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Word entry · 5 letters

solid

Best crossword clue

"Firm, not liquid"

5 letters · collected on this word page

5 lettersPronunciation /ˈsɒl.ɪd/Part of speech adjective, nounSorted dilosStarts with SEnds with D3 cluesVery common crossword word
1S2O3L4I5D

Definitions

  1. uninterrupted in space; having no gaps or breaks

Word origin

From Middle English solide, borrowed from Old French solide, from Latin solidus (“solid”), from Proto-Indo-European *solh₂-i-dʰ-o-s (“entire”), suffixed form of root *solh₂- (“integrate, whole”). Doublet of sol, sold, soldo, solidus, sou, and xu.

Used in a sentence

  • Almost all metals are solid at room temperature.
  • Almost a quarter of a million copies is really a solid number for today's record industry. In fact, that number is more than the last two number one albums
  • Americans increased their borrowing by a solid amount in September. But the gain was less than half the big August surge

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Used as a crossword answer3 curated clues

01Firm, not liquid5 letters
02Not hollow5 letters
03Firm and not hollow5 letters

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