Liquor vs. Liquid
Difference Between Liquor and Liquid
Liquornoun
(obsolete) A liquid, a fluid.
Liquidnoun
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.Liquornoun
(obsolete) A drinkable liquid.
Liquidnoun
(phonetics) A class of consonant sounds that includes l and r.
Liquornoun
A liquid obtained by cooking meat or vegetables (or both).
Liquidadjective
Flowing freely like water; fluid; not solid and not gaseous; composed of particles that move freely among each other on the slightest pressure.
liquid nitrogenLiquornoun
A parsley sauce commonly served with traditional pies and mash.
Liquidadjective
Easily sold or disposed of without losing value.
Liquornoun
Strong alcoholic drink derived from fermentation and distillation; more broadly, any alcoholic drink.
Liquidadjective
Having sufficient trading activity to make buying or selling easy.
Liquornoun
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.
Liquidadjective
Flowing or sounding smoothly or without abrupt transitions or harsh tones.
a liquid melodyLiquorverb
(intransitive) To drink liquor, usually to excess.
Liquidadjective
(phonology) Pronounced without any jar or harshness; smooth.
L and R are liquid letters.Liquorverb
(transitive) To cause someone to drink liquor, usually to excess.
Liquidadjective
Fluid and transparent.
the liquid airLiquorverb
To grease.
Liquidnoun
a substance that is liquid at room temperature and pressure
Liquornoun
distilled rather than fermented
Liquidnoun
the state in which a substance exhibits a characteristic readiness to flow with little or no tendency to disperse and relatively high incompressibility
Liquornoun
a liquid substance that is a solution (or emulsion or suspension) used or obtained in an industrial process;
waste liquorsLiquidnoun
a substance in the fluid state of matter having no fixed shape but a fixed volume
Liquornoun
the liquid in which vegetables or meat have be cooked
Liquidnoun
a frictionless non-nasal continuant (especially `l' and `r')
Liquidadjective
existing as or having characteristics of a liquid; especially tending to flow;
water and milk and blood are liquid substancesice is water in the solid stateLiquidadjective
filled or brimming with tears;
swimming eyeswatery eyessorrow made the eyes of many grow liquidLiquidadjective
clear and bright;
the liquid air of a spring morningeyes shining with a liquid lusterlimpid blue eyesLiquidadjective
changed from a solid to a liquid state;
rivers filled to overflowing by melted snowLiquidadjective
smooth and flowing in quality; entirely free of harshness;
the liquid song of a robinLiquidadjective
yielding; lacking any hint of hardness;
the liquid stillness of the night enveloping himthe liquid brown eyes of a spanielLiquidadjective
smooth and unconstrained in movement;
a long, smooth stridethe fluid motion of a catthe liquid grace of a ballerinaliquid proseLiquidadjective
in cash or easily convertible to cash;
liquid (or fluid) assets
