English > air: 15 senses > noun 1, substance| Meaning | A mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of. |
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| Examples | - "air pollution"
- "a smell of chemicals in the air"
- "open a window and let in some air"
- "I need some fresh air"
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| Narrower | breath | The air that is inhaled and exhaled in respiration |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| Substances | argon, Ar, atomic number 18 | A colorless and odorless inert gas |
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| 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 |
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| Catalan | aire |
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| Adjectives | aeriferous | conveying air |
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| 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 |
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| aerate | expose to fresh air |
| aerify | turn into gas |
English > air: 15 senses > noun 7, communication| Meaning | A succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence. |
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| Example | "she was humming an air from Beethoven" |
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| Synonyms | tune, melody, strain, melodic line, line, melodic phrase |
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| Parts | phrase, musical phrase | A short musical passage |
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| Narrower | flourish, fanfare, tucket | (music) a short / short lively tune played on brass instruments |
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| glissando | A rapid series of ascending or descending notes on the musical scale |
| leitmotiv, leitmotif | A melodic phrase that accompanies the reappearance of a person or situation (as in Wagner's operas) |
| part, voice | The melody carried by a particular voice or instrument in polyphonic music |
| roulade | (music) an elaborate run of several notes sung to one syllable |
| signature, signature tune, theme song | A melody used to identify a performer or a dance band or radio/tv program |
| theme, melodic theme, musical theme, idea | (music) melodic subject of a musical composition |
| theme song | A melody that recurs and comes to represent a musical play or movie |
| Broader | music | An artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner |
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| Spanish | aire, cuerda, línea, melodía, tonada, ton |
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| Catalan | aire, melodia, tonada |
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English > air: 15 senses > noun 9, act| Meaning | travel via aircraft. |
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| Examples | - "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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| Category of | belly-land | Land on the underside without the landing gear |
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| buzz | fly low |
| chandelle | climb suddenly and steeply |
| crab | direct (an aircraft) into a crosswind |
| crash-dive | descend steeply and rapidly |
| crash land | make an emergency landing |
| cruise | Travel at a moderate speed |
| deplane | get off an airplane |
| ditch | make an emergency landing on water |
| emplane, enplane | board a plane |
| fly, aviate, pilot | Operate an airplane |
| fly | Travel in an airplane |
| fly blind | fly an airplane solely by relying on instruments |
| fly contact | fly a plane by using visible landmarks or points of reference |
| glide | fly in or as if in a glider plane |
| jet | fly a jet plane |
| kite | soar or fly like a kite |
| land, put down, bring down | Cause to come to the ground |
| nosedive | plunge / plunge nose first |
| pass over, overfly | fly over |
| peel off | Leave a formation |
| power-dive | make a power dive |
| red-eye | Travel on an overnight flight |
| sailplane, soar | fly a plane without an engine |
| solo | fly alone, without a co-pilot or passengers |
| stall | Cause an airplane to go into a stall |
| stall | Experience a stall in flight, of airplanes |
| stooge | cruise in slow or routine flights |
| test fly | Test a plane |
| Narrower | flight, flying | An instance of traveling by air |
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| Broader | travel, traveling, travelling | The act of going from one place to another |
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| Spanish | aviación |
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| Catalan | aviació |
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English > air: 15 senses > verb 3, communication| 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 |
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| Example | "We cannot air this X-rated song" |
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| Synonyms | send, broadcast, beam, transmit |
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| Category | broadcast medium, broadcasting | A medium that disseminates via telecommunications |
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| Cause to | air | Be broadcast |
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| Narrower | interrogate | transmit (a signal) for setting off an appropriate response, as in telecommunication |
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| 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 |
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| Spanish | divulgar, emitir, radiar, retransmitir, transmitir |
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| Catalan | divulgar, emetre, radiar, transmetre |
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| Nouns | air | medium for radio and television broadcasting |
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English > air: 15 senses > verb 4, communication| Meaning | make public. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something; Somebody ----s that CLAUSE |
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| Example | "She aired her opinions on welfare" |
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| Synonyms | publicize, publicise, bare |
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| Narrower | air, send, broadcast, beam, transmit | broadcast over the airwaves, as in radio or television |
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| 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 |
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| Spanish | airear, divulgar |
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