eyelid

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- \ˈī-ˌlid\
- /ˈaɪ.lɪd/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- \ˈī-ˌlid\

Definitions of eyelid word

noun eyelid Each of the upper and lower folds of skin that cover the eye when closed. 1
noun eyelid hood of the eye 1
countable noun eyelid Your eyelids are the two pieces of skin which cover your eyes when they are closed. 0
noun eyelid either of the two muscular folds of skin that can be moved to cover the exposed portion of the eyeball 0
noun eyelid a set of movable parts at the rear of a jet engine that redirect the exhaust flow to assist braking during landing 0
noun eyelid either of the two movable folds of flesh that cover and uncover the front of the eyeball 0

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Parts of speech for Eyelid

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Full grammatical hierarchy of Eyelid

eyelid popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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