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air

('/A//i/r
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noun (n)
- a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of(noun.substance)Example:
Air pollution.
A smell of chemicals in the air.
Open a window and let in some air.
I need some fresh air.
source: wordnet30 - the region above the ground(noun.location)Example:
Her hand stopped in mid air.
He threw the ball into the air.
source: wordnet30 - a distinctive but intangible quality surrounding a person or thing(noun.attribute)Example:
An air of mystery.
The house had a neglected air.
source: wordnet30 - a slight wind (usually refreshing)(noun.phenomenon)Example:
As he waited he could feel the air on his neck.
source: wordnet30 - the mass of air surrounding the Earth(noun.location)Example:
It was exposed to the air.
source: wordnet30 - a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence(noun.communication)Example:
She was humming an air from Beethoven.
source: wordnet30 - medium for radio and television broadcasting(noun.communication)Example:
The program was on the air from 9 til midnight.
The president used the airwaves to take his message to the people.
source: wordnet30 - travel via aircraft(noun.act)Example:
Air travel involves too much waiting in airports.
If you've time to spare go by air.
source: wordnet30 - The fluid which we breathe, and which surrounds the earth; the atmosphere. It is invisible, inodorous, insipid, transparent, compressible, elastic, and ponderable.(noun)source: webster1913
verb (v)
- be broadcast(verb.communication)Example:
This show will air Saturdays at 2 P.M..
source: wordnet30 - expose to warm or heated air, so as to dry(verb.change)Example:
Air linen.
source: wordnet30 - To expose to the air for the purpose of cooling, refreshing, or purifying; to ventilate; as, to air a room.(verb)source: webster1913