Meaning & use
solid
Firm and stable in shape and structure, keeping its form rather than flowing like a liquid or gas.
See it in a sentence
The lake had frozen solid enough to walk across safely.
They built the shed on a solid concrete foundation.
A note on using this word
Solid is also used figuratively to mean dependable or well-founded, as in 'solid advice' or 'a solid argument.'
Words with a similar meaning
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Words with an opposite meaning
liquidflimsy
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