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Words with a similar base: solid, solid_state, solidness

'solid'

[solid.n.01] as in: matter that is solid at room temperature and pressure

'solid'

[solid.n.02] as in: 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

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'solid'

[solid.n.03] as in: a three-dimensional shape

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'solid'

[solid.s.01] as in: characterized by good substantial quality

Examples:
solid comfort
a solid base hit

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'solid'

[solid.a.02] as in: of definite shape and volume; firm; neither liquid nor gaseous

Examples:
ice is water in the solid state

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'solid'

[solid.a.03] as in: entirely of one substance with no holes inside

Examples:
a solid block of wood

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'solid'

[solid.s.02] as in: of one substance or character throughout

Examples:
solid gold
carved out of solid rock

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'solid'

[solid.s.03] as in: uninterrupted in space; having no gaps or breaks

Examples:
a solid line across the page
solid sheets of water

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'solid'

[hearty.s.02] as in: providing abundant nourishment

Examples:
a hearty meal
good solid food
ate a substantial breakfast
four square meals a day

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'solid'

[solid.s.05] as in: of good quality and condition; solidly built

Examples:
a solid foundation
several substantial timber buildings

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'solid'

[firm.s.02] as in: not soft or yielding to pressure

Examples:
a firm mattress
the snow was firm underfoot
solid ground

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'solid'

[solid.s.07] as in: having three dimensions

Examples:
a solid object

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'solid'

[solid.s.08] as in: impenetrable for the eye

Examples:
solid blackness

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'solid'

[solid.s.09] as in: financially sound

Examples:
the bank is solid and will survive this attack

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'solid'

[solid.s.10] as in: of a substantial character and not frivolous or superficial

Examples:
work of solid scholarship
based on solid facts

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'solid'

[upstanding.s.01] as in: meriting respect or esteem

Examples:
an upstanding member of the community

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'solid'

[solid.s.12] as in: of the same color throughout

Examples:
solid color

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'solid'

[solid.s.13] as in: acting together as a single undiversified whole

Examples:
a solid voting bloc

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Origins

					solid (English)
└── solide (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
    └── solidus (Latin)