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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
lid
    n 1: either of two folds of skin that can be moved to cover or
         open the eye; "his lids would stay open no longer" [syn:
         eyelid, lid, palpebra]
    2: a movable top or cover (hinged or separate) for closing the
       opening at the top of a box, chest, jar, pan, etc.; "he
       raised the piano lid"
    3: headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped
       crown and usually a brim [syn: hat, chapeau, lid]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Lid \Lid\ (l[i^]d), n. [AS. hlid, fr. hl[imac]dan (in comp.) to
   cover, shut; akin to OS. hl[imac]dan (in comp.), D. lid lid,
   OHG. hlit, G. augenlid eyelid, Icel. hli[eth] gate, gateway.
   [root]40.]
   [1913 Webster]
   1. That which covers the opening of a vessel or box, etc.; a
      movable cover; as, the lid of a chest or trunk.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. The cover of the eye; an eyelid. --Shak.
      [1913 Webster]

            Tears, big tears, gushed from the rough soldier's
            lid.                                  --Byron.
      [1913 Webster]

   3. (Bot.)
      (a) The cover of the spore cases of mosses.
      (b) A calyx which separates from the flower, and falls off
          in a single piece, as in the Australian Eucalypti.
      (c) The top of an ovary which opens transversely, as in
          the fruit of the purslane and the tree which yields
          Brazil nuts.
          [1913 Webster]

3. V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (February 2016)
LID
       Local IDentifier (Infiniband)
       

Thesaurus Results for Lid:

1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
baby blues, banjo eyes, bright eyes, bung, cap, chapeau, check valve, clear eyes, cock, cork, cornea, cover, coverchief, eye, eyeball, eyelid, faucet, goggle eyes, handkerchief, hat, headcloth, headdress, headgear, headpiece, headtire, headwear, iris, kerchief, lens, millinery, naked eye, nictitating membrane, oculus, operculum, optic, optic nerve, orb, organ of vision, peeper, peg, pin, plug, popeyes, pupil, retina, saucer eyes, sclera, sea cock, spigot, spike, spile, spill, starry orbs, stop, stopgap, stopper, stopple, tap, top, unaided eye, valve, visual organ
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