solid
Meanings
Plural: solids
Noun
- matter that is solid at room temperature and pressure
- the state in which a substance has no tendency to flow under moderate stress; resists forces (such as compression) that tend to deform it; and retains a definite size and shape
- a three-dimensional shape
- A substance in the fundamental state of matter that retains its size and shape without need of a container (as opposed to a liquid or gas).
- A three-dimensional figure (as opposed to a surface, an area, or a curve).
- A favor.
- An article of clothing which is of a single color throughout.
- Food which is not liquid-based.
Adjective Satellite
- characterized by good substantial quality
- "solid comfort"
- "a solid base hit"
- of one substance or character throughout
- "solid gold"
- "carved out of solid rock"
- uninterrupted in space; having no gaps or breaks
- "a solid line across the page"
- "solid sheets of water"
- providing abundant nourishment
- "good solid food"
- of good quality and condition; solidly built
- "a solid foundation"
- not soft or yielding to pressure
- "solid ground"
- having three dimensions
- "a solid object"
- impenetrable for the eye
- "solid blackness"
- financially sound
- "the bank is solid and will survive this attack"
- of a substantial character and not frivolous or superficial
- "work of solid scholarship"
- "based on solid facts"
- meriting respect or esteem
- of the same color throughout
- "solid color"
- acting together as a single undiversified whole
- "a solid voting bloc"
Adjective
- of definite shape and volume; firm; neither liquid nor gaseous
- "ice is water in the solid state"
- entirely of one substance with no holes inside
- "a solid block of wood"
Adj
- That can be picked up or held, having a texture, and usually firm. Unlike a liquid, gas or plasma.
- Large in size, quantity, or value.
- Lacking holes, hollows or admixtures of other materials.
- Strong or unyielding.
- Excellent, of high quality, or reliable.
- Hearty; filling.
- Worthy of credit, trust, or esteem; substantial; not frivolous or fallacious.
- Financially well off; wealthy.
- Sound; not weak.
- Written as one word, without spaces or hyphens.
- Not having the lines separated by leads; not open.
- United; without division; unanimous.
- Of a single color throughout.
- Continuous; unbroken; not dotted or dashed.
- Having all the geometrical dimensions; cubic.
- Measured as a single solid, as the volumes of individual pieces added together without any gaps.
Adv
- Solidly.
- Without spaces or hyphens.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English solide, borrowed from Old French solide, from Latin solidus (“solid”), from Proto-Indo-European *solh₂-i-dʰ-o-s (“entire”), suffixed form of root *solh₂- (“integrate, whole”). Doublet of sol, sold, soldo, solidus, sou, and xu.
Synonyms
closed, closed up, firm, hearty, massive, satisfying, self-colored, self-coloured, solid state, solidness, square, strong, substantial, unanimous, upstanding, whole
Scrabble Score: 6
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