either of two folds of skin that can be moved to cover or open the eye; "his lids would stay open no longer"
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aperture
an opening; usually small
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road
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
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way
any road or path affording passage from one place to another; "he said he was looking for the way out"
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method
a way of doing something, esp. a systematic one; implies an orderly logical arrangement (usually in steps)
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basis
the fundamental assumptions underlying an explanation; "the whole argument rested on a basis of conjecture"
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path
a line or route along which something travels or moves: "the hurricane demolished houses in its path"; "the track of an animal"; "the course of the river"
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way
a course of conduct; "the path of virtue"; "we went our separate ways"; "our paths in life led us apart"; "genius usually follows a revolutionary path"
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orifice
an aperture or hole opening into a bodily cavity; "the orifice into the aorta from the lower left chamber of the heart"