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No, it is normally solids, water has a very unique property that only a few other materials have. its liquid is heavier than its solid form. This is due to the dipole-dipole interaction of cold water molecules making a crystal lattice.

However almost every other substance (excepting the rare few compounds such as silica), gets more dense the colder it is, this is why metal expands when hot and contracts when cold.

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