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liq·uid

liquid

 
 
pronunciation:
lI kwihd
parts of speech:
noun, adjective
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part of speech: noun
definition: A liquid is something that flows easily like water, milk, or juice. Ice is not a liquid, but it becomes a liquid if it gets warm. This is an example of a solid thing becoming a liquid. If something is not a liquid, then it is a solid, like ice, or it is a gas, like the gases that make up air.
At school, we practiced measuring liquids in cups, pints, and quarts.When we're sick, my mom makes us drink a lot of liquids. She says it helps us get better.
 
synonyms:
fluid
similar words:
beverage, drink, sap, solution
 
part of speech: adjective
definition: When something is liquid, it flows like water.
The nurse gave me some liquid medicine.
similar words:
melted, thawed
derivations: liquidly (adv.), liquidness (n.)
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