solid
[adjective]
Synonyms:
- firm, compact, concrete, dense, hard
- strong, stable, sturdy, substantial, unshakable
- sound, genuine, good, pure, real, reliable
- reliable, dependable, trusty, upright, upstanding, worthy

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Antonyms: insubstantial
Contrasted words: spongy, disintegrated, fluid, liquid
Related Words: compacted, concentrated, consolidated, firm, hard

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English Thesaurus: continual, continuous, constant, uninterrupted, non-stop, ...

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I. sol‧id¹ S3 W3 /ˈsɒləd, ˈsɒlɪd $ ˈsɑː-/ adjective
[Word Family: noun: solid, solidarity, solidity, solids, solidification; verb: solidify; adverb: solidly; adjective: solid]
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French; Origin: solide, from Latin solidus]

1. FIRM/HARD hard or firm, with a fixed shape, and not a liquid or gas:
The lake was frozen solid.
It was good to be back on solid ground again.
Is the baby eating solid food (=bread, meat etc) yet?
The ship’s sonar can detect the presence of solid objects in the water.

2. ONLY ONE MATERIAL consisting completely of one type of material
solid gold/silver etc
a solid gold cup
solid wood/pine/oak etc
a chest made of solid oak

3. NOT HOLLOW having no holes or spaces inside Antonym : hollow:
a solid rubber ball
a shrine carved out of solid rock

4. WITHOUT SPACES continuous, without any spaces or breaks:
It’s not safe to pass when the lines in the middle of the road are solid.

5. STRONGLY MADE strong and well made Antonym : flimsy:
a solid piece of furniture
The frame is as solid as a rock (=extremely solid).

6. GOOD AND LONG-LASTING a solid achievement or solid work is of real, practical, and continuing value:
five years of solid achievement
The first two years provide a solid foundation in the basics of computing.

7. DEPENDABLE someone or something that is solid can be depended on or trusted Synonym : sound:
a solid reputation
The prosecution in this case has no solid evidence.
You can rely on Wylie for good solid advice.
a solid Labour stronghold (=where people always vote for this party)

8. CONTINUING WITHOUT INTERRUPTION informal used to emphasize that something continues for a long time without any pauses:
The lecture lasted two solid hours.
five hours/two weeks etc solid
On Saturday I went to bed and slept fourteen hours solid.

9. packed solid informal if shops, trains, buses etc are packed solid, they are full of people

10. on solid ground confident because you are dealing with a subject you are sure about, or because you are in a safe situation:
To make sure that he was on solid ground, he confirmed his findings with others.

11. GOOD British English informal good

12. DIFFICULT British English informal very difficult:
I couldn’t do any of the maths last night – it was solid.

13. SHAPE technical having length, width, and height Synonym : three-dimensional:
A sphere is a solid figure.

14. IN AGREEMENT be solid British English to be in complete agreement:
The workers are 100% solid on this issue.
—solidly adverb:
solidly built
—solidness noun [uncountable]

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

II. solid² noun
[Word Family: noun: solid, solidarity, solidity, solids, solidification; verb: solidify; adverb: solidly; adjective: solid]

1. [countable] a firm object or substance that has a fixed shape, not a gas or liquid:
the properties of liquids and solids

2. solids [plural] foods that are not liquid:
He’s still too ill to eat solids.

3. [countable] technical the part of a liquid which has the qualities of a solid when it is separated from the solvent (=watery part)

4. [countable] technical a shape which has length, width, and height, such as a sphere or cylinder ⇒ plane

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

solid
adj.
I. hard and firm/not hollow
VERBS be, feel, look, seem | become, go If you put it in the freezer, it will go solid.
ADV. extremely, very | absolutely, completely | almost, practically | quite | enough The ice felt solid enough.
apparently, seemingly

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

solid
II. reliable and strong
VERBS appear, be, look, seem | become | remain
ADV. extremely, really, very | absolutely, rock Support for the plan remained rock solid.
fairly, pretty There is pretty solid evidence to show that the disease is caused by poor hygiene.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

continual continuing for a long time without stopping, or happening many times in a way that is annoying or causes problems:
There has been a continual improvement in standards.
There were continual interruptions all day.
The couple were having continual arguments and they decided that the best thing to do was to split up.
continuous continuing without stopping:
a continuous process of change
I've had six continuous hours of meetings.
The machines have remained in continuous service over the last six years without any problem.
constant used when saying that something does not stop or always stays the same, or that something keeps happening. Constant is often used about things that are worrying, frightening, or difficult:
There is a constant stream of water coming out of the ground.
The plane was traveling at a constant speed of 650 kilometres an hour.
The refugees live in constant fear of attack.
There is always the constant threat of war.
His illness makes life a constant struggle for him and his parents.
The photographs are a constant reminder (=something that makes you keep remembering something) of what happened in Bosnia.
uninterrupted [only before noun] continuing for a long time without anything stopping it - used especially when it is important for something to continue:
Women with small babies seldom get more than two or three hours of uninterrupted sleep.
The nation has enjoyed nine years of uninterrupted economic growth.
The system helps to maintain an uninterrupted flow of traffic.
an uninterrupted view of the mountains
non-stop adjective, adverb continuing for a long time without stopping – used especially about rain, journeys, work, or entertainment:
two days of nonstop rain
a nonstop flight to Tokyo
The concert will be seven hours of non-stop entertainment.
They worked non-stop.
on-going if work or a situation is on-going, it will continue into the future, though there will be pauses in it:
The police said the investigation is on-going.
ongoing negotiations
solid [only before noun] used when emphasizing that you do something all through a period of time, with no breaks at all:
After eight solid hours of driving, I was exhausted.
It took two solid weeks of work to fix the tunnel.

[TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus ▲

hard difficult to press down, break, or cut, and not at all soft:
I fell onto the hard stone floor.
The clay gets harder as it dries.
firm not completely hard, but not easy to press or bend – used especially when this seems a good thing:
I like to sleep on a firm mattress.
exercises to make your stomach muscles nice and firm
The pears were firm and juicy.
stiff difficult to bend and not changing shape:
a piece of stiff cardboard
The collar of his shirt felt stiff and uncomfortable.
solid made of a thick hard material and not hollow:
a solid oak door
The floor felt strong and solid beneath her feet.
rigid /ˈrɪdʒəd, ˈrɪdʒɪd/ having a structure that is made of a material that is difficult or impossible to bend:
The tent is supported by a rigid frame.
Carry sandwiches in a rigid container.
crisp/crispy used about food that is pleasantly hard, so that it makes a noise when you bite it – often used about things that have been cooked in thin slices until they are brown:
Bake the cookies until they are crisp and golden.
crispy bacon
crunchy food that is crunchy makes a noise when you bite on it – often used about things that are fresh, for example fruit, vegetables, and nuts:
a crunchy breakfast cereal
The carrots were still nice and crunchy.
a crunchy salad
crunchy peanut butter
tough meat that is tough is too hard and is difficult to cut or eat:
The meat was tough and flavourless.
rubbery too hard and bending like rubber rather than breaking – used especially about meat:
The chicken was all rubbery.

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