Solid vs. Hard

Solidadjective

(of an object or substance) That can be picked up or held, having a texture, and usually firm. Unlike a liquid or a gas.

Solidadjective

Large in size, quantity, or value.

Solidadjective

Lacking holes, hollows or admixtures of other materials.

Solidadjective

Strong or unyielding.

Solidadjective

(slang) Excellent, of high quality, or reliable.

Solidadjective

Hearty; filling.

Solidadjective

Worthy of credit, trust, or esteem; substantial; not frivolous or fallacious.

Solidadjective

Financially well off; wealthy.

Solidadjective

Sound; not weak.

Solidadjective

(typography) Written as one word, without spaces or hyphens.

Solidadjective

Not having the lines separated by leads; not open.

Solidadjective

United; without division; unanimous.

Solidadjective

Of a single color throughout.

Solidadjective

(of drawn lines) Continuous; unbroken; not dotted or dashed.

Solidadjective

(dated) Having all the geometrical dimensions; cubic.

Solidnoun

(chemistry) A 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).

Solidnoun

(geometry) A three-dimensional figure (as opposed to a surface, an area, or a curve).

Solidnoun

(informal) A favor.

Solidnoun

An article of clothing which is of a single color throughout.

Solidnoun

(in the plural) Food which is not liquid-based.

Solidadverb

Solidly.

Solidadverb

Without spaces or hyphens.

Solidadjective

Having the constituent parts so compact, or so firmly adhering, as to resist the impression or penetration of other bodies; having a fixed form; hard; firm; compact; - opposed to fluid and liquid or to plastic, like clay, or to incompact, like sand.

Solidadjective

Not hollow; full of matter; as, a solid globe or cone, as distinguished from a hollow one; not spongy; dense; hence, sometimes, heavy.

Solidadjective

Having all the geometrical dimensions; cubic; as, a solid foot contains 1,728 solid inches.

Solidadjective

Firm; compact; strong; stable; unyielding; as, a solid pier; a solid pile; a solid wall.

Solidadjective

Applied to a compound word whose parts are closely united and form an unbroken word; - opposed to hyphened.

Solidadjective

Fig.: Worthy of credit, trust, or esteem; substantial, as opposed to frivolous or fallacious; weighty; firm; strong; valid; just; genuine.

Solidadjective

Sound; not weakly; as, a solid constitution of body.

Solidadjective

Of a fleshy, uniform, undivided substance, as a bulb or root; not spongy or hollow within, as a stem.

Solidadjective

Impenetrable; resisting or excluding any other material particle or atom from any given portion of space; - applied to the supposed ultimate particles of matter.

Solidadjective

Not having the lines separated by leads; not open.

Solidadjective

United; without division; unanimous; as, the delegation is solid for a candidate.

Solidnoun

A substance that is held in a fixed form by cohesion among its particles; a substance not fluid.

Solidnoun

A magnitude which has length, breadth, and thickness; a part of space bounded on all sides.

Solidnoun

a substance that is solid at room temperature and pressure

Solidnoun

the state in which a substance has no tendency to flow under moderate stress; resists forces (such as compression) that tend to deform it; and retains a definite size and shape

Solidnoun

a three-dimensional shape

Solidadjective

of definite shape and volume; firm; neither liquid nor gaseous;

Solidadjective

of good substantial quality;

Solidadjective

entirely of one substance with no holes inside;

Solidadjective

of one substance or character throughout;

Solidadjective

uninterrupted in space; having no gaps or breaks;

Solidadjective

providing abundant nourishment;

Solidadjective

of good quality and condition; solidly built;

Solidadjective

having high moral qualities;

Solidadjective

not soft or yielding to pressure;

Solidadjective

having three dimensions;

Solidadjective

incapable of being seen through;

Solidadjective

entirely of a single color throughout;

Solidadjective

acting together as a single undiversified whole;

Solid

Solid is one of the four fundamental states of matter (the others being liquid, gas and plasma). The molecules in a solid are closely packed together and contain the least amount of kinetic energy.

Hardadjective

(of material or fluid) Having a severe property; presenting difficulty.

Hardadjective

Resistant to pressure.

Hardadjective

(of drink or drugs) Strong.

Hardadjective

(of water) High in dissolved chemical salts, especially those of calcium.

Hardadjective

Having the capability of being a permanent magnet by being a material with high magnetic coercivity (compare soft).

Hardadjective

(personal or social) Having a severe property; presenting difficulty.

Hardadjective

Requiring a lot of effort to do or understand.

Hardadjective

Demanding a lot of effort to endure.

Hardadjective

Severe, harsh, unfriendly, brutal.

Hardadjective

(dated) Difficult to resist or control; powerful.

Hardadjective

Unquestionable.

Hardadjective

(of a road intersection) Having a comparatively larger or a ninety-degree angle.

Hardadjective

Sexually aroused.

Hardadjective

(bodybuilding) Having muscles that are tightened as a result of intense, regular exercise.

Hardadjective

Plosive.

Hardadjective

Unvoiced

Hardadjective

Velarized or plain, rather than palatalized

Hardadjective

(arts) Having a severe property; presenting a barrier to enjoyment.

Hardadjective

Rigid in the drawing or distribution of the figures; formal; lacking grace of composition.

Hardadjective

Having disagreeable and abrupt contrasts in colour or shading.

