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Collocations for lid - noun

1. removable top

ADJECTIVE

airtight, close-fitting, tight, tight-fitting
Choose a dish with a tight-fitting lid.
closed, sealed
hinged
box, coffin, piano, saucepan, trunk (on a car), etc.
dustbin (BrE), garbage-can (AmE), trash-can (AmE)
metal, plastic, etc.

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VERB + lid

lift, open, raise
She lifted the lid of the box.
pop (AmE), pop off, prise off (BrE), pry off (AmE), remove, take off, unscrew
We managed to remove the lid with a lever.
close, replace, shut
put down, slam shut
put on, screw down, screw on
I poured some water and screwed the lid back on the bottle.
The coffin lid had been screwed down.
keep on
Keep the lid on the pan until the liquid comes to the boil.

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PREPOSITION

on the lid
His name was on the lid.

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2. (lids) of the eyes

→ See also eyelid

ADJECTIVE

eye
closed, drooping, half-closed, half-open, heavy, lowered, narrowed
She felt the tears burning against her closed lids.
top, upper

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VERB + LIDS

close, lower
She saw James walk in and hastily lowered her lids.
lift, open
She lifted her lids and found him looking at her.

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LIDS + VERB

droop
Heavy lids drooped over her eyes.

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PREPOSITION

behind … lid
She could still see the light flickering behind her closed lids.
beneath … lid
She glanced at him occasionally from beneath lowered lids.
through … lid
He was watching her through half-closed lids.

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