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Lid vs Covering - What's the difference?

lid | covering | Related terms |

Covering is a synonym of lid.



As nouns the difference between lid and covering

is that lid is the top or cover of a container while covering is that which covers something.

As verbs the difference between lid and covering

is that lid is to put a lid on something while covering is present participle of lang=en.

lid

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The top or cover of a container.
  • (lb) A cap or hat.
  • *
  • (lb) One ounce of cannabis.
  • A bodyboard or bodyboarder.
  • *2001 , realsurf.com message board
  • *:Mal rider, shortboard or lid everyone surfs like a kook sometimes.
  • *2003 August, Kneelo Knews
  • *:the rest of us managed to dodge out of control lid riders
  • (lb) A motorcyclist's crash helmet.
  • (lb) In amateur radio, an incompetent operator.
  • (lb) Eyelid.
  • *
  • *:Long after his cigar burnt bitter, he sat with eyes fixed on the blaze. When the flames at last began to flicker and subside, his lids fluttered, then drooped?; but he had lost all reckoning of time when he opened them again to find Miss Erroll in furs and ball-gown kneeling on the hearth.
  • Derived terms

    * skid lid * flip your lid * keep the lid on something/someone * lidless * eyelid

    Verb

  • To put a lid on something.
  • Anagrams

    * ----

    covering

    English

    Noun

  • (countable) That which covers something.
  • (uncountable) Action of the verb to cover .
  • Verb

    (head)