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Definitions of liquid:

  • noun:   a frictionless non-nasal continuant (especially `l' and `r')
  • noun:   the state in which a substance exhibits a characteristic readiness to flow with little or no tendency to disperse and relatively high incompressibility
  • noun:   a substance in the fluid state of matter having no fixed shape but a fixed volume
  • noun:   a substance that is liquid at room temperature and pressure
  • adjective:   smooth and flowing in quality; entirely free of harshness
    Example: "The liquid song of a robin"
  • adjective:   existing as or having characteristics of a liquid; especially tending to flow
    Example: "Water and milk and blood are liquid substances"
  • adjective:   filled or brimming with tears
    Example: "Sorrow made the eyes of many grow liquid"
  • adjective:   clear and bright
    Example: "The liquid air of a spring morning"
  • adjective:   yielding; lacking any hint of hardness
    Example: "The liquid stillness of the night enveloping him"
  • adjective:   changed from a solid to a liquid state
  • adjective:   in cash or easily convertible to cash
    Example: "Liquid (or fluid) assets"
  • adjective:   smooth and unconstrained in movement
    Example: "The liquid grace of a ballerina"


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