solid

adjective (solider, solidest)

• 1firm and stable in shape; not liquid or fluid:the stream was frozen solid solid fuels
• strongly built or made of strong materials; not flimsy or slender:a solid door with good, secure locks

• 2having three dimensions:a solid figure with six plane faces
• [attributive] concerned with objects having three dimensions:solid geometry

• 3not hollow or containing spaces or gaps:a sculpture made out of solid rock a solid mass of flowers the shops were packed solid
• consisting of the same substance throughout:solid silver cutlery
• (of typesetting) without extra space between the lines of characters.
• (of a line or surface) without spaces; unbroken:the solid outline encloses the area within which we measured
• (of time) uninterrupted; continuous: [postpositive]:it poured for two hours solid
• unanimous or undivided:they received solid support from their teammates

• 4dependable; reliable:the defence is solid there is solid evidence of lower inflation
• sound but without any special qualities or flair:the rest of the acting is solid

• 5 (solid with) US informal on good terms with:he thought he could put himself in solid with you by criticizing her

• 6Australian informal severe; unfair:they’ll be solid on him for that mistake

noun

• 1a substance or object that is solid rather than liquid or fluid.
• (solids) food that is not liquid:she drinks only milk and rarely eats solids

• 2 Geometry a body or geometric figure having three dimensions.