'LID' definitions:
Definition of 'lid'
(from WordNet)
Definition of 'Lid'
From: GCIDE
- Lid \Lid\ (l[i^]d), n. [AS. hlid, fr. hl[imac]dan (in comp.) to cover, shut; akin to OS. hl[imac]dan (in comp.), D. lid lid, OHG. hlit, G. augenlid eyelid, Icel. hli[eth] gate, gateway. [root]40.] [1913 Webster]
- 1. That which covers the opening of a vessel or box, etc.; a movable cover; as, the lid of a chest or trunk. [1913 Webster]
- 2. The cover of the eye; an eyelid. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- Tears, big tears, gushed from the rough soldier's lid. --Byron. [1913 Webster]
- 3. (Bot.) (a) The cover of the spore cases of mosses. (b) A calyx which separates from the flower, and falls off in a single piece, as in the Australian Eucalypti. (c) The top of an ovary which opens transversely, as in the fruit of the purslane and the tree which yields Brazil nuts. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'lid'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- baby blues,
- banjo eyes,
- bright eyes,
- bung,
- cap,
- chapeau,
- check valve,
- clear eyes,
- cock,
- cork,
- cornea,
- cover,
- coverchief,
- eye,
- eyeball,
- eyelid,
- faucet,
- goggle eyes,
- handkerchief,
- hat,
- headcloth,
- headdress,
- headgear,
- headpiece,
- headtire,
- headwear,
- iris,
- kerchief,
- lens,
- millinery,
- naked eye,
- nictitating membrane,
- oculus,
- operculum,
- optic,
- optic nerve,
- orb,
- organ of vision,
- peeper,
- peg,
- pin,
- plug,
- popeyes,
- pupil,
- retina,
- saucer eyes,
- sclera,
- sea cock,
- spigot,
- spike,
- spile,
- spill,
- starry orbs,
- stop,
- stopgap,
- stopper,
- stopple,
- tap,
- top,
- unaided eye,
- valve,
- visual organ
Acronyms for 'lid'
From: V.E.R.A.
- Local IDentifier (Infiniband)