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Solid

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.

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Coagulated 84% connected

of Coagulate

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Coagulated 84% connected

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Concrete 84% connected

United in growth; hence, formed by coalition of separate particles into one mass; united in a solid form.

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Concrete 84% connected

United in growth; hence, formed by coalition of separate particles into one mass; united in a solid form.

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Congealed 84% connected

of Congeal

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Congealed 84% connected

of Congeal

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Cubic 84% connected

Alt. of Cubical

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Cubic 84% connected

Alt. of Cubical

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Dry 84% connected

Free from moisture; having little humidity or none; arid; not wet or moist; deficient in the natural or normal supply of moisture, as rain or fluid o…

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Dry 84% connected

Free from moisture; having little humidity or none; arid; not wet or moist; deficient in the natural or normal supply of moisture, as rain or fluid o…

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Good 84% connected

Possessing desirable qualities; adapted to answer the end designed; promoting success, welfare, or happiness; serviceable; useful; fit; excellent; ad…

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Good 84% connected

Possessing desirable qualities; adapted to answer the end designed; promoting success, welfare, or happiness; serviceable; useful; fit; excellent; ad…

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Hard 84% connected

Not easily penetrated, cut, or separated into parts; not yielding to pressure; firm; solid; compact; -- applied to material bodies, and opposed to so…

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Hard 84% connected

Not easily penetrated, cut, or separated into parts; not yielding to pressure; firm; solid; compact; -- applied to material bodies, and opposed to so…

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Homogeneous 84% connected

Of the same kind of nature; consisting of similar parts, or of elements of the like nature; -- opposed to heterogeneous; as, homogeneous particles, e…

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Homogeneous 84% connected

Of the same kind of nature; consisting of similar parts, or of elements of the like nature; -- opposed to heterogeneous; as, homogeneous particles, e…

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Homogenous 84% connected

Having a resemblance in structure, due to descent from a common progenitor with subsequent modification; homogenetic; -- applied both to animals and…

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Homogenous 84% connected

Having a resemblance in structure, due to descent from a common progenitor with subsequent modification; homogenetic; -- applied both to animals and…

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Jellied 84% connected

Brought to the state or consistence of jelly.

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Jellied 84% connected

Brought to the state or consistence of jelly.

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Massive 84% connected

Forming, or consisting of, a large mass; compacted; weighty; heavy; massy.

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Massive 84% connected

Forming, or consisting of, a large mass; compacted; weighty; heavy; massy.

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Opaque 84% connected

Impervious to the rays of light; not transparent; as, an opaque substance.

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Opaque 84% connected

Impervious to the rays of light; not transparent; as, an opaque substance.

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Respectable 84% connected

Worthy of respect; fitted to awaken esteem; deserving regard; hence, of good repute; not mean; as, a respectable citizen.

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Respectable 84% connected

Worthy of respect; fitted to awaken esteem; deserving regard; hence, of good repute; not mean; as, a respectable citizen.

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Semisolid 84% connected

Partially solid.

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Semisolid 84% connected

Partially solid.

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Serious 84% connected

Grave in manner or disposition; earnest; thoughtful; solemn; not light, gay, or volatile.

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Serious 84% connected

Grave in manner or disposition; earnest; thoughtful; solemn; not light, gay, or volatile.

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Solidified 84% connected

of Solidify

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Solidified 84% connected

of Solidify

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Sound 84% connected

The air bladder of a fish; as, cod sounds are an esteemed article of food.

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Sound 84% connected

The air bladder of a fish; as, cod sounds are an esteemed article of food.

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Unbroken 84% connected

Not broken; continuous; unsubdued; as, an unbroken colt.

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Unbroken 84% connected

Not broken; continuous; unsubdued; as, an unbroken colt.

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Wholesome 84% connected

Tending to promote health; favoring health; salubrious; salutary.

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Wholesome 84% connected

Tending to promote health; favoring health; salubrious; salutary.

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Block 76% connected

A piece of wood more or less bulky; a solid mass of wood, stone, etc., usually with one or more plane, or approximately plane, faces; as, a block on…

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Cast 76% connected

of Cast

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Concavity 76% connected

A concave surface, or the space bounded by it; the state of being concave.

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Convexity 76% connected

The state of being convex; the exterior surface of a convex body; roundness.

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Crystal 76% connected

The regular form which a substance tends to assume in solidifying, through the inherent power of cohesive attraction. It is bounded by plane surfaces…

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Cube 76% connected

A regular solid body, with six equal square sides.

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Cylinder 76% connected

A solid body which may be generated by the rotation of a parallelogram round one its sides; or a body of rollerlike form, of which the longitudinal s…

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Frustum 76% connected

The part of a solid next the base, formed by cutting off the, top; or the part of any solid, as of a cone, pyramid, etc., between two planes, which m…

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Glass 76% connected

A hard, brittle, translucent, and commonly transparent substance, white or colored, having a conchoidal fracture, and made by fusing together sand or…

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Incurvation 76% connected

The act of bending, or curving.

