liquidnoun [ C or U ]
uk/ˈlɪk.wɪd/us/ˈlɪk.wɪd/B1 a substance, such as water, that is not solid or a gas and that can be poured easily:
Mercury is a liquid at room temperature.
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- How much liquid do you think this bottle contains?
- Drain (off) any liquid that is left in the rice.
- The liquid suddenly solidifies into a gelatinous mass.
- Wax passes from solid to liquid when you heat it.
- Saliva is a liquid secreted by glands in or near the mouth.
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Physics: the state of matter
- absorbency
- acid
- acidic
- filtrate
- granulated
- gritty
- heavy water
- limy
- molten
- neutral
- non-flammable
- permeability
- plasma
- powder
- powdered
- pressurized
- runny
- slurry
- sulphur
- thin
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liquidadjective
uk/ˈlɪk.wɪd/us/ˈlɪk.wɪd/liquid adjective (MONEY)
in the form of money, rather than investments or property, or able to be changed into money easily:
She has very few liquid assets as most of her wealth is tied up in property.
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Available and accessible
- accessible
- at your command idiom
- availability
- available
- be there for sb idiom
- bookable
- come
- come out
- hand
- nothing
- on hand idiom
- on stream idiom
- on/about your person idiom
- open (sth) up
- person
- ready
- ready-made
- release
- vacant
- vacant possession
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Payment methods
liquid adjective (SUBSTANCE)
in the form of a liquid:
liquid hydrogen
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Physics: the state of matter
- absorbency
- acid
- acidic
- filtrate
- granulated
- gritty
- heavy water
- limy
- molten
- neutral
- non-flammable
- permeability
- plasma
- powder
- powdered
- pressurized
- runny
- slurry
- sulphur
- thin
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liquidity
noun [ U ] uk/lɪˈkwɪd.ə.ti/us/lɪˈkwɪd.ə.t̬i/