[
US
/ˈsɑɫəd/
]
[ UK /sˈɒlɪd/ ]
[ UK /sˈɒlɪd/ ]
ADJECTIVE
-
financially sound
the bank is solid and will survive this attack -
impenetrable for the eye
solid blackness -
having three dimensions
a cube is a solid figure with six sides -
providing abundant nourishment
a hearty meal
four square meals a day
ate a substantial breakfast
good solid food -
of definite shape and volume; firm; neither liquid nor gaseous
ice is water in the solid state -
uninterrupted in space; having no gaps or breaks
solid sheets of water
a solid line across the page -
meriting respect or esteem
an upstanding member of the community -
of good quality and condition; solidly built
a solid foundation
several substantial timber buildings -
of one substance or character throughout
carved out of solid rock
solid gold -
of a substantial character and not frivolous or superficial
based on solid facts
work of solid scholarship -
entirely of one substance with no holes inside
a solid block of wood -
of the same color throughout
solid color -
characterized by good substantial quality
a solid base hit
solid comfort -
acting together as a single undiversified whole
a solid voting bloc -
not soft or yielding to pressure
a firm mattress
solid ground
the snow was firm underfoot
NOUN
- a three-dimensional shape
- 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
- matter that is solid at room temperature and pressure
How To Use solid In A Sentence
- A few talented writers en dowed with originality and exceptional animation, a few brilliant efforts, isolated, without following, interrupted and recommenced, did not suffice to endow a nation with a solid and imposing basis of literary wealth. Literary and Philosophical Essays: French, German and Italian
- These provisions, although expressed at a level of great generality, have often been invoked by those who posit the existence of a broad international duty to cooperate or a right to solidarity.
- The openings permit solid and semi-solid bodily exudates to pass through the top sheet to the absorbent core as the diaper is worn.
- Supporting characters with their own solid fan base is a bit of a scifi phenomena and Atlantis is the poster child for this kind of fannish behavior. Supporting Atlantis: An Interview with Kavan Smith : SF Universe - SF Universe is your Science Fiction central. From SciFi television to movies to books and more. All the latest news, reviews and insights from SciFi experts.
- IHSB: The way to describe the first pro season for the most oddly named man alive (Allen Lorenz Pollock = A.J. Pollock?) is solid but unspectacular, which is disappointing given that the organization expected him to rip through Mid-A South Bend given that Midwest League Competition wasn't foreign to Pollock, given that Notre Dame plays an exhibition game against the SilverHawks at the beginning of each season. AZ Snakepit
- As luck would have it the winds had been howling onshore for almost a solid week.
- Except for the fact that his hair was a solid black, the thin, slight boy of about fifteen or sixteen bore an uncanny resemblance to Kunihiko.
- Though you do need a little room at least a 20-by-20-foot pen and some solid fencing, goats are easy keepers and the most doglike pets I know of. Vet's view: Best/worst pets for allergic kids
- I met Len Sellers in the mid-1990s, when he was still a journalism professor at San Francisco State University, where, among other things, he taught a newswriting course that was generally considered make-or-break for aspiring journalists, a hard-core exercise in using public documents and other reliable information sources to write solid news reports. ... he was an early believer in the possibilities of online journalism. OpEdNews - Quicklink: Nonprofit-Funded, University-Based News
- Church and Outram argue instead that solidary behavior and the skill of managers and supervisors in dealing with labor unrest are more reliable indicators of the likelihood of strikes.
