Liquor vs. Liquid

Liquor and Liquid Definitions
Liquor
An alcoholic beverage made by distillation rather than by fermentation.
Liquid
The state of matter in which a substance exhibits a characteristic readiness to flow and little or no tendency to disperse, and is amorphous but has a fixed volume and is difficult to compress.
Liquor
A rich broth resulting from the prolonged cooking of meat or vegetables, especially greens. Also called pot liquor.
Liquid
Matter or a specific body of matter in this state.
Liquor
An aqueous solution of a nonvolatile substance.
Liquid
(Linguistics) A consonant articulated without friction and capable of being prolonged like a vowel, such as English l and r.
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Liquor
A solution, emulsion, or suspension for industrial use.
Liquid
Of or being a liquid.
Liquor
To steep (malt, for example).
Liquid
Melted by heating
Liquid wax.
Liquor
(Slang) To make drunk with alcoholic liquor. Often used with up
Was all liquored up.
Liquid
Condensed by cooling
Liquid oxygen.
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Liquor
(obsolete) A liquid, a fluid.
Liquid
Flowing readily; fluid
Added milk to make the batter more liquid.
Liquor
(obsolete) A drinkable liquid.
Liquid
Having a flowing quality without harshness or abrupt breaks
Liquid prose.
The liquid movements of a ballet dancer.
Liquor
A liquid obtained by cooking meat or vegetables (or both).
Liquid
(Linguistics) Articulated without friction and capable of being prolonged like a vowel.
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Liquor
A parsley sauce commonly served with traditional pies and mash.
Liquid
Clear and shining
The liquid brown eyes of a spaniel.
Liquor
Strong alcoholic drink derived from fermentation and distillation; more broadly, any alcoholic drink.
Liquid
Existing as or readily convertible into cash
Liquid assets.
Liquor
In process industry, a liquid in which a desired reaction takes place, e.g. pulping liquor is a mixture of chemicals and water which breaks wood into its components, thus facilitating the extraction of cellulose.
Liquid
A substance that is flowing, and keeping no shape, such as water; a substance of which the molecules, while not tending to separate from one another like those of a gas, readily change their relative position, and which therefore retains no definite shape, except that determined by the containing receptacle; an inelastic fluid.
A liquid can freeze to become a solid or evaporate into a gas.
Liquor
A liquid in which something has been steeped.
Liquid
(phonetics) Any of a class of consonant sounds that includes l and r.
Liquor
(intransitive) To drink liquor, usually to excess.
Liquid
Flowing freely like water; fluid; not solid and not gaseous; composed of particles that move freely among each other on the slightest pressure.
Liquid nitrogen
Liquor
(transitive) To cause someone to drink liquor, usually to excess.
Liquid
Easily sold or disposed of without losing value.
Liquor
To grease.
Liquid
Having sufficient trading activity to make buying or selling easy.
Liquor
Any liquid substance, as water, milk, blood, sap, juice, or the like.
Liquid
Flowing or sounding smoothly or without abrupt transitions or harsh tones.
A liquid melody
Liquor
Specifically, alcoholic or spirituous fluid, either distilled or fermented, as brandy, wine, whisky, beer, etc.
Liquid
(phonology) Belonging to a class of consonants comprised of the laterals and the rhotics, which in many languages behave similarly.
Liquor
A solution of a medicinal substance in water; - distinguished from tincture and aqua.
Liquid
Fluid and transparent.
The liquid air
Liquor
To supply with liquor.
Liquid
Flowing freely like water; fluid; not solid.
Yea, though he go upon the plane and liquid water which will receive no step.
Liquor
To grease.
Liquor fishermen's boots.
Liquid
Being in such a state that the component molecules move freely among themselves, but have a definite volume changing only slightly with changes of pressure, and do not tend to separate from each other as the particles of gases and vapors do when the volume of the container is increased; neither solid nor gaseous; as, liquid mercury, in distinction from mercury solidified or in a state of vapor.
Liquor
Distilled rather than fermented
Liquid
Flowing or sounding smoothly or without abrupt transitions or harsh tones.
Liquor
A liquid substance that is a solution (or emulsion or suspension) used or obtained in an industrial process;
Waste liquors
Liquid
Pronounced without any jar or harshness; smooth; as, l and r are liquid letters.
Liquor
The liquid in which vegetables or meat have be cooked
Liquid
Fluid and transparent; as, the liquid air.
Liquid
Clear; definite in terms or amount.
Liquid
In cash or readily convertible into cash without loss of principle; - said of assets, such as bank accounts, or short-term bonds tradable on a major stock exchange.
Liquid
A substance whose parts change their relative position on the slightest pressure, and therefore retain no definite form; any substance in the state of liquidity; a fluid that is not gaseous and has a definite volume independent, of the container in which it is held. Liquids have a fixed volume at any given pressure, but their shape is determined by the container in which it is contained. Liquids, in contrast to gases, cannot expand indefinitely to fill an expanding container, and are only slightly compressible by application of pressure.
Liquid
A letter which has a smooth, flowing sound, or which flows smoothly after a mute; as, l and r, in bla, bra. M and n also are called liquids.
Liquid
A substance that is liquid at room temperature and pressure
Liquid
The state in which a substance exhibits a characteristic readiness to flow with little or no tendency to disperse and relatively high incompressibility
Liquid
A substance in the fluid state of matter having no fixed shape but a fixed volume
Liquid
A frictionless non-nasal continuant (especially `l' and `r')
Liquid
Existing as or having characteristics of a liquid; especially tending to flow;
Water and milk and blood are liquid substances
Ice is water in the solid state
Liquid
Filled or brimming with tears;
Swimming eyes
Watery eyes
Sorrow made the eyes of many grow liquid
Liquid
Clear and bright;
The liquid air of a spring morning
Eyes shining with a liquid luster
Limpid blue eyes
Liquid
Changed from a solid to a liquid state;
Rivers filled to overflowing by melted snow
Liquid
Smooth and flowing in quality; entirely free of harshness;
The liquid song of a robin
Liquid
Yielding; lacking any hint of hardness;
The liquid stillness of the night enveloping him
The liquid brown eyes of a spaniel
Liquid
Smooth and unconstrained in movement;
A long, smooth stride
The fluid motion of a cat
The liquid grace of a ballerina
Liquid prose
Liquid
In cash or easily convertible to cash;
Liquid (or fluid) assets