solid

sol•id

[[t]ˈsɒl ɪd[/t]] adj.

1) having the interior completely filled up; not hollow:

a piece of solid rock[/ex]

2) math. having the three dimensions of length, breadth, and thickness

3) having no openings or breaks:

a solid wall[/ex]

4) firm or compact in substance:

solid ground[/ex]

5) phs having relative firmness, coherence of particles, or persistence of form:

solid particles suspended in a liquid[/ex]

6) dense, thick, or heavy in nature or appearance:

solid masses of cloud[/ex]

7) firm in construction; substantial:

solid food[/ex]

8) without separation; continuous:

a solid row of buildings[/ex]

9) serious in character:

solid scholarship[/ex]

10) whole or entire:

one solid hour[/ex]

11) consisting entirely of one substance or material:

solid gold; a solid teak shelf[/ex]

12) uniform in tone:

a solid blue dress[/ex]

13) real; genuine:

solid comfort[/ex]

14) sound; reliable:

solid facts[/ex]

15) fully reliable or sensible:

a solid citizen[/ex]

16) financially sound:

a solid corporation[/ex]

17) wam cubic:

A solid foot contains 1728 solid inches[/ex]

18) written without a hyphen, as a compound word

19) pri having the lines not separated by leads, or having few open spaces, as type or printing

20) unanimous:

a solid majority[/ex]

21) on a friendly or favorable footing:

in solid with her parents[/ex]

22) a body or object having the three dimensions of length, breadth, and thickness

23) phs chem. a substance whose molecules are densely packed and that is usu. characterized by rigidity and resistance to deformation

24) something that is solid

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Etymology: 1350–1400; ME < L solidus sol′id•ly, adv. sol′id•ness, n.