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1. (adj.) liquid
composed of molecules that move freely among themselves but do not tend to separate like those of gases; neither gaseous nor solid.
2. liquid
of, pertaining to, or consisting of liquids:
a liquid diet.
3. liquid
flowing like water.
4. liquid
clear:
liquid eyes.
5. liquid
(of sounds) smooth; flowing freely.
6. liquid
in cash or readily convertible into cash without significant loss of principal:
liquid assets.
7. liquid
of or designating a frictionless speech sound pronounced with only a partial obstruction of the breath stream and capable of being prolonged like a vowel.
8. liquid
graceful; smooth; free; not constricted.
9. (n.) liquid
a liquid substance.
10. liquid
a liquid speech sound, esp. (l) or (r).
Etymology: (1350–1400; ME < L liquidus=liqu(ēre) to be liquid +-idus -id4)
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1. (noun) liquid
a substance that is liquid at room temperature and pressure
2. (noun) liquid, liquidness, liquidity, liquid state
the state in which a substance exhibits a characteristic readiness to flow with little or no tendency to disperse and relatively high incompressibility
3. (noun) liquid
fluid matter having no fixed shape but a fixed volume
4. (adj) liquid
a frictionless continuant that is not a nasal consonant (especially `l' and `r')
5. (adj) liquid
existing as or having characteristics of a liquid; especially tending to flow
"water and milk and blood are liquid substances"
6. (adj) liquid, swimming
filled or brimming with tears
"swimming eyes"; "sorrow made the eyes of many grow liquid"
7. (adj) liquid, limpid
clear and bright
"the liquid air of a spring morning"; "eyes shining with a liquid luster"; "limpid blue eyes"
8. (adj) melted, liquid, liquified
changed from a solid to a liquid state
"rivers filled to overflowing by melted snow"
9. (adj) liquid
smooth and flowing in quality; entirely free of harshness
"the liquid song of a robin"
10. (adj) fluent, fluid, liquid, smooth
smooth and unconstrained in movement
"a long, smooth stride"; "the fluid motion of a cat"; "the liquid grace of a ballerina"
11. (adj) fluid, liquid
in cash or easily convertible to cash
"liquid (or fluid) assets"
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1. (noun) liquid
a substance that flows like water
liquids and solids; Heat the butter until it becomes liquid.; liquid metal
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) liquid
flowing freely like water; fluid; not solid
2. (adj) liquid
being in such a state that the component parts move freely among themselves, but do not tend to separate from each other as the particles of gases and vapors do; neither solid nor aeriform; as, liquid mercury, in distinction from mercury solidified or in a state of vapor
3. (adj) liquid
flowing or sounding smoothly or without abrupt transitions or harsh tones
4. (adj) liquid
pronounced without any jar or harshness; smooth; as, l and r are liquid letters
5. (adj) liquid
fluid and transparent; as, the liquid air
6. (adj) liquid
clear; definite in terms or amount
7. (noun) liquid
a substance whose parts change their relative position on the slightest pressure, and therefore retain no definite form; any substance in the state of liquidity; a fluid that is not aeriform
8. (noun) liquid
a letter which has a smooth, flowing sound, or which flows smoothly after a mute; as, l and r, in bla, bra. M and n also are called liquids
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Sense: able to flow; not solid, but not a gas
liquid nitrogen; The ice-cream has become liquid.
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 Afrikaans: vloeibaar |
 Arabic: سائِل |
 Bulgarian: течен |
 Brazilian: líquido |
 Czech: tekutý |
 German: flüssig |
 Danish: flydende |
 Greek: ρευστός |
 Spanish: líquido |
 Estonian: vedel |
 Farsi: مایع |
 Finnish: nestemäinen |
 French: liquide |
 Hebrew: נוֹזֵל |
 Hindi: द्रव, स्पष्ट और स्वच्छ, न |
 Croatian: tekućina |
 Hungarian: folyékony |
 Indonesian: cair |
 Icelandic: fljótandi |
 Italian: liquido |
 Japanese: 液体の |
 Korean: 액체의 |
 Lithuanian: skystas |
 Latvian: šķidrs |
 Malay: cecair |
 Dutch: vloeibaar |
 Norwegian: flytende |
 Polish: płynny |
 Persian: مایع |
 Pashto: اوبړن |
 Portuguese: líquido |
 Romanian: lichid |
 Russian: жидкий |
 Slovak: tekutý |
 Slovenian: tekoč |
 Serbian: tečan |
 Swedish: flytande |
 Thai: เหลว |
 Turkish: sıvı, akıcı |
 Taiwanese: 液體的 |
 Ukrainian: рідкий |
 Urdu: سیال |
 Vietnamese: lỏng |
 Chinese: 液体的 |
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