eyelid
A thin skin membrane that covers and moves over an eye.
Synonyms
- lid
A kind of
- protective fold
Related words
- monolid
- bat an eyelid
- eyelidded
- eyelidless
- hang by the eyelids
- double eyelid
- single eyelid
- without blinking an eyelid
- floppy eyelid syndrome
Word history
From Middle English "eyelidd".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “eyelid” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.