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Fluid

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Noun

1. fluid

a substance that is fluid at room temperature and pressure

2. fluid

continuous amorphous matter that tends to flow and to conform to the outline of its container: a liquid or a gas

Adjective

3. fluid, unstable

subject to change; variable

Example Sentences:
'a fluid situation fraught with uncertainty'
'everything was unstable following the coup'

4. fluid, runny

characteristic of a fluid; capable of flowing and easily changing shape

5. fluent, fluid, liquid, smooth

smooth and unconstrained in movement

Example Sentences:
'a long, smooth stride'
'the fluid motion of a cat'
'the liquid grace of a ballerina'

6. fluid, liquid

in cash or easily convertible to cash

Example Sentences:
'liquid (or fluid) assets'

7. fluid, mobile

affording change (especially in social status)

Example Sentences:
'Britain is not a truly fluid society'
'upwardly mobile'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Fluid

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noun
1. 
a substance, such as a liquid or gas, that can flow, has no fixed shape, and offers little resistance to an external stress
adjective
2. 
capable of flowing and easily changing shape
3. 
of, concerned with, or using a fluid or fluids
4. 
constantly changing or apt to change
5. 
smooth in shape or movement; flowing

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Fluid

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adjective
1. 
that can flow; not solid; able to move and change shape without separating when under pressure
2. 
of a fluid or fluids
3. 
like a fluid; that can change rapidly or easily; not settled or fixed
fluid plans
4. 
marked by or using graceful movements
5. 
available for investment
fluid capital
6. 
available as cash
fluid assets
noun
7. 
any substance that can flow; liquid or gas
8. 
a liquid in the body

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Fluid

see synonyms of fluid
n.
A continuous, amorphous substance whose molecules move freely past one another and that has the tendency to assume the shape of its container; a liquid or gas.
adj.
1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of a fluid.
2. Readily reshaped; pliable.
3. Smooth and flowing; graceful: the fluid motion of a cat.
4.
a. Changing or tending to change; variable: a fluid situation fraught with uncertainty.
b. Characterized by or allowing social mobility: a fluid society.
5. Convertible into cash: fluid assets.

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