solid
Other forms: solids; solidest
A solid, as opposed to a liquid or gas, has a size and shape to it. It doesn't flow like water or disappear into the air.
At first glance, solid appears to be a simple word, but it really offers shades of meaning. A solid friend is dependable. If you give a solid performance, it was very good, though not quite great. Likewise, if you achieve a solid win, you win by a large, but not huge, majority. In a less figurative use, if a piece of chocolate is solid — as opposed to hollow — it is chocolate throughout.
Definitions of solid
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not soft or yielding to pressure
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of definite shape and volume; firm; neither liquid nor gaseous“ice is water in the solid state”synonyms:hardresisting weight or pressureconcreteformed by the coalescence of particlesdryused of solid substances in contrast with liquid onessemisolidpartly solid; having a rigidity and viscosity intermediate between a solid and a liquidsolid-stateconsisting of semiconductor materials and components and related devicessolid-statecharacteristic of or relating to the physical properties of solid materials especially electromagnetic or thermodynamic or structural properties of crystalline solidsantonyms:liquidexisting as or having characteristics of a liquid; especially tending to flowgaseousexisting as or having the qualities of a gassemiliquidsomewhat liquidwateryrelating to or resembling or consisting of wateraerosolised, aerosolizedin the form of ultramicroscopic solid or liquid particles dispersed or suspended in air or gasevaporateddrawn off in the form of vaporgassyresembling gas
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having three dimensions“a solid object”synonyms:
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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 shapesynonyms: solid state, solidnesstype of:state, state of matter(chemistry) the three traditional states of matter are solids (fixed shape and volume) and liquids (fixed volume and shaped by the container) and gases (filling the container)
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matter that is solid at room temperature and pressuretypes:precipitatea precipitated solid substance in suspension or after settling or filteringplasticgeneric name for certain synthetic or semisynthetic materials that can be molded or extruded into objects or films or filaments or used for making e.g. coatings and adhesivesglassa brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structurecrystala solid formed by the solidification of a chemical and having a highly regular atomic structurepowder, pulverisation, pulverizationa solid substance in the form of tiny loose particles; a solid that has been pulverizeddry icesolidified carbon dioxide; dry ice sublimates at -78.5 C and is used mainly as a refrigerantvitrificationa vitrified substance; the glassy result of being vitrifiedleftoversfood remaining from a previous mealconvenience foodany packaged dish or food that can be prepared quickly and easily as by thawing or heatingchocolatea food made from roasted ground cacao beansbaked goodsfoods (like breads and cakes and pastries) that are cooked in an ovenloafa quantity of food (other than bread) formed in a particular shapemeatthe flesh of animals (including fishes and birds and snails) used as foodhealth foodany natural or prepared food popularly believed to promote good healthjunk foodfood that tastes good but is high in calories having little nutritional valuebreakfast foodany food (especially cereal) usually served for breakfastcoconut, coconut meatthe edible white meat of a coconut; often shredded for use in e.g. cakes and curriesdika breadsomewhat astringent paste prepared by grinding and heating seeds of the African wild mango; a staple food of some African peoplesfishthe flesh of fish used as foodseafoodedible fish (broadly including freshwater fish) or shellfish or roe etcbutteran edible emulsion of fat globules made by churning milk or cream; for cooking and table usecheesea solid food prepared from the pressed curd of milkslop(usually plural) weak or watery unappetizing food or drinkdiamond dust, frost mist, frost snow, ice crystal, ice needle, poudrin, snow mistsmall crystals of icesludgethe precipitate produced by sewage treatmentABS, acrylonitrile-butadiene-styreneany of a class of composite plastics used to make car bodies and cases for computers and other appliancesMylara thin polyester filmthermoplastic, thermoplastic resina material that softens when heated and hardens again when cooledthermosetting compositions, thermosetting resina material that hardens when heated and cannot be remoldedBakelitea thermosetting plastic used as electric insulators and for making plastic ware and telephone receivers etc.Teflon, polytetrafluoroethylenea material used to coat cooking utensils and in industrial applications where sticking is to be avoidedVinyliteany of various vinyl resinsresinoida plastic containing resinsamino plastic, amino resin, aminoplasta plastic (synthetic resin) made from amino compounds; used as an adhesive and as a coating for paper and textilescellulosica plastic made from cellulose (or a derivative of cellulose)coumarone resin, coumarone-indene resina thermoplastic resin obtained by polymerization of indene and coumarone; used in coatings and paint and asphalt tilefluorocarbon plastica plastic made with fluorocarbonnatural glassmagma of any composition that cooled very rapidlyoptical glassclear homogeneous glass of known refractive index; used to make lensescrown glassa glass blown into a globe which is later flattened and spun to form a disksoft glassglass having