pot lid
Saucepan's circular top
A pot lid is a cover for a cooking pot, typically with a handle on top.
Lids trap heat and moisture during cooking: Keep the pot lid on while the rice simmers.
The phrase appears in rhyming slang—Cockney uses "pot lid" for "kid" (child).
- coverProtect by overlaying
- steamHeated water's gaseous form
- steam releaseAllowing pressurized vapor out
- clatterLoud rattling noise
- knobRounded gripping fixture
handle · simmer · boil · boiling over · kitchen · cookware · slow cooker · glass · metal · stainless · rim · rattling · lifting · hot · stovetop · casserole · dutch oven · skillet
- lids and capstop, cap, bottle cap, screw cap, screw top
- metal coversmanhole cover, hubcap, bottle cap, metal cap, drain cover
- pot accessoriesoven mitt, trivet, steamer basket, knob, wok ring
- coverscover, dust cover, book cover, dust jacket, book jacket
- potsstockpot, teapot, crockpot, cachepot, cauldron
- steam releasespressure valve, relief valve, vent, whistle, exhaust