Tra từ lid - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

lid [lid lids] BrE [lɪd] NAmE [lɪd] noun
1. a cover over a container that can be removed or opened by turning it or lifting it
•a dustbin lid
• I can't get the lid off this jar.

2. = ↑eyelid
more at flip your lid at ↑flip _v.
Idioms: ↑keep a lid on something ▪ ↑lift the lid on something ▪ ↑put the lid on things ▪ ↑take the lid off something

Word Origin:
Old English hlid, of Germanic origin, from a base meaning ‘cover’; related to Dutch lid.

Thesaurus:
lid noun C
•a jar with a tight-fitting lid
top • • cap •
a close-fitting/tight-fitting lid/top/cap
put on/screw on/take off/unscrew/remove the lid/top/cap

Synonyms:
lid
top • cork • cap • plug
These are all words for a cover for a container.
lid • a cover over a container that can be removed or opened by turning or lifting it: ▪ a jar with a tight-fitting lid
top • a thing that you put over the end of sth such as a pen or bottle in order to close it
cork • a small round object made of cork or plastic that is used for closing bottles, especially wine bottles
cap • (often in compounds) a top for a pen or a protective cover for sth such as the lens of a camera
plug • a round piece of material that you put into a hole in order to block it; a flat round rubber or plastic thing that you put into the hole of a sink in order to stop the water from flowing out: ▪ a bath plug
a tight-fitting lid/top/cap
a screw top/cap
a pen lid/top
to put on/screw on/take off/unscrew the lid/top/cap
to pull out the cork/plug

Example Bank:
•He was watching her through half-closed lids.
•Heavy lids drooped over her eyes.
•His name was on the lid.
•I poured some water and screwed the lid back on the bottle.
•Keep the lid on the pan until the liquid comes to the boil.
•She could still see the light flickering behind her closed lids.
•She felt the tears burning against her closed lids.
•She glanced at him occasionally from beneath lowered lids.
•She lifted her lids and found him looking at her.
•She lifted the lid of the box.
•She saw James walk in and hastily lowered her lids.
•The coffin lid had been screwed down.
•We managed to prise off the lid with a tyre lever.
•Flowers were strewn over the lid of the coffin.
•Put the lid back on the shampoo after using it.
•Replace the saucepan lid and simmer for 10 minutes.
•She closed the piano lid.
•They use old dustbin lids as drums.
•You'll need a jar with a tight-fitting lid.