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air definition
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Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb air 3 of 6 senses of air Sense 2 air => get on be on Sense 3 air, send broadcast, beam, transmit => satellite => sportscast => telecast, televise => rerun, rebroadcast Sense 4 publicize, publicise, air, bare => bulletin => publish, bring out put out issue, release => circulate, circularize, circularise, distribute, disseminate, propagate, broadcast, spread, diffuse, disperse, pass around => air, send broadcast, beam, transmit Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb air 3 of 6 senses of air Sense 2 air => get on be on Sense 3 air, send broadcast, beam, transmit => satellite => sportscast => telecast, televise => colorcast => rerun, rebroadcast Sense 4 publicize, publicise, air, bare => bulletin => publish, bring out put out issue, release => circulate, circularize, circularise, distribute, disseminate, propagate, broadcast, spread, diffuse, disperse, pass around => sow, sough => popularize, popularise, vulgarize, vulgarise => carry, run => air, send broadcast, beam, transmit => satellite => sportscast => telecast, televise => colorcast => rerun, rebroadcast Entailment of verb air Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb air 6 senses of air Sense 1 air out air, aerate => expose Sense 2 air Sense 3 air, send broadcast, beam, transmit => publicize, publicise, air, bare Sense 4 publicize, publicise, air, bare => tell Sense 5 air => dry, dry out Sense 6 vent, ventilate, air out air => refresh, freshen Familiarity of verb air air used as a verb is common (polysemy count = 6) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb air Sense 1 air out air, aerate => expose -------------- Sense 2 air -------------- Sense 3 air, send broadcast, beam, transmit => publicize, publicise, air, bare -------------- Sense 4 publicize, publicise, air, bare => tell -------------- Sense 5 air => dry, dry out -------------- Sense 6 vent, ventilate, air out air => refresh, freshen -------------- Grep of noun air active air defense affair air air-conditioner air-conditioning air-intake air-raid shelter air-to-air missile air-to-ground missile air-to-surface missile air attack air bag air base air bladder air bubble air castle air cell air cleaner air compressor air corps air current air cushion air defense air duct air embolism air filter air force air force academy air force officer air gas air group air gun air hammer air hole air horn air hose air hostess air jacket air lane air letter air lock air mail air mass air mattress air medal air mile air passage air plant air pocket air pollution air potato air power air pressure air pump air raid air reconnaissance air sac air search radar air shaft air sickness air sleeve air sock air spring air station air terminal air thermometer air travel air unit air wave air well airbrake airbrush airbus aircraft aircraft carrier aircraft engine aircraft landing aircraftman aircraftsman aircrew aircrewman airdock airdrome aire airedale airedale terrier airfare airfield airflow airfoil airforce airframe airgun airiness airing airing cupboard airlift airline airline business airliner airlock airmail airmail letter airmailer airman airmanship airplane airplane landing airplane maneuver airplane mechanics airplane pilot airplane propeller airplane ticket airport airport terminal airpost airs airscrew airship airsickness airspace airspeed airstream airstrip airwave airway airwoman airworthiness altair armchair au pair barbados maidenhair barber chair bath chair beach chair bermuda maidenhair blue air boatswain's chair body hair book fair bookfair bosun's chair breath of fresh air brittle maidenhair calm air camel's hair camelhair camp chair captain's chair castle in the air chair chocolate eclair clear-air turbulence climbing maidenhair clive sinclair common maidenhair compressed air corsair craft fair cross hair crotch hair death chair deck chair despair disrepair eames chair easy chair eclair electric chair eric arthur blair fair false hair farley maidenhair feeding chair fighting chair flair folding chair funfair gala affair garden chair golden maidenhair guard hair hair head of hair heavier-than-air craft highchair horsehair hot-air balloon hot air ingrown hair inspection and repair ladder-back chair lair lawn chair light air lighter-than-air craft liquid air lounge chair love affair maidenhair midair mohair morris chair motorized wheelchair open-air market open-air marketplace open air overstuffed chair pair passive air defense potty chair pubic hair puff of air pushchair reclining chair repair rocking chair root hair royal air force sedan chair sensory hair side chair sinclair sir clive marles sinclair social affair southern maidenhair stair stinging hair straight chair surface-to-air missile surface-to-air missile system swivel chair tablet-armed chair thin air upton beall sinclair upton sinclair vanity fair venus maidenhair venushair walking on air wheelchair windsor chair wing chair wirehair yacht chair Overview of noun air The noun air has 8 senses (first 8 from tagged texts) 1. (735) 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. (261) air travel, aviation, air -- (travel via aircraft; "air travel involves too much waiting in airports"; "if you've time to spare go by air") 3. (191) air -- (the region above the ground; "her hand stopped in mid air"; "he threw the ball into the air") 4. (82) 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") 5. (72) 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") 6. (40) 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") 7. (3) 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. (2) air -- ((archaic) once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles)) Overview of verb air The verb air has 6 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) air out air, aerate -- (expose to fresh air, as of old clothing; "aerate your old sneakers") 2. air -- (be broadcast; "This show will air Saturdays at 2 P.M.") 3. air, send broadcast, beam, transmit -- (broadcast over the airwaves, as in radio or television; "We cannot air this X-rated song") 4. publicize, publicise, air, bare -- (make public; "She aired her opinions on welfare") 5. air -- (expose to warm or heated air, so as to dry; "Air linen") 6. 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") Overview of adj air The adj air has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (5) air -- (relating to or characteristic of or occurring in the air; "air war"; "air safety"; "air travel") Antonyms of adj air 1 sense of air Sense 1 air(postnominal) (vs. land) (vs. sea) land(postnominal) (vs. sea) (vs. air) => onshore => overland sea(postnominal) (vs. air) (vs. land) => deep-sea => oceangoing, seafaring, seagoing => oversea, overseas => offshore => shipboard => oceanic => suboceanic, subocean Similarity of adj air 1 sense of air Sense 1 air(postnominal) (vs. land) (vs. sea) => aerial => aerial => flying Attributes of adj air Familiarity of adj air air used as an adjective is very rare (polysemy count = 1) Grep of adj air air air-breathing air-conditioned air-cooled air-to-air air-to-ground air-to-surface airborne aired airheaded airless airlike airsick airtight airworthy airy armchair backstair debonair downstair fair in disrepair open-air surface-to-air unfair up in the air upstair Overview of noun air The noun air has 8 senses (first 8 from tagged texts) 1. (735) 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. (261) air travel, aviation, air -- (travel via aircraft; "air travel involves too much waiting in airports"; "if you've time to spare go by air") 3. (191) air -- (the region above the ground; "her hand stopped in mid air"; "he threw the ball into the air") 4. (82) 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") 5. (72) 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") 6. (40) 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") 7. (3) 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. (2) air -- ((archaic) once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles)) Overview of verb air The verb air has 6 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) air out air, aerate -- (expose to fresh air, as of old clothing; "aerate your old sneakers") 2. air -- (be broadcast; "This show will air Saturdays at 2 P.M.") 3. air, send broadcast, beam, transmit -- (broadcast over the airwaves, as in radio or television; "We cannot air this X-rated song") 4. publicize, publicise, air, bare -- (make public; "She aired her opinions on welfare") 5. air -- (expose to warm or heated air, so as to dry; "Air linen") 6. 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") Overview of adj air The adj air has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (5) air -- (relating to or characteristic of or occurring in the air; "air war"; "air safety"; "air travel")
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