Liquid 1.

describing liquids: - a substance like water that is not a solid or gas: liquid (noun C/U), (more formal and technical) fluid (noun C/U) Water is a colourless liquid. Drink plenty of fluids, but do not eat anything. body fluids cleaning fluid - in the form of a liquid: liquid(a) liquid soap liquid foods - a substance or object that is hard, not liquid: solid(n,a); to change from a liquid to a solid: solidify Butter is a solid, but when it melts it becomes liquid. - to change from solid to liquid by means of heat: melt; to cause sth to do this: melt sth If you leave the butter in the sun, it will melt. Melt the butter in a pan. - a liquid which contains very little water is thick; opposite: thin Heat the sauce until it turns thick. thin soup - the degree of thickness or firmness that a liquid has: consistency Add water until the mixture has a smooth consistency. - to make a liquid weaker by adding water or another liquid: dilute sth; adjective: diluted Dilute the mixture with water. - a liquid which has been made stronger by the removal of some liquid is concentrated concentrated orange juice - the top part of an area of liquid: surface We could see something floating on the surface of the water. - the thin solid surface that can form on liquids: skin When hot milk cools, a skin forms on the top. - a liquid (for example a mixture used in cooking sth) which has no lumps is smooth; opposite: lumpy - a hollow ball containing air or gas, in liquid or floating in the air: bubble; full of bubbles: bubbly - to produce bubbles or to rise with bubbles: bubble When the liquid starts to bubble very quickly, turn down the heat. hot and cold liquidsto reach a high temperature at which bubbles rise to the surface and the liquid changes to gas: boil Heat the liquid until it boils. - to become hard (and often change to ice) because of exteme cold: freeze* - a liquid that is very cold is icy, (informal) freezing (cold) I had a freezing cold shower. - fairly cold: cool - slightly warm: tepid - very hot scalding (hot), (informal) boiling (hot) different kinds of liquid - (in chemistry) a liquid substance which can dissolve metal and may burn your skin: acid (noun C/U); containing acid: acid, acidic; the quality of being acid: acidity (noun U) sulphuric acid a slightly acidic substance a high acidity level - the opposite of acidic: alkaline; a substance which is alkaline: alkali (noun C/U) an alkaline solution(dung dch)

3. solids in liquids - (used about sth which is solid) to mix with a liquid so that the solid itself becomes liquid: dissolve (in sth) Wait until the sugar dissolves in the water. - to make sth dissolve: dissolve sth (in sth) Dissolve the powder in water. - something that can be dissolved is soluble Glucose is soluble in water. - a liquid (usually water) in which sth solid has been dissolved: solution - to remove a liquid from a mixture of solids and liquids by pouring them through a special container (a strainer): strain sth Strain the vegetables and serve. - to separate food from water by pouring them both through a special container: drain sth Drain the pasta. - an apparatus for holding back solid substances from a liquid that passes through it: filter a coffee filter - to pass a liquid through a filter: filter sth 4. movement of liquids - to move in a continuous way: flow, run* The river flows through the centre of the town. Is the tap running? - to flow away: drain (away); to make a liquid flow away: drain sth (away/off/from) Any excess liquid will drain away through this pipe. The doctor drained some fluid from the wound. - a long, hollow tube or cylinder made of plastic or metal that carries gas or liquid: pipe; to carry gas or liquid in pipes: pipe sth a water pipe Water is piped to people's homes. - a machine which is used for forcing a gas or a liquid in a particular direction: pump a petrol pump - to force a gas or liquid to go in a particular direction: pump sth - something that stops liquid from getting in or out of sth: seal The ship had watertight seals around the edges of the doors. - to take in and hold a liquid: soak sth up, absorb sth This cloth should soak up most of the water. Within a short time, the liquid had been entirely absorbed. - a material which absorbs liquids easily is absorbent Cotton is a very absorbent material. - a material which allows liquid to pass through slowly is porous porous rocks - to transfer liquid from one container or place to another: pour sth I'll pour you a beer. He poured another can of oil into the engine. - to move a liquid round and round using a spoon, etc: stir sth; an act of stirring: stir You must stir the sauce or it will stick to the bottom of the pan. Give the mixture a quick stir. - to move a liquid from side to side or up and down with short quick movements: shake* sth Shake the bottle before you open it. spilling and leaking

- (used about a liquid) to come out of a container by accident: spill; to cause a liquid to do this: spill sth The milk spilled all over the floor. He spilled the milk all over the floor. - to knock sth over (usually containing liquid): upset* sth She upset her coffee when she tried to reach for the sugar. - to be so full of liquid that the liquid pours over the edge: overflow Don't leave the tap on or the bath will overflow. - to escape through a hole or gap: leak Oil was leaking from the tank. - a hole which a liquid can get through; or the liquid which escapes: leak I think there's a leak in the water tank. - to remove liquid or dirt with a cloth: wipe sth up Will somebody please wipe up the mess? moving quickly or with force - to flow out of or into sth quickly or in large amounts: pour, stream Water was pouring all over the floor.- a constant movement of a liquid: stream a stream of blood - a strong fast stream of sth, especially water: torrent A torrent of flood water swept through the valley. - to flow out suddenly and in great quantities: gush Water came gushing through the dam gates. - to come out with great force: spurt (out) (of sth) When I opened the container, the juice spurted out all over me. - to be forced out of sth in a thin fast stream: squirt; to make a liquid move in this way: squirt sth (at sb/sth), squirt sb/sth (with sth) Squirt a bit of washing -up liquid into the sink. They were squirting each other with water from plastic bottles. - to press sth hard so that some liquid comes out, or to force liquid out of sth by pressing: squeeze sth (out) Squeeze some lemon juice over the salad. - to come out in very small drops and with great force: spray; to send a liquid out in this way: spray sth on/onto/over sb/sth, spray sb/sth with sth The farmers were spraying their crops with special chemicals. - liquid in very small drops which is blown through the air: spray (noun U) We went for a walk along the beach and got wet through with sea spray. - liquid in a special container which is forced out under pressure when you push a button: spray a perfume spray - to fly about in drops and make sb/sth wet: splash (on/over/onto) sb/sth; to cause a liquid to do this: splash sth on/over/onto sb/sth, splash sb/sth (with sth); an act or sound of splashing: splash The rainwater splashed onto her trousers as the car drove quickly past. Stop it - you're splashing me! The dog jumped into the river with a great splash. - a mark or spot that was made by sth splashing: splash There were small splashes of rain on the window. moving slowly or in small amountsa small rounded mass of liquid: drop a drop of blood/oil/water

- to fall in drops: drip Sweat was dripping from his face. - to flow in a thin stream: trickle; noun: trickle Sweat was beginning to trickle down his face. In dry weather, this stream reduces to a mere trickle. - to flow slowly out of sth: ooze (from sth)