lid

Examples

• All

• But working on the lid like this, it works beautifully.

• So when her eyes are open, there is no lid visible at all.

• Bring it onto the lower lid and just blend it.

• This is the one I used all over the lid underneath.

• You can just balance a tear right on that lower lid.

  The Hustle (2019)

• You apply some strips to his upper lid.

  Requiem for a Heavyweight (1962)

• Oh my goodness, it lasts on the lid so beautifully.

  Tati

• I'm bringing this onto my lid to prime my eyelid.

• Her lovely eyes were half hidden by falling lids, almost transparent.

  Fiction book (1990)

• Her eyes had sprung tears along the bottom lid, but they didn't fall.

  Fiction book (1991)

Synonyms

P

palpebra

vslid

• Specialized

9.9

A fold of skin that covers and protects the eye

focuses on the movable folds that cover or uncover the eye

Idioms

F

to flip your lid

• Informal

1 8.6

To suddenly become very angry and lose control

C

to call a lid

• UK

8.4

To stop a meeting or discussion

F

to flip one's lid

• Informal

9.1

To become suddenly very angry and lose control

Compounds

T

trunk lid

• US

2 3.5

A cover that opens on a hinge to give access to a car's storage area

S

skid lid

• Slang

8.8

A protective helmet people wear when they ride a motorcycle to protect their head

T

twist-off lid

2.6

A lid you turn to open and close, usually on jars or bottles

How Open

wide-eyed

27 3.4

unlidded

6.9

lid

29 1.0

droopingly

7.5

Surface Forms

Etymology