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sol⋅id
[sol-id]
–adjective
| 1. | having three dimensions (length, breadth, and thickness), as a geometrical body or figure. |
| 2. | of or pertaining to bodies or figures of three dimensions. |
| 3. | having the interior completely filled up, free from cavities, or not hollow: a solid piece of chocolate. |
| 4. | without openings or breaks: a solid wall. |
| 5. | firm, hard, or compact in substance: solid ground. |
| 6. | having relative firmness, coherence of particles, or persistence of form, as matter that is not liquid or gaseous: solid particles suspended in a liquid. |
| 7. | pertaining to such matter: Water in a solid state is ice. |
| 8. | dense, thick, or heavy in nature or appearance: solid masses of cloud. |
| 9. | not flimsy, slight, or light, as buildings, furniture, fabrics, or food; substantial. |
| 10. | of a substantial character; not superficial, trifling, or frivolous: a solid work of scientific scholarship. |
| 11. | without separation or division; continuous: a solid row of buildings. |
| 12. | whole or entire: one solid hour. |
| 13. | forming the whole; consisting entirely of one substance or material: solid gold. |
| 14. | uniform in tone or shades, as a color: a solid blue dress. |
| 15. | real or genuine: solid comfort. |
| 16. | sound or reliable, as reasons or arguments: solid facts. |
| 17. | sober-minded; fully reliable or sensible: a solid citizen. |
| 18. | financially sound or strong: Our company is solid. |
| 19. | cubic: A solid foot contains 1728 solid inches. |
| 20. | written without a hyphen, as a compound word. |
| 21. | having the lines not separated by leads, or having few open spaces, as type or printing. |
| 22. | thorough, vigorous, great, big, etc. (with emphatic force, often after good): a good solid blow. |
| 23. | firmly united or consolidated: a solid combination. |
| 24. | united or unanimous in opinion, policy, etc. |
| 25. | on a friendly, favorable, or advantageous footing (often prec. by in): He was in solid with her parents. |
| 26. | Slang. excellent, esp. musically. |
–noun
| 27. | a body or object having three dimensions (length, breadth, and thickness). |
| 28. | a solid substance or body; a substance exhibiting rigidity. |
Origin:
1350–1400; ME < L solidus
1350–1400; ME < L solidus

Related forms:
sol⋅id⋅ly, adverb
sol⋅id⋅ness, noun
Synonyms:
1. cubic. 5. dense. See firm 1 . 6. cohesive, firm. 9. sound. 11. unbroken. 18. solvent. 22. strong.
1. cubic. 5. dense. See firm 1 . 6. cohesive, firm. 9. sound. 11. unbroken. 18. solvent. 22. strong.
Antonyms:
1. flat. 6. loose. 11, 24. divided.
1. flat. 6. loose. 11, 24. divided.
