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air

/ air /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
"air pollution"
"a smell of chemicals in the air"
"open a window and let in some air"
"I need some fresh air"
Type of:
gas
Kinds of:
breath hot air liquid air
Has parts:
wind air current current of air
Derived:
air out aerate activate gasify vaporize
noun Sense 2
a distinctive but intangible quality surrounding a person or thing
"an air of mystery"
"the house had a neglected air"
"an atmosphere of defeat pervaded the candidate''s headquarters"
"the place had an aura of romance"
Type of:
quality
Kinds of:
mystique note vibrations
noun Sense 3
medium for radio and television broadcasting
"the program was on the air from 9 til midnight"
"the president used the airwaves to take his message to the people"
Type of:
medium
Derived:
send broadcast beam transmit
verb Sense 4
be broadcast
"This show will air Saturdays at 2 P.M."
Kinds of:
get on be on
Derived:
airwave
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Domain:
broadcast medium broadcasting
verb Sense 5
broadcast over the airwaves, as in radio or television
"We cannot air this X-rated song"
Type of:
publicize publicise bare
Kinds of:
satellite sportscast telecast televise interrogate
Derived:
transmission transmitter sender radio beam beam
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Domain:
broadcast medium broadcasting
noun Sense 6
the region above the ground
"her hand stopped in mid air"
"he threw the ball into the air"
Type of:
region part
verb Sense 7
expose to warm or heated air, so as to dry
"Air linen"
Type of:
dry dry out
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
noun Sense 8
once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles)
Type of:
element
Domain:
archaism archaicism
verb Sense 9
expose to fresh air
"aerate your old sneakers"
Type of:
expose
Derived:
aeration
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
noun Sense 10
the mass of air surrounding the Earth
"there was great heat as the comet entered the atmosphere"
"it was exposed to the air"
Type of:
region part
Kinds of:
airspace
Has parts:
Earth world globe
verb Sense 11
make public
"She aired her opinions on welfare"
Type of:
tell
Kinds of:
bulletin publish bring out put out issue
Derived:
publicist publicizer publiciser advertising publicizing
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Something ----s somebody
noun Sense 12
a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence
"she was humming an air from Beethoven"
Type of:
music
Kinds of:
flourish fanfare tucket glissando roulade
Derived:
melodize melodise
noun Sense 13
travel via aircraft
"air travel involves too much waiting in airports"
"if you''ve time to spare go by air"
Type of:
travel traveling travelling
Kinds of:
flight flying
verb Sense 14
expose to cool or cold air so as to cool or freshen
"air the old winter clothes"
"air out the smoke-filled rooms"
Type of:
refresh freshen
Derived:
vent venthole vent-hole blowhole ventilator
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
noun Sense 15
a slight wind (usually refreshing)
"the breeze was cooled by the lake"
"as he waited he could feel the air on his neck"
Type of:
wind air current current of air
Kinds of:
sea breeze breath light air light breeze gentle breeze
Derived:
breeze
Semantic Complexity
100%
Sense Count
15
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
90
Times Searched
1
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