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solid in WordNet English dictionary

adjective
  1. not soft or yielding to pressure
    "a firm mattress"; "the snow was firm underfoot"; "solid ground"
    firm  solid 
  2. providing abundant nourishment
    "a hearty meal"; "good solid food"; "ate a substantial breakfast"; "four square meals a day"
    hearty  satisfying  solid  square  substantial 
  3. of the same color throughout
    "solid color"
    solid  self-colored  self-coloured 
  4. of definite shape and volume; firm; neither liquid nor gaseous
    "ice is water in the solid state"
    solid 
  5. entirely of one substance with no holes inside
    "a solid block of wood"
    solid 
  6. having three dimensions
    "a solid object"
    solid 
  7. characterized by good substantial quality
    "solid comfort"; "a solid base hit"
    solid 
  8. of one substance or character throughout
    "solid gold"; "carved out of solid rock"
    solid 
  9. impenetrable for the eye
    "solid blackness"
    solid 
  10. meriting respect or esteem
    "an upstanding member of the community"
    upstanding  solid 
  11. of a substantial character and not frivolous or superficial
    "work of solid scholarship"; "based on solid facts"
    solid 
  12. financially sound
    "the bank is solid and will survive this attack"
    solid 
  13. of good quality and condition; solidly built
    "a solid foundation"; "several substantial timber buildings"
    solid  strong  substantial 
  14. uninterrupted in space; having no gaps or breaks
    "a solid line across the page"; "solid sheets of water"
    solid 
  15. acting together as a single undiversified whole
    "a solid voting bloc"
    solid  unanimous  whole 
noun
  1. a three-dimensional shape
    solid 
  2. 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 shape
    solid  solidness  solid state 
  3. matter that is solid at room temperature and pressure
    solid 
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