Liquid
(noun)
- A substance that flows freely but is of constant volume, having a consistency like that of water or oil.
- A liquid substance, especially a drink.
Origin:
Late middle english: from latin liquidus, from liquere "be liquid".
Examples:
- Water is a liquid at room temperature.
- Liquid gold is a metaphor for something that is very valuable.
- Pour the liquid into the container.
- Liquid nitrogen is used to preserve food.
- His mouth felt like liquid, and he could barely speak.