hat a soft felt hat with a wide flexible brim
  cocked hat hat with opposing brims turned up and caught together to form points
  cowboy hat, ten-gallon hat a hat with a wide brim and a soft crown; worn by American ranch hands
  crown the part of a hat (the vertex) that covers the crown of the head
  deerstalker a tight-fitting hat with visors front and back; formerly worn by hunters
  dress hat, opera hat, silk hat, top hat, high hat, stovepipe, topper, beaver a man's hat with a tall crown; usually covered with silk or with beaver fur
  dunce's cap, dunce cap, fool's cap a cone-shaped paper hat formerly placed on the head of slow or lazy pupils
  fedora, felt hat, homburg, stetson, trilby a hat made of felt with a creased crown
  fur hat a hat made of fur
  hatband a band around the crown of a hat just above the brim
  woman's hat, millinery hats for women; the wares sold by a milliner
  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
  snap-brim hat a hat with a snap brim
  sombrero a straw hat with a tall crown and broad brim; worn in American southwest and in Mexico
  sou'wester waterproof hat with wide slanting brim longer in back than in front
  sun hat, sunhat a hat with a broad brim that protects the face from direct exposure to the sun
  titfer a hat (Cockney rhyming slang: `tit for tat' rhymes with `hat')
  toque a tall white hat with a pouched crown; worn by chefs
lid - either of two folds of skin that can be moved to cover or open the eye; "his lids would stay open no longer"
  eyelid, palpebra
  protective fold a flap of tissue that protects what it covers
  oculus, optic, eye a small hole or loop (as in a needle); "the thread wouldn't go through the eye"
  eyelash, cilium, lash any of the short curved hairs that grow from the edges of the eyelids
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • lid (n.)
    That which covers the opening of a vessel or box, etc.; a movable cover; as, the lid of a chest or trunk.
  • lid (n.)
    The cover of the eye; an eyelid.
  • lid (n.)
    The cover of the spore cases of mosses.
  • lid (n.)
    A calyx which separates from the flower, and falls off in a single piece, as in the Australian Eucalypti.
  • lid (n.)
    The top of an ovary which opens transversely, as in the fruit of the purslane and the tree which yields Brazil nuts.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • lid
    Top or cover of a container.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • lid
    lid, n. a cover: that which shuts a vessel: the cover of the eye.—adjs. Lid′ded, having a lid or lids; Lid′less, without lid or lids. [A.S. hlid (Dut. lid)—hlídan, to cover.]

Military DictionaryMilitary Dictionary and Gazetteer 💥

  • lid
    See ORDNANCE, CARRIAGES FOR.

Part of speech

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  • lid, verb, present, 1st person singular of lid (infinitive).
  • lid, verb (infinitive).
  • lid, noun, singular of lids.

Pronunciation

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