{
    "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’."
}