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Air

noun
/ˈɛə/
Word Frequency: 148.6

Definitions

1.nounThe substance constituting earth's atmosphere, particularly:
"I'm going outside to get some air."
2.noun(usually with the) The apparently open space above the ground which this substance fills, formerly thought to be limited by the firmament but now considered to be surrounded by the near vacuum of outer space.
"The flock of birds took to the air."
3.nounA breeze; a gentle wind.
4.nounA feeling or sense.
"to give it an air of artistry and sophistication"
5.nounA sense of poise, graciousness, or quality.
6.noun(usually in the plural) Pretension; snobbishness; pretence that one is better than others.
"putting on airs"
7.nounA song, especially a solo; an aria.
8.nounNothing; absence of anything.
9.nounAn air conditioner or the processed air it produces.
"Could you turn on the air?"
10.nounAny specific gas.
11.noun(motor sports) A jump in which one becomes airborne.
12.nounA television or radio signal.
13.nounPublicity.
14.verbTo bring (something) into contact with the air, so as to freshen or dry it.
15.verbTo let fresh air into a room or a building, to ventilate.
16.verbTo discuss varying viewpoints on a given topic.
17.verbTo broadcast (a television show etc.).
18.verbTo be broadcast.
"This game show first aired in the 1990s and is still going today."
19.verbTo ignore.

Synonyms

atmosphereauragasliftnimbuszephyrbreezeventilateair outbeamventaerial

Rhymes With

despairglaredebonairbaredeclareaffairflarefair
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