a percussion instrument consisting of a pair of hollow pieces of wood or bone (usually held between the thumb and fingers) that are made to click together (as by Spanish dancers) in rhythm with the dance
a contract between two or more persons who agree to pool talent and money and share profits or losses
the members of a business venture created by contract
a cooperative relationship between people or groups who agree to share responsibility for achieving some specific goal; "effective language learning is a partnership between school, teacher and student"; "the action teams worked in partnership with the government"
the state in which a substance has no tendency to flow under moderate stress; resists forces (such as compression) that tend to deform it; and retains a definite size and shape
a substance that is solid at room temperature and pressure
uninterrupted in space; having no gaps or breaks; "a solid line across the page"; "solid sheets of water"
incapable of being seen through; "solid blackness"
having three dimensions; "a solid object"
acting together as a single undiversified whole; "a solid voting bloc"
characterized by good substantial quality; "solid comfort"; "a solid base hit"
of one substance or character throughout; "solid gold"; "carved out of solid rock"
of the same color throughout; "solid color"
of a substantial character and not frivolous or superficial; " work of solid scholarship"; "based on solid facts"
of definite shape and volume; firm; neither liquid nor gaseous; "ice is water in the solid state"
entirely of one substance with no holes inside; "a solid block of wood"
financially sound; "the bank is solid and will survive this attack"
of good quality and condition; solidly built; "a solid foundation"; "several substantial timber buildings"
capable of being perceived by the senses or the mind; especially capable of being handled or touched or felt; "a barely palpable dust"; "felt sudden anger in a palpable wave"; "the air was warm and close--palpable as cotton"