lid
The top or cover of a container.
Other meanings
An operculum or other lid-like cover.
A hermetically sealed top piece on a microchip such as the integrated heat spreader on a CPU.
Synonyms
- eyelid
A kind of
- protective fold
Related words
- keep the lid on
Word history
From Old English "hlid".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “lid” 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.