liquid

liquids
Noun
1. a substance that is liquid at room temperature and pressure
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2. the state in which a substance exhibits a characteristic readiness to flow with little or no tendency to disperse and relatively high incompressibility
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3. a substance in the fluid state of matter having no fixed shape but a fixed volume
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4. a frictionless non-nasal continuant (especially `l' and `r')
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Adjective
1. existing as or having characteristics of a liquid; especially tending to flow; "water and milk and blood are liquid substances"
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2. filled or brimming with tears; "swimming eyes"; "watery eyes"; "sorrow made the eyes of many grow liquid"
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3. clear and bright; "the liquid air of a spring morning"; "eyes shining with a liquid luster"; "limpid blue eyes"
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4. changed from a solid to a liquid state; "rivers filled to overflowing by melted snow"
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5. smooth and flowing in quality; entirely free of harshness; "the liquid song of a robin"
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6. yielding; lacking any hint of hardness; "the liquid stillness of the night enveloping him"; "the liquid brown eyes of a spaniel"
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7. smooth and unconstrained in movement; "a long, smooth stride"; "the fluid motion of a cat"; "the liquid grace of a ballerina"; "liquid prose"
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8. in cash or easily convertible to cash; "liquid (or fluid) assets"
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