lid·less

[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.

Origin:
1515–25; lid + -less

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lidless (ˈlɪdlɪs) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
1.  having no lid or top
2.  (of animals) having no eyelids
3.  archaic vigilant and watchful

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Lidless is always a great word to know.
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a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
Example sentences
Pressing lidless eyes and waiting for a knock upon the door.
Lidless idlers among us are becoming noticeably few.
There is a parable about a frog becoming boiled slowly, in a lidless pot of water.
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