liquid

liquid
I
(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)
adj. fluid, smooth, flowing. See fluidity.
II
(Roget's IV) modif.
1. [In a state neither solid nor gaseous]
Syn. fluid, watery, liquescent, fluidic, liquiform, molten, damp, moist, aqueous, liquefied, dissolved, deliquescent, melted, thawed; see also fluid , wet 1 .
Ant. solid*, solidified, frozen.
2. [Having qualities suggestive of fluids]
Syn. flowing, running, splashing, sappy, thin, ichorous, solvent, moving, viscous, diluting; see also fluid , juicy 1 .
Ant. dense, imporous, impenetrable.
3. [Readily available in cash]
Syn. ready, free, realizable, marketable, quick, fluid; see also usable .
Ant. tied up, permanent, fixed.
n.
Syn. liquor, fluid, flux, inelastic fluid, juice, sap, extract, secretion, flow, matter in a liquid state, matter in a fluid state; see also water 1 .
III
(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus)
I
n.
fluid, water, solution, aqua, juice, extract, broth, soup.
II
a.
fluid, running, flowing, aqueous, wet, moist, watery, juicy, molten.
ANT.: solid, dry

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