solid
characterized by good substantial quality
How often you will meet it
Rank 2,394 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 7,163 times across 139,755 chapters — 0.003% of every word in the library.
What it means
adjective
- characterized by good substantial quality solid comforta solid base hit
- of definite shape and volume; firm; neither liquid nor gaseous ice is water in the solid state
- entirely of one substance with no holes inside a solid block of wood
- of one substance or character throughout solid goldcarved out of solid rock
- uninterrupted in space; having no gaps or breaks a solid line across the pagesolid sheets of water
- providing abundant nourishment also: hearty, satisfying, square, substantial a hearty mealgood solid food
solid in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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Would blacksmiths brown Into smithereens smite the solid old renown?
John Marr and Other Poems · Herman Melville · Chapter 1
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With Cynthia my feet would always be on the solid earth.
The Little Nugget · P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse · Chapter 1
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It is only real success that wanes, it is only solid things that melt.
Greville Fane · Henry James · Chapter 1
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It was a tap from the heel of a shoe and was of solid silver.
The Land of the Changing Sun · Will N. (Will Nathaniel) Harben · Chapter 1
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Nevertheless, they worked as surely from the decks of these unstable craft as from the solid earth itself.
The Riverman · Stewart Edward White · Chapter 1