A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

LID

Sun, 28 Jan '24
Container component
Mon, 13 Nov '23
Tupperware top
Fri, 22 Sep '23
Tub top
Sun, 16 Oct '22
Something to pry or twist off
Wed, 7 Sep '22
Top of a can
Tue, 6 Sep '22
Tupperware topper
Mon, 21 Mar '22
Part of the eye that blinks
Mon, 31 Jan '22
Jar cover
Mon, 27 Sep '21
Jar topper
Sat, 26 Jun '21
Jack-in-the-box part