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Definition of 'air'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) air
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.

2.  air
a stir in the atmosphere; a light breeze.

3.  air
overhead space; sky.

4.  air
circulation; publication; publicity:
to give air to one's theories.

5.  air
general character or appearance; aura:
an air of mystery about him.

6.  air
airs, affected or unnatural manner; assumed haughtiness.

7.  air
a tune; melody.

8.  air
an Elizabethan accompanied song.

9.  air
aircraft as a means of transportation:
to ship by air.

10.  air
the medium through which radio waves are transmitted.

11.  air
Informal. air conditioning or an air-conditioning system.

12.  air
Archaic. breath.

13. (v.t.) air
to expose to the air; ventilate (often fol. by out).

14.  air
to bring to public notice; display:
to air one's opinions.

15.  air
to broadcast or televise.

16. (v.i.) air
to be exposed to the open air (often fol. by out):
Let the room air out.

17.  air
to be broadcast or televised.

18. (adj.) air
operating by means of air pressure or by acting upon air:
an air drill; an air pump.

19.  air
of or pertaining to aircraft or to aviation.

20.  air
taking place in the air; aerial.

21.  air
imaginary; imitated; mimicked (used before the name of a musical instrument):
to play the air guitar.

22.  air
up in the air,

23.  air
not decided; unsettled.

Definition of 'air'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) 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"

2. (noun) air
the region above the ground
"her hand stopped in mid air"; "he threw the ball into the air"

3. (noun) 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"

4. (noun) 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. (noun) 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"

6. (noun) air
once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles)

7. (noun) 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. (noun) 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"

9. (verb) air travel, aviation, air
travel via aircraft
"air travel involves too much waiting in airports"; "if you've time to spare go by air"

10. (verb) air out, air, aerate
expose to fresh air
"aerate your old sneakers"

11. (verb) air
be broadcast
"This show will air Saturdays at 2 P.M."

12. (verb) air, send, broadcast, beam, transmit
broadcast over the airwaves, as in radio or television
"We cannot air this X-rated song"

13. (verb) publicize, publicise, air, bare
make public
"She aired her opinions on welfare"

14. (verb) air
expose to warm or heated air, so as to dry
"Air linen"

15. (verb) 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"

Definition of 'air'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (noun) air
the gases we breathe
the cool November air; air pollution; She went outside for some fresh air.

2.  air
aircraft
sending the package by air; the expense of air travel

3.  air
in the air
easy to sense
a feeling of excitement in the air

4.  air
up in the air
undecided or unresolved
The schedule for the meetings remains up in the air.

5.  air
on the air
being broadcast
a show celebrating it's tenth year on the air

6.  air
off the air
no longer being broadcast
The station went off the air at midnight.

7. (verb) air
to broadcast
The program will air tomorrow at 9:00.; networks airing their new shows

Definition of 'air'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) air
the fluid which we breathe, and which surrounds the earth; the atmosphere. It is invisible, inodorous, insipid, transparent, compressible, elastic, and ponderable

2. (noun) air
symbolically: Something unsubstantial, light, or volatile

3. (noun) air
a particular state of the atmosphere, as respects heat, cold, moisture, etc., or as affecting the sensations; as, a smoky air, a damp air, the morning air, etc

4. (noun) air
any aeriform body; a gas; as, oxygen was formerly called vital air

5. (noun) air
air in motion; a light breeze; a gentle wind

6. (noun) air
odoriferous or contaminated air

7. (noun) air
that which surrounds and influences

8. (noun) air
utterance abroad; publicity; vent

9. (noun) air
intelligence; information

10. (noun) air
a musical idea, or motive, rhythmically developed in consecutive single tones, so as to form a symmetrical and balanced whole, which may be sung by a single voice to the stanzas of a hymn or song, or even to plain prose, or played upon an instrument; a melody; a tune; an aria

11. (noun) air
in harmonized chorals, psalmody, part songs, etc., the part which bears the tune or melody -- in modern harmony usually the upper part -- is sometimes called the air

12. (noun) air
the peculiar look, appearance, and bearing of a person; mien; demeanor; as, the air of a youth; a heavy air; a lofty air

13. (noun) air
peculiar appearance; apparent character; semblance; manner; style

14. (noun) air
an artificial or affected manner; show of pride or vanity; haughtiness; as, it is said of a person, he puts on airs

15. (noun) air
the representation or reproduction of the effect of the atmospheric medium through which every object in nature is viewed

16. (noun) air
carriage; attitude; action; movement; as, the head of that portrait has a good air

17. (noun) air
the artificial motion or carriage of a horse

18. (noun) air
to expose to the air for the purpose of cooling, refreshing, or purifying; to ventilate; as, to air a room

19. (noun) air
to expose for the sake of public notice; to display ostentatiously; as, to air one's opinion

20. (noun) air
to expose to heat, for the purpose of expelling dampness, or of warming; as, to air linen; to air liquors

Definition of 'air'

U.S. National Library of Medicine

1. air
The mixture of gases present in the earth's atmosphere consisting of oxygen, nitrogen, carbon dioxide, and small amounts of other gases.

Definition of 'air'

Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms

1. air
In artillery and naval gunfire support, a spotting, or an observation, by a spotter or an observer to indicate that a burst or group of bursts occurred before impact.

Translation of 'air'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: the mixture of gases we breathe; the atmosphere Mountain air is pure.
Afrikaans: lug	Arabic: هَوَاء	Bulgarian: въздух
Brazilian: ar	Czech: vzduch	German: die Luft
Danish: luft	Greek: αέρας	Spanish: aire
Estonian: õhk	Farsi: آب و هوا	Finnish: ilma
French: air	Hebrew: אָוִיר @@@אָווִיר$$$	Hindi: वायु
Croatian: zrak	Hungarian: levegő	Indonesian: hawa
Icelandic: loft, andrúmsloft	Italian: aria	Japanese: 空気
Korean: 공기	Lithuanian: oras	Latvian: gaiss
Malay: udara	Dutch: lucht	Norwegian: luft
Polish: powietrze	Persian: آب و هوا	Pashto: هوا
Portuguese: ar	Romanian: aer	Russian: воздух
Slovak: vzduch	Slovenian: zrak	Serbian: vazduh
Swedish: luft	Thai: อากาศ; บรรยากาศ	Turkish: hava
Taiwanese: 空氣	Ukrainian: повітря	Urdu: ہوا
Vietnamese: không khí	Chinese: 空氣
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