noun
1 removable top
ADJECTIVE
▪ airtight , close-fitting , tight , tight-fitting
▪
Choose a dish with a tight-fitting ~.
▪ closed , sealed
▪ hinged
▪ box , coffin , piano , saucepan , trunk (on a car) ( AmE ), etc.
▪ dustbin ( BrE ), garbage-can ( AmE ), trash-can ( AmE )
▪ metal , plastic , etc.
VERB + LID
▪ lift , open , raise
▪
She lifted the ~ of the box.
▪ pop ( AmE ), pop off , prise off ( BrE ), pry off ( AmE ), remove , take off , unscrew
▪
We managed to remove the ~ with a lever.
▪ close , replace , shut
▪ put down , slam shut
▪ put on , screw down , screw on
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I poured some water and screwed the ~ back on the bottle.
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The coffin ~ had been screwed down.
▪ keep on
▪
Keep the ~ on the pan until the liquid comes to the boil.
PREPOSITION
▪ on the ~
▪
His name was on the ~.
2 lids of the eyes ⇨ See also ↑ eyelid
ADJECTIVE
▪ eye
▪ closed , drooping , half-closed , half-open , heavy , lowered , narrowed
▪
She felt the tears burning against her closed ~s.
▪ top , upper
VERB + LIDS
▪ close , lower
▪
She saw James walk in and hastily lowered her ~s.
▪ lift , open
▪
She lifted her ~s and found him looking at her.
LIDS + VERB
▪ droop
▪
Heavy ~s drooped over her eyes.
PREPOSITION
▪ behind … ~
▪
She could still see the light flickering behind her closed ~s.
▪ beneath … ~
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She glanced at him occasionally from beneath lowered ~s.
▪ through … ~
▪
He was watching her through half-closed ~s.