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solid

solid

23 1.0
A firm form of matter that keeps its shape, not liquid
  • noun
  • /ˈsɑːlɪd/
  • Specialized
: sólido
  • And there were three types of substance, solid, liquid and gas.
  • liquids and solids
  • suspended solids
  • total solids

Those are called amorphous solids or also glass.

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Examples

  • The septic tank traps the solids, lets the water seep through a bed of gravel.

  • All right, so a fully solid object occupies space.

  • The more energy a solid has, the hotter it is.

  • When it's dry, those fibers interconnect, forming a solid.

  • And in mi casa, there are three basic food groups-- solids, liquids and hot smoke.

  • Ice is an example of a solid that retains its shape even when outside a freezer.

  • The sculpture was made from a single block of solid marble, beautifully carved.

  • In chemistry, water can exist as a solid, liquid, or gas depending on the temperature.

Synonyms

solid state
vssolid
  • Specialized
4 4.4

A condition of a substance when it keeps its shape and does not flow, like rock or ice

is the everyday word for a firm substance that keeps its shape

Antonyms

gas
648 1.0

A thing with no fixed shape that fills any container like air or oxygen

214 1.0

Flowing and not solid, like water when warm

Idioms

rock solid
  • Informal
31 3.6

Very strong and not likely to fail or be wrong

Feeling safe and confident after a time of doubt or worry

Very strong and not likely to break or change

Compounds

solid rock
  • Informal
17 3.5

A person or thing you can depend on for strong support

17 1.8

Firm land you can stand on instead of water

12 1.0

Food that is not a drink and you chew before you swallow

7 3.8

A strong proof that someone was somewhere else when a crime happened

solid-state
  • Specialized
6 5.5

Electronic devices that use solid materials like semiconductors instead of vacuum tubes

4 3.0

A single, even color with no pattern or shade change

solid state
  • Specialized
4 4.4

A condition of a substance when it keeps its shape and does not flow, like rock or ice

2 3.4

Having one color with no pattern

solid-state physics
  • Specialized
1 5.3

An area of physics that studies how solid materials behave with electricity, magnetism, and light

Platonic solid
  • Specialized
1 9.0

A 3D shape with all the same regular flat faces, like a cube or tetrahedron

A strong basic plan that helps organize work and guide actions

solid-fuel rocket
  • Specialized
1 5.3

An engine that burns solid fuel to push a vehicle into the sky

solid geometry
  • Specialized
1 5.5

Part of math about shapes that have length, width, and height like cubes, spheres, and pyramids

1 3.9

A shape with length, width, and height like a cube or sphere

solid angle
  • Specialized
1 7.9

A measure that shows how much space an object appears to take from a point in three dimensions

1 6.5

An engine that burns solid fuel to push a rocket or missile

A part of a fort filled with earth or stone to make it stronger against attack

solid solution
  • Specialized
1 7.0

A solid mixture where atoms of one type go into another's crystal, like in alloys

1 5.7

A rocket that uses solid fuel to make hot gas and push it forward

ideal solid
  • Specialized
8.3

A three-dimensional shape with identical regular flat faces, like a cube

7.5

A solid metal in which atoms of other elements mix evenly into its structure

regular convex solid
  • Specialized
9.0

A three-dimensional shape whose faces are the same flat shapes with all sides equal and equal angles between them

An animal that has a hard, single foot not split into two toes, like a horse

How Solid

solid
  • Specialized
23 1.0
semisolid
  • Specialized
1 6.1
liquid
195 1.0
gas
648 1.0

Surface Forms

solid singular
solids plural

Etymology

Solid comes from the Latin word solidus, which means 'firm' or 'hard'. That helps you remember that a solid is a state of matter that keeps its shape, not a liquid or a gas.