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lid vs top

top vs lid

lid and top both are nouns.

lid is not an adjective while top is an adjective.

lid is not a verb while top is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
lid Yes No No No
top Yes Yes Yes No
As nouns, top is a hypernym of lid; that is, top is a word with a broader meaning than lid:
  • lid: a movable top or cover (hinged or separate) for closing the opening at the top of a box, chest, jar, pan, etc.
  • top: covering for a hole (especially a hole in the top of a container)
Other hypernyms of lid include cover.
lid (noun) top (noun)
a movable top or cover (hinged or separate) for closing the opening at the top of a box, chest, jar, pan, etc. a garment (especially for women) that extends from the shoulders to the waist or hips
headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim covering for a hole (especially a hole in the top of a container)
either of two folds of skin that can be moved to cover or open the eye a canvas tent to house the audience at a circus performance
a conical child's plaything tapering to a steel point on which it can be made to spin
platform surrounding the head of a lower mast
the greatest possible intensity
the highest or uppermost side of anything
the upper part of anything
the top or extreme point of something (usually a mountain or hill)
the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development
the first half of an inning; while the visiting team is at bat
lid (adjective) top (adjective)
situated at the top or highest position
lid (verb) top (verb)
be the culminating event
finish up or conclude
cut the top off
strike (the top part of a ball in golf, baseball, or pool) giving it a forward spin
pass by, over, or under without making contact
reach or ascend the top of
provide with a top or finish the top (of a structure)
be superior or better than some standard
be at the top of or constitute the top or highest point
be ahead of others; be the first
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