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| sol·id [ sólləd ] |
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1. not soft or yielding: consisting of compact unyielding material
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2. not hollow: having no open interior spaces
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3. unadulterated or unmixed: made of the same material throughout
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4. of strong and secure construction: built out of strong substantial material and not likely to break or collapse
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5. uninterrupted: continuing without breaks or openings
  It took a solid two hours to crack the code.
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6. nourishing: providing ample nourishment
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7. unanimous: in complete agreement
Support for the amendment was solid.
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8. reliable: able to be relied or depended upon
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9. financially secure: in sound financial condition
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10. mathematics three-dimensional: having the three dimensions of length, breadth, and depth, or relating to geometric figures that have three dimensions
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11. chemistry retaining its shape: of a shape that resists change, unlike a liquid or gas
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12. language as single word: written as one word without a space or hyphen
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13. printing without spaces: without spaces between lines of type in printing
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noun (plural sol·ids) |
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1. solid thing: something that is solid
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2. mathematics solid figure: a three-dimensional geometric figure or object
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3. chemistry substance that retains shape: a substance that resists change in shape, unlike a liquid or gas
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| [14th century. Directly or via French< Latin solidus "firm, whole"] |
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