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(noun) any habitation at a high altitude |
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Synonyms: aerie, eyrie, eyry |
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Related Words: habitation |
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(noun) the lofty nest of a bird of prey (such as a hawk or eagle) |
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Synonyms: aerie, eyrie, eyry |
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Related Words: bird's nest |
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(satellite adjective) characterized by lightness and insubstantiality; as impalpable or intangible as air; "figures light and aeriform come unlooked for and melt away"- Thomas Carlyle; "aerial fancies"; "an airy apparition"; "physical rather than ethereal forms" |
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Synonyms: aerial, aeriform, airy, ethereal |
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