| liquid | |
| 1. n. A substance that is flowing, and keeping no shape, such as water; a substance of which the molecules, while not tending to separate from one another like those of a gas, readily change their relative | |
| A liquid can freeze to become a solid or evaporate into a gas. | |
| 2. n. (phonetics) A class of consonant sounds that includes l and r. | |
| 3. adj. Flowing freely like water; fluid; not solid and not gaseous; composed of particles that move freely among each other on the slightest pressure. | |
| liquid nitrogen | |
| 4. adj. (finance, of an asset) Easily sold or disposed of without losing value. | |
| 5. adj. (finance, of a market) Having sufficient trading activity to make buying or selling easy. | |
| 6. adj. Flowing or sounding smoothly or without abrupt transitions or harsh tones. | |
| a liquid melody | |
| 7. adj. (phonology) Pronounced without any jar or harshness; smooth. | |
| L and R are liquid letters. | |
| 8. adj. Fluid and transparent. | |
| the liquid air | |
