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.
- synonyms: solidness, solid state
- A three-dimensional shape.
adjective
- Characterized by good substantial quality.
- usage: "solid comfort"; "a solid base hit"
- Of definite shape and volume; firm; neither liquid nor gaseous.
- usage: "ice is water in the solid state"
- Entirely of one substance with no holes inside.
- usage: "a solid block of wood"
- Of one substance or character throughout.
- usage: "solid gold"; "carved out of solid rock"
- Uninterrupted in space; having no gaps or breaks.
- usage: "a solid line across the page"; "solid sheets of water"
- Providing abundant nourishment.
- usage: "a hearty meal"; "good solid food"; "ate a substantial breakfast"; "four square meals a day"
- synonyms: hearty, satisfying, square, substantial
- Of good quality and condition; solidly built.
- usage: "a solid foundation"; "several substantial timber buildings"
- synonyms: strong, substantial
- Not soft or yielding to pressure.
- usage: "a firm mattress"; "the snow was firm underfoot"; "solid ground"
- synonyms: firm
- Having three dimensions.
- usage: "a solid object"
- Impenetrable for the eye.
- usage: "solid blackness"
- Financially sound.
- usage: "the bank is solid and will survive this attack"
- Of a substantial character and not frivolous or superficial.
- usage: "work of solid scholarship"; "based on solid facts"
- Meriting respect or esteem.
- usage: "an upstanding member of the community"
- synonyms: upstanding
- Of the same color throughout.
- usage: "solid color"
- synonyms: self-colored, self-coloured
- Acting together as a single undiversified whole.
- usage: "a solid voting bloc"
WordNet 3.0 © 2006 by Princeton University
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