solid

Definitions

1. 1adjective

   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. 2adjective

   Not hollow; full of matter; as, a solid globe or cone, as distinguished from a hollow one; not spongy; dense; hence, sometimes, heavy.

3. 3adjective

   Having all the geometrical dimensions; cubic; as, a solid foot contains 1,728 solid inches.

4. 4adjective

   Firm; compact; strong; stable; unyielding; as, a solid pier; a solid pile; a solid wall.

5. 5adjective

   Applied to a compound word whose parts are closely united and form an unbroken word; -- opposed to hyphened.

6. 6adjective

   Fig.: Worthy of credit, trust, or esteem; substantial, as opposed to frivolous or fallacious; weighty; firm; strong; valid; just; genuine.

7. 7adjective

   Sound; not weakly; as, a solid constitution of body.

8. 8adjective

   Of a fleshy, uniform, undivided substance, as a bulb or root; not spongy or hollow within, as a stem.

9. 9adjective

   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. 10adjective

    Not having the lines separated by leads; not open.

11. 11adjective

    United; without division; unanimous; as, the delegation is solid for a candidate.

12. 12noun

    A substance that is held in a fixed form by cohesion among its particles; a substance not fluid.

13. 13noun

    A magnitude which has length, breadth, and thickness; a part of space bounded on all sides.

14. 14noun

    a three-dimensional shape

15. 15noun

    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
16. 16noun

    matter that is solid at room temperature and pressure

17. 17adjective

    uninterrupted in space; having no gaps or breaks

    "a solid line across the page"

    "solid sheets of water"

18. 18adjective

    impenetrable for the eye

    "solid blackness"

19. 19adjective

    having three dimensions

    "a solid object"

20. 20adjective

    acting together as a single undiversified whole

    "a solid voting bloc"

    Synonyms

    unanimouswhole
21. 21adjective

    characterized by good substantial quality

    "solid comfort"

    "a solid base hit"

22. 22adjective

    not soft or yielding to pressure

    "a firm mattress"

    "the snow was firm underfoot"

    Synonyms

    firm
23. 23adjective

    of one substance or character throughout

    "solid gold"

    "carved out of solid rock"

24. 24adjective

    of the same color throughout

    "solid color"

25. 25adjective

    meriting respect or esteem

    "an upstanding member of the community"

    Synonyms

    upstanding
26. 26adjective

    of a substantial character and not frivolous or superficial

    "work of solid scholarship"

    "based on solid facts"

27. 27adjective

    of definite shape and volume; firm; neither liquid nor gaseous

    "ice is water in the solid state"

28. 28adjective

    entirely of one substance with no holes inside

    "a solid block of wood"

29. 29adjective

    financially sound

    "the bank is solid and will survive this attack"

30. 30adjective

    of good quality and condition; solidly built

    "a solid foundation"

    "several substantial timber buildings"

    Synonyms

    strongsubstantial
31. 31adjective

    providing abundant nourishment

    "a hearty meal"

    "good solid food"

    Synonyms

    heartysatisfyingsquaresubstantial