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(noun) an short excursion (a walk or ride) in the open air; "after lunch he took the air"; "he took the dogs for an airing" |
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Synonyms: airing |
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Related Words: excursion, expedition, jaunt, junket, outing, pleasure trip, sashay |
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(verb) expose to warm or heated air, so as to dry; "Air linen" |
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Related Words: dry, dry out |
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(verb) broadcast over the airwaves, as in radio or television; "We cannot air this X-rated song" |
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Synonyms: beam, broadcast, send, transmit |
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Related Words: air, bare, publicise, publicize, rebroadcast, rerun, satellite, sportscast, telecast, televise, televize |
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(verb) be broadcast; "This show will air Saturdays at 2 P.M." |
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Related Words: be on, get on |
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(adjective) relating to or characteristic of or occurring in the air; "air war"; "air safety"; "air travel" |
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Antonyms: land, sea |
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(noun) a distinctive but intangible quality surrounding a person or thing: "an atmosphere of defeat pervaded the candidate's headquarters"; "the place had an aura of romance" |
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Synonyms: atmosphere, aura |
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Related Words: mystique, note, quality |
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(noun) a distinctive manner; "an air of mystery" |
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Related Words: manner, personal manner |
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(noun) medium for spoken communication; "he gave air to his objections" |
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Related Words: medium |
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(noun) 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" |
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Synonyms: airwave |
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Related Words: medium |
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(noun) the region above the ground; "her hand stopped in mid air"; "the hanged man danced on air" |
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Related Words: part, region |
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(noun) nowhere to be found in a giant void; "it vanished into thin air" |
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Related Words: nothingness, nullity, void |
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(noun) a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of |
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Related Words: breath, compressed air, gas, liquid air |
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(noun) (archaic) once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe |
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Related Words: element |
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(verb) expose to fresh air, as of old clothing |
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Synonyms: air out |
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Related Words: expose |
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(noun) travel via aircraft; "air travel involves too much waiting in airports"; "if you've time to spare go by air" |
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Synonyms: air travel, aviation |
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Related Words: flight, flying, travel, traveling, travelling |
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(verb) make public; "She aired her opinions on welfare" |
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Synonyms: bare, publicise, publicize |
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Related Words: air, beam, bring out, broadcast, bulletin, circularise, circularize, circulate, diffuse, disperse, disseminate, distribute, issue, pass around, propagate, publish, put out, release, send, spread, tell, transmit |
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(noun) a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence; "she was humming an air from Beethoven" |
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Synonyms: line, melodic line, melodic phrase, melody, strain, tune |
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Related Words: fanfare, flourish, glissando, idea, leitmotif, leitmotiv, melodic theme, music, musical theme, part, signature, signature tune, theme, theme song, voice |
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(noun) where the air is unconfined; "he wanted to get out in the air a little"; "the concert was held in the open air"; "camping in the open" |
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Synonyms: open, open air, out-of-doors, outdoors |
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Related Words: exterior, outside |
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(verb) expose to cool or cold air so as to cool or freshen; "air the old winter clothes"; "air out the smoke-filled rooms" |
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Synonyms: air out, vent, ventilate |
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Related Words: freshen, refresh |
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(noun) a slight wind (usually refreshing); "the breeze was cooled by the lake" |
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Synonyms: breeze, gentle wind, zephyr |
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Related Words: breath, fresh breeze, gentle breeze, light air, light breeze, moderate breeze, sea breeze, strong breeze, wind |
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