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Collocations for 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

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ADVERB

extremely, fairly, very, etc.
absolutely, completely
almost, nearly
enough
The ice felt solid enough.
apparently, seemingly (esp. AmE)

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2. reliable and strong

VERBS

appear, be, look, seem
become
remain

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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.

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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

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Solid is used with these verbs:
freeze

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