Collins English-English Dictionary

solid ['sɒlɪd]

1. 1. adj of, concerned with, or being a substance in a physical state in which it resists changes in size and shape - Compare liquid gas

2. 2. adj consisting of matter all through

3. 3. adj of the same substance all through

   solid rock

4. 4. adj sound; proved or provable

   solid facts

5. 5. adj reliable or sensible; upstanding

   a solid citizen

6. 6. adj firm, strong, compact, or substantial

   a solid table

   solid ground

7. 7. adj (of a meal or food) substantial

8. 8. adj [often postpositive] without interruption or respite; continuous

   solid bombardment

9. 9. adj financially sound or solvent

   a solid institution

10. 10. adj strongly linked or consolidated

    a solid relationship

11. 11. adj [geometry] having or relating to three dimensions

    a solid figure

    solid geometry

12. 12. adj (of a word composed of two or more other words or elements) written or printed as a single word without a hyphen

13. 13. adj [printing] with no space or leads between lines of type

14. 14. adj (of a writer, work, performance, etc) adequate; sensible

15. 15. adj of or having a single uniform colour or tone

16. 16. adj [NZ] [Spoken] excessive; unreasonably expensive

17. 17. n [geometry] a closed surface in three-dimensional space

18. 18. n such a surface together with the volume enclosed by it

19. 19. n a solid substance, such as wood, iron, or diamond

20. 20. n [Etymology] C14: from Old French solide, from Latin solidus firm; related to Latin sollus whole