ENGLISH: liquid - CREOLE: likid



Overview of noun liquid



The noun liquid has 4 senses (first 3 from tagged texts)



1. (67) liquid -- (a substance that is liquid at room temperature and pressure)

2. (21) liquid, liquidness, liquidity, liquid state -- (the state in which a substance exhibits a characteristic readiness to flow with little or no tendency to disperse and relatively high incompressibility)

3. (4) liquid -- (a substance in the fluid state of matter having no fixed shape but a fixed volume)

4. liquid -- (a frictionless continuant that is not a nasal consonant (especially `l' and `r'))



Overview of adj liquid



The adj liquid has 7 senses (first 3 from tagged texts)



1. (25) liquid -- (existing as or having characteristics of a liquid; especially tending to flow; "water and milk and blood are liquid substances")

2. (1) liquid, swimming -- (filled or brimming with tears; "swimming eyes"; "sorrow made the eyes of many grow liquid")

3. (1) liquid, limpid -- (clear and bright; "the liquid air of a spring morning"; "eyes shining with a liquid luster"; "limpid blue eyes")

4. melted, liquid, liquified -- (changed from a solid to a liquid state; "rivers filled to overflowing by melted snow")

5. liquid -- (smooth and flowing in quality; entirely free of harshness; "the liquid song of a robin")

6. fluent, fluid, liquid, smooth -- (smooth and unconstrained in movement; "a long, smooth stride"; "the fluid motion of a cat"; "the liquid grace of a ballerina")

7. fluid, liquid -- (in cash or easily convertible to cash; "liquid (or fluid) assets")

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