"liquid" in the noun sense
1. liquid
a substance that is liquid at room temperature and pressure
2. 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. liquid
fluid matter having no fixed shape but a fixed volume
4. liquid
a frictionless continuant that is not a nasal consonant (especially `l' and `r')
"liquid" in the adjective sense
1. liquid
existing as or having characteristics of a liquid especially tending to flow
"water and milk and blood are liquid substances"
2. liquid, swimming
filled or brimming with tears
"swimming eyes"
"sorrow made the eyes of many grow liquid"
3. liquid, limpid
clear and bright
"the liquid air of a spring morning"
"eyes shining with a liquid luster"
"limpid blue eyes"
4. melted, liquid, liquified
changed from a solid to a liquid state
"rivers filled to overflowing by melted snow"
5. liquid
smooth and flowing in quality entirely free of harshness
"the liquid song of a robin"
6. 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"
7. fluid, liquid
in cash or easily convertible to cash
"liquid (or fluid) assets"
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