Eyelid

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  • noun. Either of two folds of skin and muscle that can be closed over the exposed portion of the eyeball.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. The cover of the eye; that portion of movable skin with which an animal covers the eyeball or uncovers it at pleasure.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. The cover of the eye; that portion of movable skin with which an animal covers or uncovers the eyeball at pleasure.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A thin skin membrane that covers and moves over an eye.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. either of two folds of skin that can be moved to cover or open the eye
    • Word Usage
    "It feels as though the eyelid is scratched, but it could be a symptom of whatever ails me."
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    protective fold  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    belly  breast  cheek  cheekbone  chin  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    blepharon  haw  lid  palpebra  
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