Thesaurus results for LID

lid

noun

ˈlid

as in cover

a piece placed over an open container to hold in, protect, or conceal its contents I had to get a screwdriver to pry the lid off of the paint can

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as in hat

slang a covering for the head usually having a shaped crown as he left the field, the pitcher tipped his lid to the cheering crowd

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Recent Examples of lid If a grease fire ignites, use the lid to to smother it and turn off the stovetop. —

Donna Vickroy, Chicago Tribune, 17 Jan. 2025 Inspectors found more droppings on the floor of the dry food storage room and the lids of dry food storage bins, according to the report. —

Hannah Poukish, Sacramento Bee, 10 Jan. 2025 Flipping your perspective instead of your lid prevents negativity from diminishing your optimism. —

Bryan Robinson, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025 The exception is the quarter-dollar-size disk in the middle of the lid, which vaguely resembles a speaker and is raised slightly from the lid surface. —

John Burek, PCMAG, 10 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for lid

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The pup has even been featured in a series of children’s books, appeared on Today and Good Morning America, and was photographed for the covers of several pet magazines, including Animal Wellness Magazine, The WAG, Groomer to Groomer, and FIDO Friendly.

— Luke Chinman, People.com, 27 Jan. 2025
Pretty much the only thing not high-tech on this machine is the bag roll storage, which is just a cavity on the back of the unit with a hinged cover.

— Adam Campbell-Schmitt, Bon Appétit, 27 Jan. 2025