Definition of "solder" [sol•der]

• Any of various fusible alloys, usually tin and lead, used to join metallic parts. (noun)
• Something that joins or cements. (noun)
• To unite or repair (parts, for example) with solder. (verb-transitive)
• To join or unite: The agreement soldered the factions into an alliance. (verb-transitive)
• To unite or repair something with solder. (verb-intransitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "The solder is too precise to be done by hand -- that's because it's from India."
• "The connectors are lead-free and RoHS-compatible, with signal terminations featuring a nickel barrier for long-term solder-joint reliability."
• "If the gulf between us had been filled with Birmingham 'solder' - what you say would have been highly sensible; but I believe, from my heart, that it is drawn together and closed by the same process that first drew us together."