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.
become, go
If you put it in the freezer, it will go solid.
freeze
The water was frozen solid.
The water was frozen solid.
make sb/sth
ADVERB
extremely,
fairly,
very,
etc.
absolutely, completely
almost, nearly
enough
The ice felt solid enough.
absolutely, completely
almost, nearly
enough
The ice felt solid enough.
apparently,
seemingly
(esp. AmE)
2. reliable and strong
ADVERB
extremely,
fairly,
very,
etc.
surprisingly
consistently
The songwriting quality is consistently solid.
surprisingly
consistently
The songwriting quality is consistently solid.
absolutely,
rock
Support for the plan remained rock solid.
Support for the plan remained rock solid.
reasonably,
relatively
There is pretty solid evidence to show that the disease is caused by poor hygiene.
There is pretty solid evidence to show that the disease is caused by poor hygiene.
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
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
Solid is used with these verbs:
freeze
freeze