lid
part of speech
noun (a lid, lids)
meaning for a pupil
1) A lid is a cover on top of a box, pot, jar or bin that you can lift or take off. tree →
2) An eyelid is the skin that closes over your eye; sometimes just called a lid. tree →
sense in the lessons
In cooking and science, a lid keeps heat and steam in, so water boils faster; a lid on a jar keeps food fresh. In safety, put a lid on a hot pan if it catches fire (never water) and screw lids back on medicines and cleaning products. Phrases: «put a lid on it» (be quiet or stop it), «keep a lid on» (keep under control or secret), «flip your lid» (get very angry).
examples
- Thou holdest fast the lids of mine eyes; I am troubled, and cannot speak. (Writings PSA.77.5, JPS 1917) tree →
- Put the lid back on the jam jar. tree →
- The lid of the box was stuck. tree →
- Cover the pot with a lid so the water boils faster. tree →
- Close the lid of the bin to keep foxes out. tree →
- Lift the lid of the piano carefully. tree →
- Steam was pushing the lid up and down. tree →
- If a pan catches fire, put a lid on it and turn off the heat. tree →
- Keep a lid on the secret until the party. tree →
- The genius promised, and the fisherman lifted the lid. tree →
note
Countable: a lid, two lids. A lid sits on top; a «cap» or «top» is a small lid that screws on bottles. Do not confuse «lid» with «led» (the past of lead).
In the corpora
- Thou holdest fast the lids of mine eyes; I am troubled, and cannot speak.
- In one stage the brain is very busy, the eyes flick about under the lids and the body twitches.
- Steam from a hot container can burn, so you open the lid away from your face.
- A lid on a burning pan works because it cuts off the oxygen.
- After the toilet you flush, close the lid if there is one and wash your hands.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «lid» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.