solid
A substance in the fundamental state of matter that retains its size and shape without…A substance in the fundamental state of matter that retains its size and shape without need of a container (as opposed to a liquid or gas).
» This house has a solid foundation.
Dieses Haus steht auf festem Grund.
У этого дома прочный фундамент.
Цей будинок має міцний фундамент.
Meaning
5 sensesA substance in the fundamental state of matter that retains its size and shape without need of a container (as opposed to a liquid or gas).
Festkörper, Feststoff
твёрдое те́лоtvjórdoje télo
тверде́ ті́лоtverdé tílo
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
A three-dimensional figure (as opposed to a surface, an area, or a curve).
Körper
те́лоtélo, геометри́ческое те́лоgeometríčeskoje télo
(informal)A favor.
Please do me a solid: lend me your car for one week.
I owe him; he did me a solid last year.
An article of clothing which is of a single color throughout.
I prefer solids over paisleys.
(in the plural)Food which is not liquid-based.
The doctor said I can't eat any solids four hours before the operation.
Examples
206 sentencesThis house has a solid foundation.
Цей будинок має міцний фундамент.
ruУ этого дома прочный фундамент.
deDieses Haus steht auf festem Grund.
Ice is solid.
Крига - тверде тіло.
ruЛёд твёрдый.
deEis ist fest.
There's no solid evidence against Tom.
ruПротив Тома нет серьёзных улик.
Tom couldn't eat solid food for a week.
ruТом неделю не мог есть твёрдую пищу.
Tom hasn't been able to eat solid food since his accident.
deTom kann seit dem Unfall nichts Festes zu sich nehmen.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English solid, from the adjective, Middle French solide, or Latin solidum. DouFrom Middle English solid, from the adjective, Middle French solide, or Latin solidum. Doublet of solidum.
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Forms
plural: solidsSynonyms
2 synonyms- 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:solidnesssolid state