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(a) existing as or having characteristics of a liquid; especially tending to flow; "water and milk and blood are liquid substances"
(a) changed from a solid to a liquid state; "rivers filled to overflowing by melted snow"
(n) a substance that is liquid at room temperature and pressure
(n) the state in which a substance exhibits a characteristic readiness to flow with little or no tendency to disperse and relatively high incompressibility
(n) a substance in the fluid state of matter having no fixed shape but a fixed volume
(n) a frictionless non-nasal continuant (especially `l'' and `r'')
(s) filled or brimming with tears; "swimming eyes"; "watery eyes"; "sorrow made the eyes of many grow liquid"
(s) clear and bright; "the liquid air of a spring morning"; "eyes shining with a liquid luster"; "limpid blue eyes"
(s) smooth and flowing in quality; entirely free of harshness; "the liquid song of a robin"
(s) yielding; lacking any hint of hardness; "the liquid stillness of the night enveloping him"; "the liquid brown eyes of a spaniel"
(s) smooth and unconstrained in movement; "a long, smooth stride"; "the fluid motion of a cat"; "the liquid grace of a ballerina"; "liquid prose"
(s) in cash or easily convertible to cash; "liquid (or fluid) assets"

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