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liquid definition

liquid (lik′wid)

adjective

  1. readily flowing; fluid; specif., having its molecules moving freely with respect to each other so as to flow readily, unlike a solid, but because of cohesive forces not expanding indefinitely like a gas
  2. clear; limpid liquid eyes
  3. flowing smoothly and musically, gracefully, etc. liquid verse
  4. in cash or readily convertible into cash liquid assets
  5. Phonet. articulated without friction and capable of being prolonged like a vowel, as (l) and (r)

Etymology: OFr liquide < L liquidus < liquere, to be liquid, prob. < IE base *wlikw-, wet > Welsh gwlyb, moist

noun

  1. a liquid substance
  2. a liquid sound

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liquid Synonyms

liquid

modif.

  1. In a state neither solid nor gaseous

    fluid, watery, liquescent, fluidic, liquiform, molten, damp, moist, aqueous, liquefied, dissolved, deliquescent, melted, thawed; see also fluid, wet 1.

    Antonyms solid*, solidified, frozen. *

  2. Having qualities suggestive of fluids

    flowing, running, splashing, sappy, thin, ichorous, solvent, moving, viscous, diluting; see also fluid, juicy 1.

    Antonyms dense, imporous, impenetrable.

  3. Readily available in cash

    ready, free, realizable, marketable, quick, fluid; see also usable.

    Antonyms tied up, permanent, fixed.


liquid

n.

liquor, fluid, flux, inelastic fluid, juice, sap, extract, secretion, flow, matter in a liquid state, matter in a fluid state; see also water 1.


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liquid Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • dishwash: Why lemon juice is made with artificial flavor, while dishwashing liquid is made with real lemons?

Preposition: through

  • sieve: Pass the cooking liquid through a sieve to remove all the bits and pieces.

Adjective modifier

  • flammable: Never use the spark coil in the vicinity of flammable liquids or gases.

Modifies a noun

  • nitrogen: The probe contains liquid nitrogen, which is extremely cold.

Noun used with modifier

  • washing-up: Always soak the reel line in advance with washing-up liquid.
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liquid quotes

   Purpose apart, perched like an umpire, dozes, Dreams golden balls whirring through indigo. Clay blurs the whitewash but day still encloses The albinos, bonded in their flick and flow. Playing in musicked gravity, the pair Score liquid Euclids in foolscaps of air.

-Avison, Margaret

And let their liquid siftings fall To stain the stiff dishonoured shroud.

-Eliot,T(homas) S(tearns)

Fromthefirst place of liquid darkness, within thesecond place of air and light, I set down the following record with itsmixture of fact and truths and memories oftruths and its direction always toward theThird Place, where the starting point is myth.

-Frame,Janet Paterson also known as Jean PatersonFrame

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