Noun
I had to get a screwdriver to pry the lid off of the paint can.
as he left the field, the pitcher tipped his lid to the cheering crowd
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Both the bowls and lids are dishwasher safe for easy cleanup.—Melanie Fincher, Southern Living, 18 Apr. 2025 Think soft-close lids, built-in charcoal filters, and removable liners that make dumping kitchen scraps a breeze.—Bailey Berg, Architectural Digest, 17 Apr. 2025 Yet octopuses have been caught performing incredible feats such as escaping aquarium tanks, solving puzzles, unscrewing jar lids and carrying shells as shields.—Yasemin Saplakoglu, Quanta Magazine, 7 Apr. 2025 Each dish has a matching BPA-free plastic lid that’s microwave- and dishwasher-safe.—Maggie Horton, People.com, 28 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for lid
Word History
Etymology
Noun
Middle English, from Old English hlid; akin to Old High German hlit cover, and probably to Old English hlinian to lean — more at lean
First Known Use
Noun
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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