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lidless

[ lid-lis ]

adjective

  1. (of objects) without a lid.
  2. (of eyes) without or as if without lids.
  3. watchful, as with unblinking eyes; vigilant.


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/ ˈɪɪ /

adjective

  1. having no lid or top
  2. (of animals) having no eyelids
  3. archaic.
    vigilant and watchful
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of lidless1

First recorded in 1515–25; lid + -less
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You follow its curving paths, and just when you think you’re free of the maze, you find yourself staring into America’s dead, lidless eyes.

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To visualize these plumes, we set up a typical lidless commercial toilet with a flushometer-style valve found throughout North America in our lab.

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Linden was specifically picturing commercial toilets: the tankless, lidless workhorses found in public restroom stalls.

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When the woes of the world lay heavy on my addled mind and my lidless, staring eyes are like two skinned grapes, I creep downstairs and pour myself a bowl of vitamin-fortified solace.

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She and Boone used plastic lidless bins from Walmart inside their compartments and cabinets to corral like items.

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