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Definition of 'solid'

English

Adjective

(en-adj)
  • In the state of a solid; not fluid.
  • Large, massive.
  • Lacking holes or hollows; as solid gold, solid chocolate.
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  • |title= |chapter=2 citation |passage=The cane was undoubtedly of foreign make, for it had a solid silver ferrule at one end, which was not English hall–marked.}}
  • Strong or unyielding.
  • a solid foundation
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  • |year=2012 |date=June 2 |author= Phil McNulty |title=England 1-0 Belgium |work=BBC Sport citation |page= |passage=As in the 1-0 win against Norway in Oslo, this was an England performance built on the foundations of solid defence and tactical discipline.}}
  • (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.
  • Hearty; filling.
  • a solid meal
  • Worthy of credit, trust, or esteem; substantial; not frivolous or fallacious.
  • * Milton
  • the solid purpose of a sincere and virtuous answer
  • * Dryden
  • These, wanting wit, affect gravity, and go by the name of solid men.
  • * J. A. Symonds
  • The genius of the Italians wrought by solid toil what the myth-making imagination of the Germans had projected in a poem.
  • Sound; not weakly.
  • a solid constitution of body
  • (typography) Written as one word, without spaces or hyphens.
  • American English writes many words as solid that British English hyphenates.
  • (printing|dated) Not having the lines separated by leads; not open.
  • (US|politics|slang) United; without division; unanimous.
  • The delegation is solid for a candidate.
  • Of a single color throughout.
  • John painted the walls solid white.
    He wore a solid shirt with floral pants.
  • (dated) Having all the geometrical dimensions; cubic.
  • A solid''' foot contains 1,728 '''solid inches.

    Noun

    (wikipedia) (en-noun)
  • (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).
  • (geometry) A three-dimensional figure (as opposed to a surface, an area, or a curve).
  • (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.
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  • An article of clothing which is of a single color throughout.
  • I prefer solids over paisleys.
  • (in the plural) Food which is not liquid-based.
  • The doctor said I can't eat any solids four hours before the operation.

    Adverb

    (en-adv)
  • Solidly.
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  • (not comparable|typography) Without spaces or hyphens.
  • Many long-established compounds are set solid .

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