| Sounds | eh'r | |
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| Rhymes | affair ... wheelchair: 116 rhymes with ehr... | |
| Meaning | A mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of. | |
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| Narrower | breath | The air that is inhaled and exhaled in respiration |
| hot air | Air that has been heated and tends to rise | |
| liquid air | Air in a liquid state | |
| Broader | gas | A fluid in the gaseous state having neither independent shape nor volume and being able to expand indefinitely |
| Substance of | wind, air current, current of air | Air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure |
| Substances | argon, Ar, atomic number 18 | A colorless and odorless inert gas |
| krypton, Kr, atomic number 36 | A colorless element that is one of the six inert gasses | |
| neon, Ne, atomic number 10 | A colorless odorless gaseous element that give a red glow in a vacuum tube | |
| nitrogen, N, atomic number 7 | A common nonmetallic element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless inert diatomic gas | |
| oxygen, O, atomic number 8 | A nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas | |
| xenon, Xe, atomic number 54 | A colorless odorless inert gaseous element occurring in the earth's atmosphere in trace amounts | |
| Spanish | aire | |
| Catalan | aire | |
| Adjectives | aeriferous | conveying air |
| pneumatic | of or relating to or using air (or a similar gas) | |
| Verbs | aerate | aerate (sewage) so as to favor the growth of organisms that decompose organic matter |
| aerate | expose to fresh air | |
| aerify | turn into gas | |
| Meaning | The region above the ground. | |
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| Broader | region, part | The extended spatial location of something |
| Spanish | aire | |
| Catalan | aire | |
| Adjectives | aerial | existing or living or growing or operating in the air |
| Meaning | A distinctive but intangible quality surrounding a person or thing. | |
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| Synonyms | aura, atmosphere | |
| Narrower | mystique | An aura of heightened value or interest or meaning surrounding a person or thing |
| note | A characteristic emotional quality | |
| vibration, vibe | A distinctive emotional aura experienced instinctively | |
| Broader | quality | An essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone |
| Spanish | aire, aura | |
| Catalan | aire, aura | |
| Meaning | A slight wind (usually refreshing). | |
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| Example | "as he waited he could feel the air on his neck" | |
| Synonyms | breeze, zephyr, gentle wind | |
| Narrower | breath | A slight movement of the air |
| fresh breeze | wind moving 19-24 knots | |
| gentle breeze | wind moving 8-12 knots | |
| light air | wind moving 1-3 knots | |
| light breeze | wind moving 4-7 knots | |
| moderate breeze | wind moving 13-18 knots | |
| sea breeze | A cooling breeze from the sea (during the daytime) | |
| strong breeze | wind moving 25-31 knots | |
| Broader | wind, air current, current of air | Air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure |
| Spanish | brisa, céfiro | |
| Catalan | brisa, oratge, oreig | |
| Adjectives | airy | open to or abounding in fresh air |
| Meaning | The mass of air surrounding the Earth. | |
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| Example | "it was exposed to the air" | |
| Synonym | atmosphere | |
| Part of | Earth, earth, world, globe | The 3rd planet from the sun |
| Parts | airspace, air space | The space in the atmosphere immediately above the earth |
| ionosphere | The outer region of the Earth's atmosphere | |
| Narrower | airspace | The atmosphere above a nation that is deemed to be under its jurisdiction |
| Broader | region, part | The extended spatial location of something |
| Spanish | aire, atmosfera, atmósfera | |
| Catalan | aire, atmosfera | |
| Meaning | Once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles). | |
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| Broader | element | One of four substances thought in ancient and medieval cosmology to constitute the physical universe |
| Usage of | archaism, archaicism | The use of an archaic expression |
| Spanish | aire | |
| Catalan | aire | |
| Meaning | Medium for radio and television broadcasting. | |
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| Synonym | airwave | |
| Broader | medium | An intervening substance through which signals can travel as a means for communication |
| Verbs | air | broadcast over the airwaves, as in radio or television |
| air | be broadcast | |
| Meaning | expose to fresh air. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Synonyms | air out, aerate | |
| Broader | expose | expose or make accessible to some action or influence |
| Spanish | airear, divulgar, orear, ventilar | |
| Catalan | airejar, divulgar, orejar, ventilar | |
| Meaning | Be broadcast. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s; Something is ----ing PP | |
| Example | "This show will air Saturdays at 2 P.M." | |
| Category | broadcast medium, broadcasting | A medium that disseminates via telecommunications |
| Caused by | air, send, broadcast, beam, transmit | broadcast over the airwaves, as in radio or television |
| Narrower | get on, be on | Appear in a show, on T.V. or radio |
| Nouns | air | medium for radio and television broadcasting |
| Meaning | broadcast over the airwaves, as in radio or television. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something; Somebody ----s something PP | |
| Example | "We cannot air this X-rated song" | |
| Synonyms | send, broadcast, beam, transmit | |
| Category | broadcast medium, broadcasting | A medium that disseminates via telecommunications |
| Cause to | air | Be broadcast |
| Narrower | interrogate | transmit (a signal) for setting off an appropriate response, as in telecommunication |
| rerun, rebroadcast | broadcast again, as of a film | |
| satellite | broadcast or disseminate via satellite | |
| sportscast | broadcast a sports event | |
| telecast, televise | broadcast via television | |
| Broader | publicize, publicise, air, bare | make public |
| Spanish | divulgar, emitir, radiar, retransmitir, transmitir | |
| Catalan | divulgar, emetre, radiar, transmetre | |
| Nouns | air | medium for radio and television broadcasting |
| Meaning | make public. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something; Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | |
| Example | "She aired her opinions on welfare" | |
| Synonyms | publicize, publicise, bare | |
| Narrower | air, send, broadcast, beam, transmit | broadcast over the airwaves, as in radio or television |
| bulletin | make public by bulletin | |
| circulate, circularize, circularise, distribute, disseminate, propagate, broadcast, spread, diffuse, disperse, pass around | Cause to become widely known | |
| hype | Publicize in an exaggerated and often misleading manner | |
| publish, bring out, put out, issue, release | Prepare and issue for public distribution or sale | |
| Broader | tell | Let something be known |
| Spanish | airear, divulgar | |
| Meaning | expose to warm or heated air, so as to dry. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "Air linen" | |
| Broader | dry, dry out | Remove the moisture from and make dry |
| Spanish | airear, divulgar, orear, ventilar | |
| Catalan | airejar-se, airejar, divulgar, orejar, renovar, ventilar | |
| Meaning | expose to cool or cold air so as to cool or freshen. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
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| Synonyms | vent, ventilate, air out | |
| Broader | refresh, freshen | make (to feel) fresh |
| Spanish | airear, divulgar, orear, ventilar | |
| Catalan | airejar-se, airejar, divulgar, orejar, renovar, ventilar | |
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