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Solid
Sol"id\, a. [L. solidus, probably akin to sollus whole, entire, Gr. ???: cf. F. solide. Cf. Consolidate,Soda, Solder, Soldier, Solemn.]1. Having the constituent parts so compact, or so firmly adhering, as to resist the impression or penetration of other bodies; having a fixed form; hard; firm; compact; -- opposed to fluid and liquid or to plastic, like clay, or to incompact, like sand. 2. Not hollow; full of matter; as, a solid globe or cone, as distinguished from a hollow one; not spongy; dense; hence, sometimes, heavy. 3. (Arith.) Having all the geometrical dimensions; cubic; as, a solid foot contains 1,728 solid inches. Note: In this sense, cubics now generally used. 4. Firm; compact; strong; stable; unyielding; as, a solid pier; a solid pile; a solid wall. 5. Applied to a compound word whose parts are closely united and form an unbroken word; -- opposed to hyphened. 6. Fig.: Worthy of credit, trust, or esteem; substantial, as opposed to frivolous or fallacious; weighty; firm; strong; valid; just; genuine. The solid purpose of a sincere and virtuous answer. --Milton. These, wanting wit, affect gravity, and go by the name of solid men. --Dryden. The genius of the Italians wrought by solid toil what the myth-making imagination of the Germans had projected in a poem. --J. A. Symonds. 7. Sound; not weakly; as, a solid constitution of body. --I. Watts. 8. (Bot.) Of a fleshy, uniform, undivided substance, as a bulb or root; not spongy or hollow within, as a stem. 9. (Metaph.) Impenetrable; resisting or excluding any other material particle or atom from any given portion of space; -- applied to the supposed ultimate particles of matter. 10. (Print.) Not having the lines separated by leads; not open. 11. United; without division; unanimous; as, the delegation is solid for a candidate. [Polit. Cant. U.S.] Solid angle. (Geom.) See under Angle. Solid color, an even color; one not shaded or variegated. Solid green. See Emerald green (a), under Green. Solid measure (Arith.), a measure for volumes, in which the units are each a cube of fixed linear magnitude, as a cubic foot, yard, or the like; thus, a foot, in solid measure, or a solid foot, contains 1,728 solid inches. Solid newel (Arch.), a newel into which the ends of winding stairs are built, in distinction from a hollow newel. See under Hollow, a. Solid problem (Geom.), a problem which can be construed geometrically, only by the intersection of a circle and a conic section or of two conic sections. --Hutton. Solid square (Mil.), a square body or troops in which the ranks and files are equal. Syn: Hard; firm; compact; strong; substantial; stable; sound; real; valid; true; just; weighty; profound; grave; important. Usage: Solid, Hard. These words both relate to the internal constitution of bodies; but hardnotes a more impenetrable nature or a firmer adherence of the component parts than solid. Hard is opposed to soft, and solid to fluid, liquid, open, or hollow. Wood is usually solid; but some kinds of wood are hard, and others are soft. Repose you there; while I [return] to this hard house, More harder than the stones whereof 't is raised. --Shak. I hear his thundering voice resound, And trampling feet than shake the solid ground. --Dryden.Solid
Sol"id\, n. 1. A substance that is held in a fixed form by cohesion among its particles; a substance not fluid. 2. (Geom.) A magnitude which has length, breadth, and thickness; a part of space bounded on all sides. Solid of revolution. (Geom.) See Revolution, n., 5.
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solid
A phase of matter characterized by the tight locking of atoms into rigid structures that resist deforming by outside forces.
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solid (adj.)
1391, from O.Fr. solide "firm, dense, compact," from L. solidus "firm, whole, entire" (related to salvus "safe"), from PIE base *sol- "whole" (cf. Gk. holos "whole," L. salus "health;" see safe (adj.)). Slang sense of "wonderful, remarkable" first attested 1920 among jazz musicians. The noun is recorded from 1495. Solid South in U.S. political history is attested from 1858. Solidify is from 1799 (trans.), 1837 (intrans.). Solid state as a term in physics is recorded from 1953; meaning "employing transistors (as opposed to vacuum tubes)" is from 1959.
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Main Entry: 1sol·id
Pronunciation: 'säl-&d
Function: adjective
1 : being without an internal cavity : not hollow<solid tumors>
2 : possessing or characterized by the properties of a solid : neither gaseous nor liquid
3 of immunity : capableof resisting severe challenge
Main Entry: 2solid
Function: noun
1 : a substance that does not flow perceptibly under moderate stress, has a definite capacity for resisting forces(as compression or tension) which tend to deform it, and under ordinary conditions retains a definite size and shape
2 : the part of a solution or suspension that when freed fromsolvent or suspending medium has the qualities of a solid —usually used in plural
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solid sol·id (sŏl'ĭd)
adj.
- Of definite shape and volume; not liquid or gaseous.
- Firm or compact in substance.
- Having no internal cavity or hollow.
- A solid substance, body, or tissue.
- Food that is relatively firm in substance or that must be chewed before swallowing.
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solid (sŏl'ĭd) Pronunciation Key
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