solid | |
1. adj. (of an object or substance) That can be picked up or held, having a texture, and usually firm. Unlike a liquid or a gas. | |
Almost all metals are solid at room temperature. | |
2. adj. Large in size, quantity, or value. | |
3. adj. Lacking holes, hollows or admixtures of other materials. | |
solid gold, solid chocolate | |
4. adj. Strong or unyielding. | |
a solid foundation | |
5. adj. (slang) Excellent, of high quality, or reliable. | |
That's a solid plan. | |
Radiohead's on tour! Have you heard their latest album yet? It's quite solid. | |
I don't think Dave would have done that. He's a solid dude. | |
6. adj. Hearty; filling. | |
a solid meal | |
7. adj. Worthy of credit, trust, or esteem; substantial; not frivolous or fallacious. | |
8. adj. Sound; not weak. | |
a solid constitution of body | |
9. adj. (typography) Written as one word, without spaces or hyphens. | |
American English writes many words as solid that British English hyphenates. | |
10. adj. (printing, dated) Not having the lines separated by leads; not open. | |
11. adj. (US, politics slang) United; without division; unanimous. | |
The delegation is solid for a candidate. | |
12. adj. Of a single color throughout. | |
John painted the walls solid white. | |
He wore a solid shirt with floral pants. | |
13. adj. (of drawn lines) Continuous; unbroken; not dotted or dashed. | |
The solid lines show roads, and the dotted lines footpaths. | |
14. adj. (dated) Having all the geometrical dimensions; cubic. | |
A solid foot contains 1,728 solid inches. | |
15. n. (chemistry) A substance in the fundamental state of matter that retains its size and shape without need of a container (as opposed to a liquid or gas). | |
16. n. (geometry) A three-dimensional figure (as opposed to a surface, an area, or a curve). | |
17. n. (informal) A favor. | |
Please do me a solid: lend me your car for one week. | |
I owe him; he did me a solid last year. | |
18. n. An article of clothing which is of a single color throughout. | |
I prefer solids over paisleys. | |
19. n. (in the plural) Food which is not liquid-based. | |
The doctor said I can't eat any solids four hours before the operation. | |
20. adv. Solidly. | |
21. adv. (not comparable, typography) Without spaces or hyphens. | |
Many long-established compounds are set solid. | |