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Airs

noun

1.

Affected manners intended to impress others. Synonym: pose.

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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"Airs" Quotes from Famous Books

... their defeat the suffragists gathered in front of the State House and with colors flying and band playing martial airs marched two by two around the Capitol, receiving many cheers and good wishes from the spectators. A brief meeting was then held at which resolutions of appreciation were passed for all the brave men who had fought so ...

— The History of Woman Suffrage, Volume VI • Various

... of a smile upon her face was the one thing needed to set Ezra's temper in a blaze. "You won't have me," he cried savagely. "I haven't got the airs and graces of that fellow, I suppose. You haven't got him out of your head, though he is off ...

— The Firm of Girdlestone • Arthur Conan Doyle

... touch of Irish brogue. "One has to do both in New York. I was so hungry all the time, if the girls left a crust on their plates I used to hide it. I expect the way I'd look to see if there'd be anything left gave them the idea I was a sly piece. They thought I put on airs, too. Me! P'raps it was my not knowing their kind of slang. And it's true I did steal once, or almost the same thing as steal. There was a dollar bill on the floor under a table one afternoon. 'Stead ...

— The Lion's Mouse • C. N. Williamson and A. M. Williamson

... born in the eighth climate, but seem for to be framed and constellated unto all: I am no plant that will not prosper out of a garden; all places, all airs, make unto me one country; I am in England, everywhere, and under any meridian; I have been shipwrecked, yet am not enemy with the sea or winds; I can study, play or sleep in a tempest. In brief, I am averse from nothing: my conscience would ...

— The Best of the World's Classics, Restricted to prose. Volume III (of X) - Great Britain and Ireland I • Francis W. Halsey

... Is Heaven's own child, With Earth and Ocean reconciled; The airs I feel Around me steal Are ...

— Selections From American Poetry • Various

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