Solid - Definition

adj 1: characterized by good substantial quality; "solid
comfort"; "a solid base hit"
2: of definite shape and volume; firm; neither liquid nor
gaseous; "ice is water in the solid state" [ant: gaseous,
liquid]
3: entirely of one substance with no holes inside; "a solid
block of wood" [ant: hollow]
4: of one substance or character throughout; "solid gold";
"carved out of solid rock"
5: uninterrupted in space; having no gaps or breaks; "a solid
line across the page"; "solid sheets of water"
6: providing abundant nourishment; "a hearty meal"; "good solid
food"; "ate a substantial breakfast"; "four square meals a
day" [syn: hearty, satisfying, solid, square,
substantial]
7: of good quality and condition; solidly built; "a solid
foundation"; "several substantial timber buildings" [syn:
solid, strong, substantial]
8: not soft or yielding to pressure; "a firm mattress"; "the
snow was firm underfoot"; "solid ground" [syn: firm,
solid]
9: having three dimensions; "a solid object"
10: impenetrable for the eye; "solid blackness"
11: financially sound; "the bank is solid and will survive this
attack"
12: of a substantial character and not frivolous or superficial;
"work of solid scholarship"; "based on solid facts"
13: meriting respect or esteem; "an upstanding member of the
community" [syn: upstanding, solid]
14: of the same color throughout; "solid color" [syn: solid,
self-colored, self-coloured]
15: acting together as a single undiversified whole; "a solid
voting bloc" [syn: solid, unanimous, whole]
n 1: matter that is solid at room temperature and pressure
2: 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
[syn: solid, solidness, solid state]
3: a three-dimensional shape