Fluids - English meaning

noun

A substance or matter in a state in which it will expand freely to fill the whole of a container, having no fixed shape (unlike a solid) and no fixed volume (unlike a liquid).

Usage examples:

Hot balls of gas that become stars

adjective

Short for gasoline.

Usage examples:

We stopped for gas

noun

A form of matter that is neither solid nor liquid and can increase in size to fill any container

Usage examples:

We’re running low on gas., hundreds of thousands of soldiers were gassed in world war i.

noun

The liquid obtained from or present in fruit or vegetables.

Usage examples:

Add the juice of a lemon

verb

Extract the juice from (fruit or vegetables).

Usage examples:

Juice one orange at a time

noun

The liquid that comes from fruits and vegetables

Usage examples:

[ u ] orange/tomato juice, [ c ] fruit juices, i’ve fixed the wiring, so you can turn the juice bac…

noun

A substance that flows freely but is of constant volume, having a consistency like that of water or oil.

Usage examples:

Drink plenty of liquids

adjective

A consonant produced by allowing the airstream to flow over the sides of the tongue (typically l and r ).

noun

A substance that flows easily and is neither a gas nor a solid

Usage examples:

Liquid assets

noun

Water or other liquid diffused in a small quantity as vapour, within a solid, or condensed on a surface.

Usage examples:

The air was constantly heavy with moisture

noun

Very small drops of water, either in the air or on a surface

Usage examples:

It was a clear day with little moisture in the air.

noun

The fluid which circulates in the vascular system of a plant, consisting chiefly of water with dissolved sugars and mineral salts.

Usage examples:

Create a living smorgasbord that includes plants with berries, foliage, fruit, nectar, nuts, pollen…

verb

Gradually weaken or destroy (a person's strength or power).

Usage examples:

Our energy is being sapped by bureaucrats and politicians

verb

Dig a sap or saps.

Usage examples:

Having sapped up to the glacis of the city ramparts, versaillais troops entered the city

noun

A means of solving a problem or dealing with a difficult situation.

Usage examples:

There are no easy solutions to financial and marital problems

A homogeneous mixture of two or more substances

noun

A substance diffused or suspended in the air, especially one normally liquid or solid.

Usage examples:

Dense clouds of smoke and toxic vapour

verb

Talk in a vacuous, boasting, or pompous way.

Usage examples:

He was vapouring on about the days of his youth

noun

Gas or extremely small drops of liquid that result from the heating of a liquid or solid

Usage examples:

The hollow glass tank contains hot mercury vapour., poisonous vapours burst out of the factory duri…