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[floo-id] 
| Main Entry: |
fluid
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| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | liquid |
| Synonyms: | aqua, broth, chaser, cooler, goo, goop, juice, liquor, solution, vapor |
| Notes: | fluids include liquids and gases; a liquid is a fluid with a fixed volume, and a gas is a fluid that can expand indefinitely liquid is a substance that flows and takes on the form of its container; a fluid - substance with no fixed shape and yields easily to external pressure - can be a liquid but it can also be a gas |
| Antonyms: | solid |
| Main Entry: | juice |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | liquid squeezed from fruit, plant |
| Synonyms: | abstract, alcohol, aqua vitae, distillation, drink, essence, extract, fluid, liquor, milk, nectar, oil, sap, sauce, secretion, serum, spirit, syrup, water |
| Main Entry: | liquor |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | drink; alcoholic beverage |
| Synonyms: | alcohol, aqua vitae, booze, broth, decoction, drinkable, elixir, extract, firewater, fluid, hard stuff, inebriant, infusion, intoxicant, liquid, moonshine, poison*, potable, sauce, solvent, spirits, stock, the bottle, whiskey |
| Notes: | liqueur is essentially the same word as liquor (from Latin), though the words have different meanings - liqueur is a strong highly flavored, often sweetened, alcoholic drink while liquor is an alcoholic beverage made by distillation rather than fermentation (which would be beer, wine) |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | ooze |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | liquid emitted |
| Synonyms: | alluvium, fluid, glop, goo, gook, gunk, mire, muck, mud, silt, slime, sludge |
| Main Entry: | solution |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | mixture of liquid and another substance |
| Synonyms: | blend, compound, dissolvent, elixir, emulsion, extract, fluid, juice, mix, sap, solvent, suspension |
| Antonyms: | chemical, element |
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