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liquid

  • noun
  • liq·uid
  • /ˈlɪk.wɪd/

A substance that is flowing, and keeping no shape, such as water

Example

“A liquid can freeze to become a solid or evaporate into a gas.”

Other meanings

  1. Any of a class of consonant sounds that includes l and r.

Related words

  • amber liquid
  • bioliquid
  • liquid modern
  • liquid modernity
  • bulk liquid
  • cashew nutshell liquid
  • cryogenic liquid
  • dish liquid
  • dishwashing liquid
  • Dutch liquid
  • e-liquid
  • fairy liquid

Example sentences

  • “Is ketchup a liquid?”

    Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0

Word history

From Latin "liquida".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “liquid” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.