lid

Other forms of lid

plural

lids·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about lid

What does lid mean?

lid means "either of two folds of skin that can be moved to cover or open the eye". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in lid?

lid has 1 syllable: lid. In IPA it is /ˈlɪd/.

What is another word for lid?

Close synonyms include eyelid, palpebra, hat, chapeau. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is lid a common word?

lid is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with lid?

1 word rhymes with lid. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.