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SOLID
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A three-dimensional shape
Classified under:
Nouns denoting two and three dimensional shapes
Hypernyms ("solid" is a kind of...):
form; shape (the spatial arrangement of something as distinct from its substance)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "solid"):
frustum (a 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 removed)
ovoid (an egg-shaped object)
block; cube (a three-dimensional shape with six square or rectangular sides)
cast; mold; mould; stamp (the distinctive form in which a thing is made)
toroid (the doughnut-shaped object enclosed by a torus)
polyhedron (a solid figure bounded by plane polygons or faces)
cylinder (a solid bounded by a cylindrical surface and two parallel planes (the bases))
concave shape; concavity; incurvation; incurvature (a shape that curves or bends inward)
convex shape; convexity (a shape that curves or bulges outward)
Derivation:
solid (having three dimensions)
solidify (become solid)
Sense 2
Meaning:
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
Synonyms:
solid; solid state; solidness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("solid" is a kind 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))
Derivation:
solidify (become solid)
solidify (make solid or more solid; cause to solidify)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Matter that is solid at room temperature and pressure
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("solid" is a kind of...):
matter (that which has mass and occupies space)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "solid"):
food; solid food (any solid substance (as opposed to liquid) that is used as a source of nourishment)
precipitate (a precipitated solid substance in suspension or after settling or filtering)
plastic (generic 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 adhesives)
glass (a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure)
crystal (a solid formed by the solidification of a chemical and having a highly regular atomic structure)
powder; pulverisation; pulverization (a solid substance in the form of tiny loose particles; a solid that has been pulverized)
dry ice (solidified carbon dioxide; dry ice sublimates at -78.5 C and is used mainly as a refrigerant)
vitrification (a vitrified substance; the glassy result of being vitrified)
Derivation:
solidify (become solid)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Uninterrupted in space; having no gaps or breaks
Example:
solid sheets of water
Classified under:
Similar:
unbroken (marked by continuous or uninterrupted extension in space or time or sequence)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Impenetrable for the eye
Example:
solid blackness
Classified under:
Similar:
opaque (not transmitting or reflecting light or radiant energy; impenetrable to sight)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Having three dimensions
Example:
a cube is a solid figure with six sides
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
cubic; three-dimensional (having the shape of a cube; having three dimensions)
Domain category:
math; mathematics; maths (a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement)
Derivation:
solid (a three-dimensional shape)
Sense 4
Meaning:
Acting together as a single undiversified whole
Example:
a solid voting bloc
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
undiversified (not diversified)
Sense 5
Meaning:
Characterized by good substantial quality
Example:
a solid base hit
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
good (having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified)
Derivation:
solidness (the quality of being solid and reliable financially or factually or morally)
Sense 6
Meaning:
Not soft or yielding to pressure
Example:
solid ground
Synonyms:
firm; solid
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
hard (resisting weight or pressure)
Derivation:
solidity; solidness (the consistency of a solid)
Sense 7
Meaning:
Of one substance or character throughout
Example:
carved out of solid rock
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
homogeneous; homogenous (all of the same or similar kind or nature)
Derivation:
solidness (the quality of being substantial or having substance)
Sense 8
Meaning:
Of the same color throughout
Example:
solid color
Synonyms:
self-colored; self-coloured; solid
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
homogeneous; homogenous (all of the same or similar kind or nature)
Sense 9
Meaning:
Meriting respect or esteem
Example:
an upstanding member of the community
Synonyms:
solid; upstanding
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
respectable (characterized by socially or conventionally acceptable morals)
Derivation:
solidness (the quality of being solid and reliable financially or factually or morally)
Sense 10
Meaning:
Of a substantial character and not frivolous or superficial
Example:
based on solid facts
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
serious (concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities)
Derivation:
solidness (the quality of being solid and reliable financially or factually or morally)
Sense 11
Meaning:
Of definite shape and volume; firm; neither liquid nor gaseous
Example:
ice is water in the solid state
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
solid-state (characteristic of or relating to the physical properties of solid materials especially electromagnetic or thermodynamic or structural properties of crystalline solids)
solid-state (consisting of semiconductor materials and components and related devices)
semisolid (partly solid; having a rigidity and viscosity intermediate between a solid and a liquid)
dry (used of solid substances in contrast with liquid ones)
congealed; jelled; jellied (congealed into jelly; solidified by cooling)
concrete (formed by the coalescence of particles)
coagulated; solidified (changed into a solid mass)
Also:
hard (resisting weight or pressure)
Attribute:
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))
Antonym:
gaseous (existing as or having characteristics of a gas)
liquid (existing as or having characteristics of a liquid; especially tending to flow)
Derivation:
solidness (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)
Sense 12
Meaning:
Entirely of one substance with no holes inside
Example:
a solid block of wood
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
massive (being the same substance throughout)
Attribute:
solidity (state of having the interior filled with matter)
Antonym:
hollow (not solid; having a space or gap or cavity)
Derivation:
solidity (state of having the interior filled with matter)
solidness (the consistency of a solid)
Sense 13
Meaning:
Financially sound
Example:
the bank is solid and will survive this attack
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
sound (financially secure and safe)
Derivation:
solidness (the quality of being solid and reliable financially or factually or morally)
Sense 14
Meaning:
Of good quality and condition; solidly built
Example:
several substantial timber buildings
Synonyms:
solid; strong; substantial
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
sound (in good condition; free from defect or damage or decay)
Derivation:
solidness (the quality of being substantial or having substance)
Sense 15
Meaning:
Providing abundant nourishment
Example:
four square meals a day
Synonyms:
hearty; satisfying; solid; square; substantial
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
wholesome (conducive to or characteristic of physical or moral well-being)
Context examples:
Both papillary and solid structures are present.
(Adenoma of the Mouse Pulmonary System with Mixed Subtypes, NCI Thesaurus/MMHCC)
First, however, if you are to see solid progress on the financial front, you will need to wait for Mercury to go direct.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
The telegram still remains the only solid thing with which we have to deal, and we must not permit our attention to wander away from it.
(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
This suggests that the solid Earth has a greater capacity to store water than previously thought.
(Sierras Lost Water Weight, Grew Taller During Drought, NASA)
We beat at them with the stocks of our guns, but there was nothing solid or vulnerable to strike.
(The Lost World, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
New blood vessels formed by solid tumors.
(Murine Tumor-Associated Vasculature, NCI Thesaurus)
A nanoscale cavity or channel confined within a membrane or solid matter.
(Nanopore, NCI Thesaurus)
Nanowires are built atom by atom on a solid surface, often as part of a microfluidic device.
(Nanowire, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
His understanding was good, and his education had given it solid improvement.
(Sense and Sensibility, by Jane Austen)
In time, myeloma cells collect in the bone marrow and in the solid parts of bones.
(Multiple Myeloma, NIH: National Cancer Institute)
