Case and Lid

Case

Case noun - Something that encloses another thing especially to protect it.

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Lid and case are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Lid" instead a noun "Case".

Nearby Words: cased, casing, casework

Lid noun - A piece placed over an open container to hold in, protect, or conceal its contents.

Usage example: I had to get a screwdriver to pry the lid off of the paint can

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Case and lid are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Case" instead a noun "Lid".

good	good case	good lid
clear	clear case	clear lid
similar	similar case	similar lid
likely	likely case	likely lid
Other adjectives: obvious, lower.

It's made even worse when he's high off his cocaine and really flips his lid in this case.

Source: Hair-Trigger Temper
Police Are Useless: Played straight with General Huddleston who tries hard to keep the lid on the murder case.

Source: Film / Gaslight
With some modern systems, the pause feature is hard-coded into the system, such as with the Wii (Press the home button), the Playstation Vita (press the PS button), and the DS (Close the lid), but it's possible to deny a prize when this feature is used (as is the case with the Trope Namer).

Source: Bladder of Steel