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Air

noun

1.

A mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of. "A smell of chemicals in the air" , "Open a window and let in some air" , "I need some fresh air"

2.

The region above the ground. "He threw the ball into the air"

3.

A distinctive but intangible quality surrounding a person or thing. Synonyms: atmosphere, aura. "The house had a neglected air" , "An atmosphere of defeat pervaded the candidate's headquarters" , "The place had an aura of romance"

4.

A slight wind (usually refreshing). Synonyms: breeze, gentle wind, zephyr. "As he waited he could feel the air on his neck"

5.

The mass of air surrounding the Earth. Synonym: atmosphere. "It was exposed to the air"

6.

Once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles).

7.

A succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence. Synonyms: line, melodic line, melodic phrase, melody, strain, tune.

8.

Medium for radio and television broadcasting. Synonym: airwave. "The president used the airwaves to take his message to the people"

9.

Travel via aircraft. Synonyms: air travel, aviation. "If you've time to spare go by air"

verb

(past & past part. aired; pres. part. airing)

1.

Expose to fresh air. Synonyms: aerate, air out.

2.

Be broadcast.

3.

Broadcast over the airwaves, as in radio or television. Synonyms: beam, broadcast, send, transmit.

4.

Make public. Synonyms: bare, publicise, publicize.

5.

Expose to warm or heated air, so as to dry.

6.

Expose to cool or cold air so as to cool or freshen. Synonyms: air out, vent, ventilate. "Air out the smoke-filled rooms"

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"Air" Quotes from Famous Books

... Pop's voice sounded surprisingly far away. "All right, we'll see!" And before the twins' very eyes he faded away into thin air! ...

— Sure Pop and the Safety Scouts • Roy Rutherford Bailey

... quality of beef is to be determined, the amount, quality, and color of the flesh, bone, and fat must be considered. The surface of a freshly cut piece of beef should be bright red in color. When it is exposed to the air for some time, the action of the air on the blood causes it to become darker, but even this color should be a good clear red. Any unusual color is looked on with suspicion by a person who understands the requirements of good meat. To obtain beef of the best quality, it ...

— Woman's Institute Library of Cookery, Vol. 3 - Volume 3: Soup; Meat; Poultry and Game; Fish and Shell Fish • Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences

... of O'Connor's; and showed, with the small means at his disposal, what he might have done with far less support than he had required. He went where he pleased through the country. But his course was "as the way of a ship through the sea, or as the way of a bird through the air." The elements yielded without resistance, and closed in behind him; and, after eighteen months of manful exertion, feeling the uselessness of further enterprises conducted on so small a scale, to the sorrow and alarm of the Irish council, he desired and obtained ...

— History of England from the Fall of Wolsey to the Death of Elizabeth. Vol. II. • James Anthony Froude

... either of the electric ethers which is combined with them may have its combination with those materials loosened by the application of heat; and that on this account they may more forcibly attract the opposite one from the air in ...

— The Temple of Nature; or, the Origin of Society - A Poem, with Philosophical Notes • Erasmus Darwin

... My Lord Abd-el-Aziz made no headway against the Rogui, who is surely assisted by devils of the air and by the devils of France. North and south, east and west, the Moors flocked to him, for they said, 'The Sultan has become a Christian.' And to-day my Lord has no more money, and no strength to fight the Infidel, and the ...

— Morocco • S.L. Bensusan

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