solid

solid
adj.
1 hard and firm/not hollow
VERBS
▪ be, feel, look, seem
▪ become, go
▪

If you put it in the freezer, it will go solid.

▪ freeze
▪

The water was frozen solid.

▪ make sb/sth
ADVERB
▪ extremely, fairly, very, etc.
▪ absolutely, completely
▪ almost, nearly
▪ enough
▪

The ice felt solid enough.

▪ apparently, seemingly (esp. AmE)
2 reliable and strong
VERBS
▪ appear, be, look, seem
▪ become
▪ remain
ADVERB
▪ extremely, fairly, very, etc.
▪ surprisingly
▪ consistently
▪

The songwriting quality is consistently solid.

▪ absolutely, rock
▪

Support for the plan remained rock solid.

▪ reasonably, relatively
▪

There is pretty solid evidence to show that the disease is caused by poor hygiene.

Solid is used with these nouns: ↑alibi, ↑arrow, ↑background, ↑backing, ↑base, ↑basis, ↑bloc, ↑block, ↑brass, ↑breakfast, ↑chance, ↑citizen, ↑colour, ↑concrete, ↑construction, ↑core, ↑credentials, ↑defence, ↑door, ↑earth, ↑evidence, ↑favourite, ↑food, ↑footing, ↑foundation, ↑fuel, ↑fundamentals, ↑gain, ↑geometry, ↑gold, ↑grasp, ↑grip, ↑ground, ↑grounding, ↑hour, ↑lead, ↑line, ↑lump, ↑majority, ↑matter, ↑metal, ↑object, ↑performance, ↑performer, ↑proof, ↑record, ↑reputation, ↑return, ↑rock, ↑shape, ↑silver, ↑steel, ↑structure, ↑support, ↑surface, ↑timber, ↑understanding, ↑waste, ↑wood
Solid is used with these verbs: ↑freeze

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