Hardadjective

(uncomparable) In the form of a hard copy.

Hardadverb

(manner) With much force or effort.

Hardadverb

(manner) With difficulty.

Hardadverb

(obsolete) So as to raise difficulties.

Hardadverb

(manner) Compactly.

Hardadverb

Near, close.

Hardnoun

A firm or paved beach or slope convenient for hauling vessels out of the water.

Hardnoun

crack cocaine.

Hardnoun

(motorsports) hard tyre A tyre whose compound is softer than superhards, and harder than mediums.

Hardadjective

Not easily penetrated, cut, or separated into parts; not yielding to pressure; firm; solid; compact; - applied to material bodies, and opposed to soft; as, hard wood; hard flesh; a hard apple.

Hardadjective

Difficult, mentally or judicially; not easily apprehended, decided, or resolved; as a hard problem.

Hardadjective

Difficult to accomplish; full of obstacles; laborious; fatiguing; arduous; as, a hard task; a disease hard to cure.

Hardadjective

Difficult to resist or control; powerful.

Hardadjective

Difficult to bear or endure; not easy to put up with or consent to; hence, severe; rigorous; oppressive; distressing; unjust; grasping; as, a hard lot; hard times; hard fare; a hard winter; hard conditions or terms.

Hardadjective

Difficult to please or influence; stern; unyielding; obdurate; unsympathetic; unfeeling; cruel; as, a hard master; a hard heart; hard words; a hard character.

Hardadjective

Not easy or agreeable to the taste; harsh; stiff; rigid; ungraceful; repelling; as, a hard style.

Hardadjective

Rough; acid; sour, as liquors; as, hard cider.

Hardadjective

Abrupt or explosive in utterance; not aspirated, sibilated, or pronounced with a gradual change of the organs from one position to another; - said of certain consonants, as c in came, and g in go, as distinguished from the same letters in center, general, etc.

Hardadjective

Wanting softness or smoothness of utterance; harsh; as, a hard tone.

Hardadjective

Rigid in the drawing or distribution of the figures; formal; lacking grace of composition.

Hardadverb

With pressure; with urgency; hence, diligently; earnestly.

Hardadverb

With difficulty; as, the vehicle moves hard.

Hardadverb

Uneasily; vexatiously; slowly.

Hardadverb

So as to raise difficulties.

Hardadverb

With tension or strain of the powers; violently; with force; tempestuously; vehemently; vigorously; energetically; as, to press, to blow, to rain hard; hence, rapidly; nimbly; as, to run hard.

Hardadverb

Close or near.

Hardverb

To harden; to make hard.

Hardnoun

A ford or passage across a river or swamp.

Hardadjective

not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure;

Hardadjective

metaphorically hard;

Hardadjective

not yielding to pressure or easily penetrated;

Hardadjective

very strong or vigorous;

Hardadjective

characterized by toilsome effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort;

Hardadjective

of speech sounds

Hardadjective

of a drinker or drinking; indulging intemperately;

Hardadjective

having undergone fermentation;

Hardadjective

having a high alcoholic content;

Hardadjective

unfortunate or hard to bear;

Hardadjective

dried out;

Hardadverb

with effort or force or vigor;

Hardadverb

with firmness;

Hardadverb

earnestly or intently;

Hardadverb

causing great damage or hardship;

Hardadverb

slowly and with difficulty;

Hardadverb

indulging excessively;

Hardadverb

into a solid condition;

Hardadverb

very near or close in space or time;

Hardadverb

with pain or distress or bitterness;

Hardadverb

to the full extent possible; all the way;

Hardadjective

solid, firm, and rigid; not easily broken, bent, or pierced

Hardadjective

(of a person) not showing any signs of weakness; tough

Hardadjective

(of prices of shares, commodities, etc.) high and stable; firm.

Hardadjective

done with a great deal of force or strength

Hardadjective

requiring a great deal of endurance or effort

Hardadjective

putting a lot of energy into an activity

Hardadjective

difficult to bear; causing suffering

Hardadjective

difficult to understand or solve

Hardadjective

not showing sympathy or affection; strict

Hardadjective

(of a season or the weather) severe

Hardadjective

harsh or unpleasant to the senses

Hardadjective

(of wine) harsh or sharp to the taste, especially because of tannin.

Hardadjective

(of information) reliable, especially because based on something true or substantiated

Hardadjective

(of a subject of study) dealing with precise and verifiable facts

Hardadjective

denoting an extreme or dogmatic faction within a political party

Hardadjective

(of science fiction) dealing with technological advances which do not contravene currently accepted scientific laws or principles

Hardadjective

strongly alcoholic; denoting a spirit rather than beer or wine.

Hardadjective

(of a drug) potent and addictive.

Hardadjective

(of radiation) highly penetrating.

Hardadjective

(of pornography) highly obscene and explicit.

Hardadjective

(of water) containing relatively high concentrations of dissolved calcium and magnesium salts, which make lathering difficult

Hardadjective

(of the penis, clitoris, or nipples) erect.

Hardadjective

(of a man) having an erect penis.

Hardadjective

(of a consonant) pronounced as a velar plosive (as c in cat, g in go).

Hardadverb

with a great deal of effort

Hardadverb

with a great deal of force; violently

Hardadverb

so as to be solid or firm

Hardadverb

to the fullest extent possible

Hardnoun

a road leading down across a foreshore.