Thesaurus results for LIDS

lids

noun

plural of lid

as in tops

a piece placed over an open container to hold in, protect, or conceal its contents I had to get a screwdriver to pry the lid off of the paint can

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as in hats

slang a covering for the head usually having a shaped crown as he left the field, the pitcher tipped his lid to the cheering crowd

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Recent Examples of lids The leak-proof and reusable lids come in seven sizes that stretch over food and containers to create an airtight seal, essentially eliminating the need for plastic wrap. —

Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 20 Feb. 2026 This 11-piece Carote nonstick cookware set includes two frying pans, a saute pan, two saucepans, two fridge storage lids, two silicone lids and two removable handles that can be attached to different pieces in the set with just the click of a button. —

Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 19 Feb. 2026 Hot Ice Icy looks, from frosted lids to cool-toned palettes, have slowly grown in popularity over the past few years. —

Kara Jillian Brown, InStyle, 19 Feb. 2026 On the first runway of NYFW, Thomas de Kluyver swept lids at Marc Jacobs with frosty blue shadow from lash to brow. —

Arden Fanning Andrews, Vogue, 17 Feb. 2026 Early locations had a giant clown head popping out of a square box on the roof, based on children’s jack-in-the-box toys, music boxes with cranks that, when turned, cause figures to pop out of their lids. —

Fielding Buck, Oc Register, 16 Feb. 2026 The co-branded visors can be fitted to Race-R Pro, Aeron GP and Aeron lids, generally suited for track use. —

Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 13 Feb. 2026 Clear out your entire cabinet and match up lids with their corresponding bottoms. —

Kaylei Fear, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Feb. 2026 Black and charcoal shimmer cast a shadow over her lids, reaching up under her razor-thin brows. —

Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 10 Feb. 2026

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Surveying the city across the tops of the cathedral in Vieuz Lyon, over the rivers Rhone and Saone below, all the way to Mont Blanc on the horizon while the bell towers mark the slow passing of time is an unforgettable pleasure.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Feb. 2026
The team found that the temperatures peak between 3,000 and 4,000 kilometres above the cloud tops, whilst ion densities reach their maximum around 1,000 kilometres.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 21 Feb. 2026