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solid

solid

325 1.0
Firm and hard so it keeps its shape, not liquid
  • adjective
  • /ˈsɑːlɪd/
translation icon : sólido
  • - Is it made of solid gold?
  • solid waste
  • municipal solid waste
  • solid waste management

There's friction between the solid Earth and the moving water.

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Examples

  • The statue is a solid piece of granite that has withstood the test of time.

  • Down on solid ground and it feels great.

  • It just feels so much more solid and well built and well constructed.

  • You can hear conversations through solid walls for up to 250 yards.

  • This door is six-inch-thick solid steel on a pressurized latch.

  • The table is made of solid wood, which makes it very durable.

  • For safety, always place heavy items on a solid surface when working.

Synonyms

hard
vssolid
764 1.0

Firm and not easy to bend, break, or pierce

focuses on having a definite shape and volume rather than strength
rigid
vssolid
35 4.0

Does not bend because it is stiff

describes material state and definite volume rather than just inability to bend
firm
vssolid
30 1.0

Hard and solid to the touch, not easily pressed

emphasizes definite shape and volume rather than touch resistance

Antonyms

259 1.0

Flowing and not solid, like water when warm

61 3.7

Not solid because it has an empty space inside

16 4.6

Being in the form of a gas rather than a liquid or solid

Idioms

rock solid
  • Informal
27 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

13 1.8

Firm land you can stand on instead of water

11 1.0

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

5 3.8

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

2 3.0

A single, even color with no pattern or shade change

solid-state
  • Specialized
1 5.5

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

solid rock
  • Informal
1 3.5

A person or thing you can depend on for strong support

1 3.4

Having one color with no pattern

solid state
  • Specialized
1 4.4

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

Platonic solid
  • Specialized
1 9.0

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

solid-state physics
  • Specialized
1 5.3

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

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

solid-fuel rocket
  • Specialized
5.3

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

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

6.5

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

A strong basic plan that helps organize work and guide actions

solid geometry
  • Specialized
5.5

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

5.7

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

solid solution
  • Specialized
7.0

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

solid angle
  • Specialized
7.9

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

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

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

How Solid

sturdy
76 2.1
solid
325 1.0
hard
764 1.0
firm
30 1.0

Surface Forms

solid positive

Etymology

Solid comes from the Latin solidus, 'firm' or 'hard', and you can see the same idea in solidify, which means 'to become solid'. That's why we call something solid when it is hard and keeps its shape.