solid
having three dimensions (length, breadth, and thickness), as a geometrical body or figure.
of or relating to bodies or figures of three dimensions.
having the interior completely filled up, free from cavities, or not hollow: a solid piece of chocolate.
without openings or breaks: a solid wall.
firm, hard, or compact in substance: solid ground.
having relative firmness, coherence of particles, or persistence of form, as matter that is not liquid or gaseous: solid particles suspended in a liquid.
pertaining to such matter: Water in a solid state is ice.
dense, thick, or heavy in nature or appearance: solid masses of cloud.
not flimsy, slight, or light, as buildings, furniture, fabrics, or food; substantial.
of a substantial character; not superficial, trifling, or frivolous: a solid work of scientific scholarship.
without separation or division; continuous: a solid row of buildings.
whole or entire: one solid hour.
forming the whole; consisting entirely of one substance or material: solid gold.
uniform in tone or shades, as a color: a solid blue dress.
real or genuine: solid comfort.
sound or reliable, as reasons or arguments: solid facts.
sober-minded; fully reliable or sensible: a solid citizen.
financially sound or strong: Our company is solid.
cubic: A solid foot contains 1,728 solid inches.
written without a hyphen, as a compound word.
having the lines not separated by leads, or having few open spaces, as type or printing.
thorough, vigorous, great, big, etc. (with emphatic force, often after good): a good solid blow.
firmly united or consolidated: a solid combination.
united or unanimous in opinion, policy, etc.
on a friendly, favorable, or advantageous footing (often preceded by in): He was in solid with her parents.
Slang. excellent, especially musically.
a body or object having three dimensions (length, breadth, and thickness).
a solid substance or body; a substance exhibiting rigidity.
Idioms about solid
do (someone) a solid, Informal. to help out, be supportive, or do a favor for: Do him a solid and second his nomination.
Origin of solid
1synonym study For solid
Other words for solid
Opposites for solid
Other words from solid
- sol·id·ly, adverb
- sol·id·ness, noun
- half-solid, adjective
- non·sol·id, adjective, noun
- non·sol·id·ly, adverb
- sub·sol·id, noun
- trans·sol·id, adjective
- un·sol·id, adjective
- un·sol·id·ly, adverb
- un·sol·id·ness, noun
Words that may be confused with solid
- solid , stolid
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How to use solid in a sentence
When friendships are real, they are not glass 30 threads or frost-work, but the solidest things we know.
Send out the call to about three hundred of your solidest men.
The Clarion | Samuel Hopkins AdamsWhen they are real, they are not glass threads or frost-work, but the solidest thing we know.
Essays | Ralph Waldo EmersonMatter seems on the point of losing its mass, its solidest attribute, and resolving itself into electrons.
What could a corrupt and disorganized Republic do against the solidest and strongest empire in the world?
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse | Vicente Blasco Ibanez
British Dictionary definitions for solid
/ (ˈsɒlɪd) /
of, concerned with, or being a substance in a physical state in which it resists changes in size and shape: Compare liquid (def. 1), gas (def. 1)
consisting of matter all through
of the same substance all through: solid rock
sound; proved or provable: solid facts
reliable or sensible; upstanding: a solid citizen
firm, strong, compact, or substantial: a solid table; solid ground
(of a meal or food) substantial
(often postpositive) without interruption or respite; continuous: solid bombardment
financially sound or solvent: a solid institution
strongly linked or consolidated: a solid relationship
geometry having or relating to three dimensions: a solid figure; solid geometry
(of a word composed of two or more other words or elements) written or printed as a single word without a hyphen
printing with no space or leads between lines of type
solid for unanimously in favour of
(of a writer, work, performance, etc) adequate; sensible
of or having a single uniform colour or tone
NZ informal excessive; unreasonably strict
geometry
a closed surface in three-dimensional space
such a surface together with the volume enclosed by it
a solid substance, such as wood, iron, or diamond
(plural) solid food, as opposed to liquid
Origin of solid
1Derived forms of solid
- solidity (səˈlɪdɪtɪ), noun
- solidly, adverb
- solidness, noun
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Scientific definitions for solid
[ sŏl′ĭd ]
Physics One of four main states of matter, in which the molecules vibrate about fixed positions and cannot migrate to other positions in the substance. Unlike a gas or liquid, a solid has a fixed shape, and unlike a gas, a solid has a fixed volume. In most solids (with exceptions such as glass), the molecules are arranged in crystal lattices of various sizes.
Mathematics A geometric figure that has three dimensions.
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Cultural definitions for solid
A phase of matter characterized by the tight locking of atoms into rigid structures that resist deforming by outside forces.
The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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