a relatively low softening pointground glassglass that diffuses light due to a rough surface produced by abrasion or etchingground glassparticulate glass made by grinding and used as an abrasivelead glassglass containing lead oxide; has a high refractive indexlaminated glass, safety glass, shatterproof glassglass made with plates of plastic or resin or other material between two sheets of glass to prevent shatteringsodium silicate, soluble glass, water glassa viscous glass consisting of sodium silicate in solution; used as a cement or as a protective coating and to preserve eggsstained glassglass that has been colored in some way; used for church windowswire glassa glass that contains a layer of wire netting in ittwins(mineralogy) two interwoven crystals that are mirror images on each otherpolyestera complex ester used for making fibers or resins or plastics or as a plasticizerpolyvinyl-formaldehydea polymer of vinyl formaldehydePyrexa borosilicate glass with a low coefficient of expansion; used for heat-resistant glassware in cooking and chemistrysilicone resina polymeric silicone compoundvinylshiny and tough and flexible plastic; used especially for floor coveringstype of:matterthat which has mass and occupies space
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a three-dimensional shapetypes:cylindera solid bounded by a cylindrical surface and two parallel planes (the bases)polyhedrona solid figure bounded by plane polygons or facestoroidthe doughnut-shaped object enclosed by a torusovoidan egg-shaped objectfrustuma truncated cone or pyramid; the part that is left when a cone or pyramid is cut by a plane parallel to the base and the apical part is removedgoldbricka brick-shaped block that looks like gold but is notrollanything rolled up in cylindrical formrollera cylinder that revolvesumboa slight rounded elevation where the malleus attaches to the eardrumcambera slight convexity (as of the surface of a road)entasisa slight convexity in the shaft of a column; compensates for the illusion of concavity that viewers experience when the sides are perfectly straightdomea concave shape whose distinguishing characteristic is that the concavity faces downwardconvex polyhedrona polyhedron any plane section of which is a convex polygonconcave polyhedrona polyhedron some of whose plane sections are concave polygonsprisma polyhedron with two congruent and parallel faces (the bases) and whose lateral faces are parallelogramsridgeany long raised striptapera convex shape that narrows toward a pointcupany cup-shaped concavitypyramida polyhedron having a polygonal base and triangular sides with a common vertextetrahedronany polyhedron having four plane facespentahedronany polyhedron having five plane faceshexahedronany polyhedron having six plane facesoctahedronany polyhedron having eight plane facesdecahedronany polyhedron having ten plane facesdodecahedronany polyhedron having twelve plane facesicosahedronany polyhedron having twenty plane facesPlatonic body, Platonic solid, ideal solid, regular convex polyhedron, regular convex solid, regular polyhedronany one of five solids whose faces are congruent regular polygons and whose polyhedral angles are all congruenttruncated pyramida frustum formed from a pyramidtruncated conea frustum formed from a coneprismatoida polyhedron whose vertices all lie in one or the other of two parallel planes; the faces that lie in those planes are the bases of the prismatoidtrapezohedrona polyhedron whose faces are trapeziumsprojectionany solid convex shape that juts out from something
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of one substance or character throughout“solid gold”“carved out of solid rock”synonyms:
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of the same color throughout
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entirely of one substance with no holes inside“a solid block of wood”synonyms:massivebeing the same substance throughout
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uninterrupted in space; having no gaps or breaks“a solid line across the page”“solid sheets of water”synonyms:unbrokenmarked by continuous or uninterrupted extension in space or time or sequence
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acting together as a single undiversified whole
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characterized by good substantial quality“solid comfort”“a solid base hit”synonyms:goodhaving desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
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of good quality and condition; solidly built“a solid foundation”synonyms: strong, substantialsoundin good condition; free from defect or damage or decay
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meriting respect or esteemsynonyms: upstandingrespectablecharacterized by socially or conventionally acceptable morals
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of a substantial character and not frivolous or superficial“work of solid scholarship”“based on solid facts”synonyms:seriousconcerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities
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providing abundant nourishment“good solid food”synonyms: hearty, satisfying, square, substantialwholesomeconducive to or characteristic of physical or moral well-being
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impenetrable for the eye“solid blackness”synonyms:opaquenot transmitting or reflecting light or radiant energy; impenetrable to sight
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financially sound“the bank is solid and will survive this attack”synonyms:soundfinancially secure and safe
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