liquid
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/ˈlɪkwɪd/
English
Definitions
noun
- A substance that is flowing, and keeping no shape, such as water; a substance of which the molecules, while not tending to separate from one another like those of a gas, readily change their relative position, and which therefore retains no definite shape, except that determined by the containing receptacle; an inelastic fluid.“A liquid can freeze to become a solid or evaporate into a gas.”
- A class of consonant sounds that includes l and r.
adjective
- Flowing freely like water; fluid; not solid and not gaseous; composed of particles that move freely among each other on the slightest pressure.“liquid nitrogen”
- (of an asset) Easily sold or disposed of without losing value.
- (of a market) Having sufficient trading activity to make buying or selling easy.
- Flowing or sounding smoothly or without abrupt transitions or harsh tones.“a liquid melody”
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Synonyms
flowyfluxivefluidsemiliquidfusibledissolvedliquefiedmeltedliquifiedmoltenliquefiablerunnyfluentflowingwateryclearlimpidsmooth