liquid

/lˈɪkwʌd/

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Adjective
existing as or having characteristics of a liquid; especially tending to flow; "water and milk and blood are liquid substances"
Adjective
changed from a solid to a liquid state; "rivers filled to overflowing by melted snow"
Adjective Satellite
filled or brimming with tears; "swimming eyes"; "sorrow made the eyes of many grow liquid"
Adjective Satellite
clear and bright; "the liquid air of a spring morning"; "eyes shining with a liquid luster"; "limpid blue eyes"
Adjective Satellite
smooth and flowing in quality; entirely free of harshness; "the liquid song of a robin"
Adjective Satellite
smooth and unconstrained in movement; "a long, smooth stride"; "the fluid motion of a cat"; "the liquid grace of a ballerina"
Adjective Satellite
in cash or easily convertible to cash; "liquid (or fluid) assets"
Noun
a substance that is liquid at room temperature and pressure
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
fluid matter having no fixed shape but a fixed volume
Noun
a frictionless continuant that is not a nasal consonant (especially `l'' and `r'')