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liquid in WordNet English dictionary

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