- air - 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"
--1 is a kind of affectedness; gas; affectedness; gas
--1 is a substance of wind, air current, current of air
--1 has substances:
--1 has particulars: breath; hot air; liquid airargon, Ar, atomic number 18; krypton, Kr, atomic number 36; neon, Ne, atomic number 10; nitrogen, N, atomic number 7; oxygen, O, atomic number 8; xenon, Xe, atomic number 54 Derived forms: verb aerate1, verb aerate2, verb aerify1 - air travel, aviation, air - travel via aircraft; "air travel involves too much waiting in airports"; "if you've time to spare go by air"
--2 is a kind of travel, traveling, travelling; travel, traveling, travelling
--2 has particulars: flight, flying - air - the region above the ground; "her hand stopped in mid air"; "he threw the ball into the air"
--3 is a kind of region, part; region, part
- air, airwave - 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"
--4 is a kind of medium; medium
Derived forms: verb air2, verb air3 - breeze, zephyr, gentle wind, air - a slight wind (usually refreshing); "the breeze was cooled by the lake"; "as he waited he could feel the air on his neck"
--5 is a kind of wind, air current, current of air; wind, air current, current of air
--5 has particulars:sea breeze; breath; light air; light breeze; gentle breeze; moderate breeze; fresh breeze; strong breeze - air, aura, atmosphere - 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"
--6 is a kind of quality; quality
--6 has particulars: mystique; note; vibrations- atmosphere, air - the mass of air surrounding the Earth; "there was great heat as the comet entered the atmosphere"; "it was exposed to the air"
--7 is a kind of region, part; region, part
--7 is a part of Earth, world, globe
--7 has parts: airspace, air space; ionosphere
--7 has particulars: airspace- tune, melody, air, strain, melodic line, line, melodic phrase - a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence; "she was humming an air from Beethoven"
--8 is a kind of music; music
--8 has parts: phrase, musical phrase
--8 has particulars:flourish, fanfare, tucket; glissando; roulade; leitmotiv, leitmotif; theme song; signature, signature tune, theme song; theme, melodic theme, musical theme, idea; part, voice - air - once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles)
--9 is a kind of element; element
- air, airwave - 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"
- air out, air, aerate - expose to fresh air; "aerate your old sneakers"
--1 is one way to expose
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
- air - be broadcast; "This show will air Saturdays at 2 P.M."
Sample sentences:Derived form: noun air4
Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP
- air, send, broadcast, beam, transmit - broadcast over the airwaves, as in radio or television; "We cannot air this X-rated song"
--3 is one way to publicize, publicise, air, bare
Sample sentences:Derived form: noun air4
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP
- publicize, publicise, air, bare - make public; "She aired her opinions on welfare"
--4 is one way to tell
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
- air - expose to warm or heated air, so as to dry; "Air linen"
--5 is one way to dry, dry out
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
- vent, ventilate, air out, air - expose to cool or cold air so as to cool or freshen; "air the old winter clothes"; "air out the smoke-filled rooms"
--6 is one way to refresh, freshen
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
- vent, ventilate, air out, air - expose to cool or cold air so as to cool or freshen; "air the old winter clothes"; "air out the smoke-filled rooms"