lid
/lɪd/noun
ElementaryNot in standard dictionaries
1
The top or cover of a container.
2
A cap or hat.
3
One ounce of cannabis.
4
A bodyboard or bodyboarder.
5
An operculum or other lid-like cover.
6
A motorcyclist's crash helmet.
7
In amateur radio, an incompetent operator.
8
Clipping of eyelid.
9
A hermetically sealed top piece on a microchip such as the integrated heat spreader on a CPU.
10
A restraint or control, as when "putting a lid" on something.
Sound Patterns & Rhymes
Alliteration
Words starting with the same consonant sound — used in poetry and prose to create rhythm, emphasis, and memorable phrasing (e.g. “Peter Piper picked”)
Assonance
Words sharing similar vowel sounds regardless of starting letter — creates internal melody in writing
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