| 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. | |
