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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Build quality is solid, with an anodized aluminum lid and nice-feeling keyboard.—
K. Thor Jensen,
PC Magazine,
6 Oct. 2026 Courtesy of Kris Kealoha Giron One young woman kept coming back, grabbing a lid, then a napkin, then something else.—
Kris Kealoha Giron,
CNBC,
4 Oct. 2026 Use it as a candy bowl or for snacks like puppy chow, cookies, and other finger foods to add a decorative touch to your countertop spread, then cover it with the lid to store any extras.—
Caley Sturgill,
Southern Living,
2 Oct. 2026 Put a rain hat on your head and a lid on your pumpkin spice latte.—
Vanessa McCray,
AJC.com,
2 Oct. 2026 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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