"eyelid" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈaɪ.lɪd/ Audio: en-us-eyelid.ogg [US] Forms: eyelid [singular], eyelids [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. The eyelid is a piece of skin that covers the eye. The eyelid can move back, allowing the eye to "open".
    Sense id: simple-eyelid-en-noun-VZZ1-zg-
     
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      "tags": [
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  ],
  "hyphenation": "eye‧lid",
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      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "The doctor looked at his eyelids."
        },
        {
          "text": "His eyelids felt heavy because he was tired."
        }
      ],
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        "The eyelid is a piece of skin that covers the eye. The eyelid can move back, allowing the eye to \"open\"."
      ],
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    },
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    },
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      ]
    }
  ],
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  ],
  "hyphenation": "eye‧lid",
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      ],
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        {
          "text": "The doctor looked at his eyelids."
        },
        {
          "text": "His eyelids felt heavy because he was tired."
        }
      ],
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        "The eyelid is a piece of skin that covers the eye. The eyelid can move back, allowing the eye to \"open\"."
      ],
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        "countable"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "/ˈaɪ.lɪd/"
    },
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