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Mold 76% connected

A spot; a blemish; a mole.

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Mould 76% connected

Crumbling, soft, friable earth; esp., earth containing the remains or constituents of organic matter, and suited to the growth of plants; soil.

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Ovoid 76% connected

Alt. of Ovoidal

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Plastic 76% connected

Having the power to give form or fashion to a mass of matter; as, the plastic hand of the Creator.

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Polyhedron 76% connected

A body or solid contained by many sides or planes.

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Powder 76% connected

The fine particles to which any dry substance is reduced by pounding, grinding, or triturating, or into which it falls by decay; dust.

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Precipitate 76% connected

Overhasty; rash; as, the king was too precipitate in declaring war.

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Pulverization 76% connected

The action of reducing to dust or powder.

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Stamp 76% connected

To strike beat, or press forcibly with the bottom of the foot, or by thrusting the foot downward.

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Vitrification 76% connected

Same as Vitrifaction.

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form 76% connected

A suffix used to denote in the form / shape of, resembling, etc.; as, valiform; oviform.

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Matter 76% connected

That of which anything is composed; constituent substance; material; the material or substantial part of anything; the constituent elements of concep…

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Shape 76% connected

To form or create; especially, to mold or make into a particular form; to give proper form or figure to.

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State 76% connected

The circumstances or condition of a being or thing at any given time.

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Solidify 74% connected

To make solid or compact.

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Solidify 74% connected

To make solid or compact.

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Solidity 74% connected

The state or quality of being solid; density; consistency, -- opposed to fluidity; compactness; fullness of matter, -- opposed to openness or hollown…

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Solidity 74% connected

The state or quality of being solid; density; consistency, -- opposed to fluidity; compactness; fullness of matter, -- opposed to openness or hollown…

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Solidness 74% connected

State or quality of being solid; firmness; compactness; solidity, as of material bodies.

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Solidness 74% connected

State or quality of being solid; firmness; compactness; solidity, as of material bodies.

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Substantiality 74% connected

The quality or state of being substantial; corporiety; materiality.

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Substantiality 74% connected

The quality or state of being substantial; corporiety; materiality.

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Hard 66% connected

Not easily penetrated, cut, or separated into parts; not yielding to pressure; firm; solid; compact; -- applied to material bodies, and opposed to so…

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Hard 66% connected

Not easily penetrated, cut, or separated into parts; not yielding to pressure; firm; solid; compact; -- applied to material bodies, and opposed to so…

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Attribute 4

Solidity 66% connected

The state or quality of being solid; density; consistency, -- opposed to fluidity; compactness; fullness of matter, -- opposed to openness or hollown…

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Solidity 66% connected

The state or quality of being solid; density; consistency, -- opposed to fluidity; compactness; fullness of matter, -- opposed to openness or hollown…

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State 66% connected

The circumstances or condition of a being or thing at any given time.

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State 66% connected

The circumstances or condition of a being or thing at any given time.

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Synonym 9

Firm 92% connected

Fixed; hence, closely compressed; compact; substantial; hard; solid; -- applied to the matter of bodies; as, firm flesh; firm muscles, firm wood.

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Hearty 92% connected

Pertaining to, or proceeding from, the heart; warm; cordial; bold; zealous; sincere; willing; also, energetic; active; eager; as, a hearty welcome; h…

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Satisfying 92% connected

of Satisfy

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Solidness 92% connected

State or quality of being solid; firmness; compactness; solidity, as of material bodies.

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Square 92% connected

The corner, or angle, of a figure.

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Strong 92% connected

Having active physical power, or great physical power to act; having a power of exerting great bodily force; vigorous.

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Substantial 92% connected

Belonging to substance; actually existing; real; as, substantial life.

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Unanimous 92% connected

Being of one mind; agreeing in opinion, design, or determination; consentient; not discordant or dissentient; harmonious; as, the assembly was unanim…

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Whole 92% connected

Containing the total amount, number, etc.; comprising all the parts; free from deficiency; all; total; entire; as, the whole earth; the whole solar s…

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Antonym 6

Gaseous 94% connected

In the form, or of the nature, of gas, or of an aeriform fluid.

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Gaseous 94% connected

In the form, or of the nature, of gas, or of an aeriform fluid.

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Hollow 94% connected

Having an empty space or cavity, natural or artificial, within a solid substance; not solid; excavated in the interior; as, a hollow tree; a hollow s…

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Hollow 94% connected

Having an empty space or cavity, natural or artificial, within a solid substance; not solid; excavated in the interior; as, a hollow tree; a hollow s…

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Liquid 94% connected

Flowing freely like water; fluid; not solid.

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Liquid 94% connected

Flowing freely like water; fluid; not solid.

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