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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.
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Of, relating to, or characteristic of a fluid.
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Readily reshaped; pliable.
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Smooth and flowing; graceful: the fluid motion of a cat.
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Changing or tending to change; variable: a fluid situation fraught with uncertainty.
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