26984 words

liquids

11 definitions • 13 examples
1
a substance, such as water, that is not solid or a gas and that can be poured easily:

Examples:

Mercury is a liquid at room temperature.
2
a consonant sound in which the tongue partly closes the mouth so that a sound similar to a vowel is made, for example l and r in English:

Examples:

Swift claimed that vowels and liquids were more typical of female speech.
Japanese has only one liquid consonant.
3
in the form of a liquid:

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4
having a very clear appearance similar to water:

Examples:

He is a handsome man with dark, liquid eyes.
5
in the form of money, rather than investments or property, or able to be changed into money easily:

Examples:

She has very few liquid assets as most of her wealth is tied up in property.
6

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The girls had gathered into a liquid, dancing group.
We admired the sweeping fluidity of the dancers' arms and their liquid spines.
7
a substance that flows easily and is neither a gas nor a solid
8
in the form of money, rather than investments or property, or able to be changed into money easily:

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9
in the form of cash, or able to be changed into cash easily:

Examples:

People should hold some cash in more liquid investments for emergencies.
In such situations, it's advisable to keep your assets liquid.
10
having cash:

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11
if a market is liquid, it is easy to buy and sell in it, and a lot of buying and selling takes place:

Examples:

The foreign exchange market is the largest, most liquid market in the world.

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