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In lang=en terms the difference between safe and solid

is that safe is a ventilated or refrigerated chest or closet for securing provisions from noxious animals or insects while solid is having all the geometrical dimensions; cubic.

As adjectives the difference between safe and solid

is that safe is not in danger; free from harm's reach while solid is in the state of a solid; not fluid.

As nouns the difference between safe and solid

is that safe is a box, usually made of metal, in which valuables can be locked for safekeeping while solid is 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).

As an adverb solid is

solidly.

As an acronym SOLID is

acronym of Single responsibility Open-closed, Liskov substitution, Interface segregation and Dependency inversion|lang=en When followed, the created system will be more likely easy to maintain, and extend over time.

safe

English

(wikipedia safe)

Adjective

(er)
  • Not in danger; free from harm's reach.
  • Free from risk; harmless, riskless.
  • * {{quote-book, year=1963, author=(Margery Allingham), title=(The China Governess)
    • , chapter=19 citation , passage=When Timothy and Julia hurried up the staircase to the bedroom floor, where a considerable commotion was taking place, Tim took Barry Leach with him. He had him gripped firmly by the arm, since he felt it was not safe to let him loose, and he had no immediate idea what to do with him.}}
  • Providing protection from danger; providing shelter.
  • (baseball) When a batter successfully reaches first base, or when a baserunner successfully advances to the next base or returns to the base he last occupied; not out.
  • Properly secured; secure.
  • (used after a noun, often, forming a compound) Not in danger from the specified source of harm.
  • (UK, slang) Great, cool, awesome, respectable;
  • * {{quote-newsgroup, year=1996, date=August 12, author="Mandrake", title=Re: Multiple Messages - an apology
    • , newsgroup=uk.people.gothic citation , passage=and you also forgot to mentioned(SIC) the wheels man you know bmw playing¶ ragga jungle hip hop tunes¶ and on the mobile¶ yeah safe !¶ nice one¶ later}}
  • * {{quote-book, year=1996 or 1997, year_published=2002, publisher=Methuen
    • , author=Roy Williams, title=Plays 1: The No Boys Cricket Club / Startstruck / Lift Off citation , isbn=9780413772091, page=165 , passage=Young Mal: Yu can’t. Irie means yer cool, yer safe , everything awright.}}
  • * {{quote-book, year=2000, year_published=2005, publisher=Justin, Charles & Co.
    • , author=Teddy Hayes, title=Dead by Popular Demand, section=Chapter 14 citation , pageurl=http://books.google.com/books?id=mjbGFX-X_-8C&pg=PT145&dq=yeah+safe+laters&hl=en&ei=0r5ZTPPdE4ymOKyAufII&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=4&ved=0CD4Q6AEwAw
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    • , isbn=9781932112238, page=134 , passage=“If you need more, just ring, yeah?” Punch said.¶ “Safe ,” Brian answered.}}
  • * {{quote-book, year=2002, publisher=Trentham Books, author=Danny Braverman
    • , title=Playing a Part: Drama and Citizenship, section=One Thursday — a short play citation , pageurl=http://books.google.com/books?id=pJIGiwslfZoC&pg=PA62&dq=safe , isbn=9781858562424, page=62 , passage=They end the call.'' Fami ''goes over to'' Paul. ''They touch hands .¶ Femi: Yeah, safe man.}}
  • * (rfdate) Steve Carter, Love, Sex and Tesco's Finest Cava , page 169:
    • “Yeah, safe mate, wassup?” says one hoodie, who should at least be credited with attempting a more detailed sentence construction.
  • Reliable.
  • Cautious.

    • Synonyms

    * harmless, riskless * secure * (cool) wicked, cool, awesome * (reliable) trustworthy

    Antonyms

    * unsafe * dangerous * harmful * insecure

    Hyponyms

    * (not in danger from the specified source of harm) * *

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A box, usually made of metal, in which valuables can be locked for safekeeping.
  • (slang) A condom.
  • * 1999 , (Rita Ciresi), Pink Slip , Delta (1999), ISBN 0385323638, page 328:
    • She'd better have an arsenal of Trojans in her purse just in case he wasn't carrying a safe in his back pocket.
  • (dated) A ventilated or refrigerated chest or closet for securing provisions from noxious animals or insects.

    • Synonyms

    * (box for storing valuables) coffer, lockbox, strongbox * (condom) see also .

    Derived terms

    * * * * *

    See also

    * save * safety

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    solid

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • In the state of a solid; not fluid.
  • Large, massive.
  • Lacking holes or hollows; as solid gold, solid chocolate.
  • * {{quote-book, year=1905, author=
    • , title= , chapter=2 citation , passage=The cane was undoubtedly of foreign make, for it had a solid silver ferrule at one end, which was not English hall–marked.}}
  • Strong or unyielding.
    • a solid foundation
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2012 , date=June 2 , author= Phil McNulty , title=England 1-0 Belgium , work=BBC Sport citation , page= , passage=As in the 1-0 win against Norway in Oslo, this was an England performance built on the foundations of solid defence and tactical discipline.}}
  • (slang) Excellent, of high quality, or reliable.
    • That's a solid plan.
    Radiohead's on tour! Have you heard their latest album yet? It's quite solid .
    I don't think Dave would have done that. He's a solid dude.
  • Hearty; filling.
    • a solid meal
  • Worthy of credit, trust, or esteem; substantial; not frivolous or fallacious.
  • * Milton
    • the solid purpose of a sincere and virtuous answer
  • * Dryden
    • These, wanting wit, affect gravity, and go by the name of solid men.
  • * J. A. Symonds
    • The genius of the Italians wrought by solid toil what the myth-making imagination of the Germans had projected in a poem.
  • Sound; not weakly.
    • a solid constitution of body
  • (typography) Written as one word, without spaces or hyphens.
    • American English writes many words as solid that British English hyphenates.
  • (printing, dated) Not having the lines separated by leads; not open.
  • (US, politics, slang) United; without division; unanimous.
    • The delegation is solid for a candidate.
  • Of a single color throughout.
    • John painted the walls solid white.
    He wore a solid shirt with floral pants.
  • (dated) Having all the geometrical dimensions; cubic.
    • A solid''' foot contains 1,728 '''solid inches.

    Related terms

    * solidity * solidly * solid shot * solid state * rock solid, solid as a rock * condensed matter

    Noun

    (wikipedia solid) (en noun)
  • (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).
  • (geometry) A three-dimensional figure (as opposed to a surface, an area, or a curve).
  • (informal) A favor.
    • Please do me a solid : lend me your car for one week.
    I owe him, he did me a solid last year.
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  • An article of clothing which is of a single color throughout.
    • I prefer solids over paisleys.
  • (in the plural) Food which is not liquid-based.
    • The doctor said I can't eat any solids four hours before the operation.

    Adverb

    (en adverb)
  • Solidly.
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  • (not comparable, typography) Without spaces or hyphens.
    • Many long-established compounds are set solid .

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