[
US
/ˈsɑɫəd/
]
[ UK /sˈɒlɪd/ ]
[ UK /sˈɒlɪd/ ]
ADJECTIVE
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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
- The main component of the Earth's field – which defines the magnetic poles – is a dipole generated by the convection of molten nickel-iron in the outer core the inner core is solid, so its role is secondary; remember that the Earth's core is well above the Curie temperature, so the iron is not ferromagnetic. Does Zonal Swishing Play a Part in Earth's Magnetic Field Reversals? | Universe Today
- She had refused all solid food.
- The fact that your name adorned a jet over the skies over Afghanistan solidifies the bond all of us in the military share with the American people. CNN Transcript Mar 17, 2002
- The colors cover the spectrum and there are solid as well as bicolor types.
- We don't have good solid information on where the people are.
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- A solid snake of people still wound back along the north shore of the loch.
- A separable reinforced concrete numerical model and fluid-solid interconnection method were used to predict the development of surface bulge in LS-DYNA.
- We will show solidarity and we will obey the law. The Sun
- In this crucible I have mixed together just one ounce of sugar and one and one-eighth ounces of solidified oxygen, solidified by the force of chemical affinity and bound up in a white salt called chlorate of potash. Religion and Chemistry