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{
"term": "liquid",
"partOfSpeech": "noun",
"ox3000": true,
"cefr": "b1",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "a substance that flows freely and is not a solid or a gas, for example water or oil",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "She poured the dark brown liquid down the sink."
},
{
"text": "restrictions on passengers carrying liquids in their hand luggage"
},
{
"text": "a flammable liquid"
},
{
"text": "the transition from liquid to vapour"
},
{
"text": "Drain the octopus and reserve the cooking liquid."
},
{
"text": "Empty the liquid into a large bowl."
},
{
"text": "Reduce the liquid by boiling for two minutes."
},
{
"text": "Strain the fruit through a sieve, discarding the liquid."
},
{
"text": "The cold liquid trickled down her face."
},
{
"text": "A car was set ablaze after a bottle containing a flammable liquid and a lighted rag was thrown at it."
}
],
"topics": ["Cooking and eating", "Physics and chemistry"],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["thick", "viscous", "thin"],
"… of liquid": ["drop", "pool", "puddle"],
"verb + liquid": ["empty", "pour", "spill"],
"liquid + verb": ["drip", "flow", "ooze"]
}
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈlɪkwɪd/",
"audio": "li/liquid/liquid__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈlɪkwɪd/",
"audio": "li/liquid/liquid__us_3.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "late Middle English: from Latin liquidus, from liquere ‘be liquid’."
}