| Noun | 1. | liquid - a substance that is liquid at room temperature and pressuresupernatant - a liquid lying above a sediment (floating on the surface) alcohol - any of a series of volatile hydroxyl compounds that are made from hydrocarbons by distillation antifreeze - a liquid added to the water in a cooling system to lower its freezing point distillate, distillation - a purified liquid produced by condensation from a vapor during distilling; the product of distilling pyroligneous acid, wood vinegar - a red-brown liquid formed in distillation of wood which contains acetic acid, methanol, acetone, wood oils, and tars medium - a liquid with which pigment is mixed by a painter ink - a liquid used for printing or writing or drawing fluid - a substance that is fluid at room temperature and pressure liquor - a liquid substance that is a solution (or emulsion or suspension) used or obtained in an industrial process; "waste liquors" sheep dip - a liquid mixture containing pesticides in which sheep are dipped to kill parasites snake oil - (medicine) any of various liquids sold as medicine (as by a travelling medicine show) but medically worthless | |
| 2. | liquid - the state in which a substance exhibits a characteristic readiness to flow with little or no tendency to disperse and relatively high incompressibilitystate of matter, state - (chemistry) the three traditional states of matter are solids (fixed shape and volume) and liquids (fixed volume and shaped by the container) and gases (filling the container); "the solid state of water is called ice" | |
| 3. | liquid - a substance in the fluid state of matter having no fixed shape but a fixed volumeartificial blood - a liquid that can carry large amounts of oxygen and can serve as a temporary substitute for blood elixir - a sweet flavored liquid (usually containing a small amount of alcohol) used in compounding medicines to be taken by mouth in order to mask an unpleasant taste H2O, water - binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent extravasation - an extravasated liquid (blood or lymph or urine); the product of extravasation fluid - a continuous amorphous substance that tends to flow and to conform to the outline of its container: a liquid or a gas liquid crystal - a liquid exhibiting properties of a crystal that are not shown by ordinary liquids spill - liquid that is spilled; "clean up the spills" tuberculin - a sterile liquid containing a purified protein derivative of the tuberculosis bacterium; used in the diagnosis of tuberculosis | |
| 4. | liquid - a frictionless non-nasal continuant (especially `l' and `r') | |
| Adj. | 1. | liquid - existing as or having characteristics of a liquid; especially tending to flow; "water and milk and blood are liquid substances"gaseous - existing as or having characteristics of a gas; "steam is water is the gaseous state" solid - of definite shape and volume; firm; neither liquid nor gaseous; "ice is water in the solid state" | |
| 2. | liquid - filled or brimming with tears; "swimming eyes"; "watery eyes"; "sorrow made the eyes of many grow liquid"tearful - filled with or marked by tears; "tearful eyes"; "tearful entreaties" | |
| 3. | liquid - clear and bright; "the liquid air of a spring morning"; "eyes shining with a liquid luster"; "limpid blue eyes"clear - free from cloudiness; allowing light to pass through; "clear water"; "clear plastic bags"; "clear glass"; "the air is clear and clean" | |
| 4. | liquid - changed from a solid to a liquid state; "rivers filled to overflowing by melted snow"unfrozen - not frozen; "unfrozen ground" | |
| 5. | liquid - smooth and flowing in quality; entirely free of harshness; "the liquid song of a robin"musical - characteristic of or resembling or accompanied by music; "a musical speaking voice"; "a musical comedy" | |
| 6. | liquid - yielding; lacking any hint of hardness; "the liquid stillness of the night enveloping him"; "the liquid brown eyes of a spaniel"soft - metaphorically soft; "my father is a soft touch"; "soft light"; "a soft rain"; "a soft Southern drawl"; "soft brown eyes"; "a soft glance" | |
| 7. | liquid - smooth and unconstrained in movement; "a long, smooth stride"; "the fluid motion of a cat"; "the liquid grace of a ballerina"; "liquid prose"graceful - characterized by beauty of movement, style, form etc.; not awkward | |
| 8. | liquid - in cash or easily convertible to cash; "liquid (or fluid) assets"disposable - free or available for use or disposition; "every disposable piece of equipment was sent to the fire"; "disposable assets" | |