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[lik-wid] 
| Main Entry: |
liquid
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| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | fluid |
| Synonyms: | aqua, aqueous material, broth, elixir, extract, flow, flux, goo, goop, juice, liquor, melted material, nectar, sap, secretion, slop, solution, swill |
| 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 |
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| Main Entry: | drink |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | beverage; alcoholic beverage |
| Synonyms: | alcohol, booze, brew, cup, draft, glass, gulp, libation, liquid, liquor, potable, potation, potion, refreshment, shot, sip, slug, spirits, spot*, swallow, swig, taste, thirst quencher, toast |
| Antonyms: | food |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| 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: | potion |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | concoction prepared for mental or physical effect |
| Synonyms: | aromatic, brew, cordial, cup, dose, draft, dram, draught, drink, elixir, libation, liquid, liquor, medicine, mixture, nip, philter, remedy, restorative, spirits, stimulant, tonic |
| Main Entry: | wet |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | dampness, moisture |
| Synonyms: | clamminess, condensation, damp, drizzle, humidity, liquid, rain, rains, water, wetness |
| Antonyms: | dehydration, dryness |
| Main Entry: | speech sound |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | sound unit of speech |
| Synonyms: | affricate, click, consonant, diphthong, fricative, implosive, liquid, phone, phonetic entity, phonetic unit, plosive, sibilant, sonant, spirant, syllable, vocable |
| Main Entry: | potation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | drink |
| Synonyms: | alcohol, booze, brew, cup, draft, glass, gulp, libation, liquid, liquor, potable, potion, pull, quaff, refreshment, shot*, sip, slug, spirits, spot*, sup, swallow, swig, swill, taste, thirst quencher, toast |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | sup |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | drink |
| Synonyms: | alcohol, booze, brew, cup*, draft, glass, gulp, libation, liquid, liquor, potable, potation, potion, pull, quaff, refreshment, shot*, sip, slug, spirits, spot*, swallow, swig, swill, taste, thirst quencher, toast |
* = informal/non-formal usage
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