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How to pronounce solid
Say it like this: /ˈsɒl.ɪd/. Listen to real recordings below and compare how it sounds in different accents.
What does solid mean?
adjThat can be picked up or held, having a texture, and usually firm. Unlike a liquid, gas or plasma.
“Almost all metals are solid at room temperature.”
Appreciably large in size, quantity, or value.
“On top of that, the speaker is big, so you may have to set aside a solid amount of space for it.”
Lacking holes, hollows or admixtures of other materials.
“solid chocolate”
advSolidly.
“Suppose, then, a whole family got sick with this flu, and no help around, and winter setting in solid and cold three weeks early?”
Without spaces or hyphens.
“Many long-established compounds are set solid.”
nounA 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).
A three-dimensional figure (as opposed to a surface, an area, or a curve).
A favor.
“I owe him; he did me a solid last year.”
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