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Solid, stiff or hard

solid

adjective

a solid substance is firm and hard and is not a liquid or a gas

stiff

adjective

firm and difficult to bend

hard

adjective

stiff, firm, and not easy to bend or break

firm

adjective

solid but not hard

inflexible

adjective

stiff and not able to bend

rigid

adjective

stiff, hard, and difficult to bend or move

unyielding

adjective

very hard, or firm

packed

adjective

packed snow, sugar, or soil has been pressed together firmly to form a hard mass

rock-hard

adjective

extremely hard

impenetrable

adjective

impossible to get into or get through

vocal fry

a speech habit in which a speaker lowers their voice at the end of a sentence

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dray

a type of cart pulled by a horse and used in the past for carrying barrels of beer

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conflict mineral

a mineral which is mined in a place where there is armed conflict, and sold to help pay for weapons

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