- a substance or an object that is solid, not a liquid or a gas
- liquids and solids
- on solids The baby is not yet on solids (= eating solid food).
- Is calcium carbonate normally a solid or a liquid?
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- (geometry) a shape that has length, width and height, such as a cubeTopics Colours and Shapesc1, Maths and measurementc1
not liquid/gas
shape
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin solidus; related to salvus ‘safe’ and sollus ‘entire’.
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