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  • 1lid — [ lıd ] noun count ** 1. ) a cover for a container: a lid for the casserole dish close/lift/open the lid: She closed the lid of the suitcase. 2. ) the piece of skin that covers your eye when it is closed: EYELID keep/put a lid on something to… …

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  • 2Lid — is an abbreviation for:* Light Weight Identity protocol, a mechanism for claiming and verifying identity on the Internet. * Lawson Insight Desktop. * The Library Interchange Definition. * The League for Industrial Democracy. * The ICAO code for… …

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  • 3lid — [lıd] n ↑lid ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(cover)¦ 2¦(eye)¦ 3 keep a/the lid on something 4 put a/the lid on something 5 take the lid off something ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [: Old English; Origin: hlid] 1.) ¦(COVER)¦ a cover for the open part of a pot, box, or other container …

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  • 4Lid (container) — Lid of a Tic Tac mint case A lid, also known as a cap, is part of a container, and serves as the cover or seal, usually one that completely closes the object. Contents 1 …

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  • 5lid — [lid] n. [ME < OE hlid (akin to Ger lid in augenlid, eyelid) < base seen in OE hlidan, to cover < IE base * k̑lei , to LEAN1] 1. a movable cover, hinged or unattached, as for a box, trunk, pot, etc.; top 2. short for EYELID ☆ 3. Informal …

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  • 6lid — /lid/, n., v., lidded, lidding. n. 1. a removable or hinged cover for closing the opening, usually at the top, of a pot, jar, trunk, etc.; a movable cover. 2. an eyelid. 3. a restraint, ceiling, or curb, as on prices or news. 4. Slang. a hat, cap …

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  • 7lid|o|caine — «LIHD uh kayn, LY duh », noun. a yellowish white, crystalline compound used in the form of its hydrochloride salt as a local anesthetic: »Lidocaine is sometimes used as a remedy for sunburn. Formula: C14H22N2O ╂[< (ani)lid(e) + (c)ocaine] …

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  • 8LID — is an abbreviation for:* Light Weight Identity, a system that allows individuals to claim and own their digital identity on the Internet * League for Industrial Democracy * Location Identifier * Low Impact Development * Lewica i Demokraci ( Left… …

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  • 9lid — ► NOUN 1) a removable or hinged cover for the top of a container. 2) an eyelid. DERIVATIVES lidded adjective lidless adjective. ORIGIN Old English …

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  • 10lid — noun 1 COVER (C) a cover for the open part of a pot, box, or other container: Can you get the lid off this jar for me? | a dustbin lid 2 keep the lid on to control a situation so that it does not become worse: keeping the lid on inflation | She… …

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