mardi 6 mai 2014

Notes on usage: Lid

Top - Cork - Cap - Plug

 

These are all words for a cover for a container.

 

Lid a cover over a container that can be removed or opened by turning or lifting it: A jar with a tight-fitting lid.
Top a thing that you put over the end of sth such as a pen or bottle in order to close it.
Cork a small round object made of cork or plastic that is used for closing bottles, especially wine bottles.
Cap (often in compounds) a top for a pen or a protective cover for sth such as the lens of a camera.
Plug a round piece of material that you put into a hole in order to block it; a flat round rubber or plastic thing that you put into the hole of a sink in order to stop the water from flowing out: A bath plug.

 

PATTERNS
*a tight-fitting lid/top/cap
*a screw top/cap
*a pen lid/top
*to put on/screw on/take off/unscrew the lid/top/cap
*to pull out the cork/plug

 

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Common Phrasal Verbs Irregular Verbs List
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Common Clichés Thematic list of Idioms
Common misspellings Phrasal Verbs Particles list
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