Dictionary entry details
• AIR (noun)
Meaning:
A mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Context examples:
air pollution / a smell of chemicals in the air / open a window and let in some air / I need some fresh air
Hypernyms ("air" is a kind of...):
gas (a fluid in the gaseous state having neither independent shape nor volume and being able to expand indefinitely)
Meronyms (substance of "air"):
atomic number 36; Kr; krypton (a colorless element that is one of the six inert gasses; occurs in trace amounts in air)
Ar; argon; atomic number 18 (a colorless and odorless inert gas; one of the six inert gases; comprises approximately 1% of the earth's atmosphere)
atomic number 54; Xe; xenon (a colorless odorless inert gaseous element occurring in the earth's atmosphere in trace amounts)
atomic number 8; O; oxygen (a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust)
atomic number 7; N; nitrogen (a common nonmetallic element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless inert diatomic gas; constitutes 78 percent of the atmosphere by volume; a constituent of all living tissues)
atomic number 10; Ne; neon (a colorless odorless gaseous element that give a red glow in a vacuum tube; one of the six inert gasses; occurs in the air in small amounts)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "air"):
liquid air (air in a liquid state)
hot air (air that has been heated and tends to rise)
breath (the air that is inhaled and exhaled in respiration)
Holonyms ("air" is a substance of...):
air current; current of air; wind (air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure)
Meaning:
Travel via aircraft
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
air travel; air; aviation
Context examples:
air travel involves too much waiting in airports / if you've time to spare go by air
Hypernyms ("air" is a kind of...):
travel; traveling; travelling (the act of going from one place to another)
Domain member category:
glide (fly in or as if in a glider plane)
kite (soar or fly like a kite)
sailplane; soar (fly a plane without an engine)
power-dive (make a power dive)
nosedive (plunge nose first; drop with the nose or front first, of aircraft)
crash-dive (descend steeply and rapidly)
chandelle (climb suddenly and steeply)
belly-land (land on the underside without the landing gear)
crash land (make an emergency landing)
ditch (make an emergency landing on water)
bring down; land; put down (cause to come to the ground)
deplane (get off an airplane)
emplane; enplane (board a plane)
jet (fly a jet plane)
test fly (test a plane)
overfly; pass over (fly over)
fly (travel in an airplane)
red-eye (travel on an overnight flight)
cruise (travel at a moderate speed)
stooge (cruise in slow or routine flights)
stall (cause an airplane to go into a stall)
stall (experience a stall in flight, of airplanes)
buzz (fly low)
crab (direct (an aircraft) into a crosswind)
aviate; fly; pilot (fly a plane)
fly blind (fly an airplane solely by relying on instruments)
fly contact (fly a plane by using visible landmarks or points of reference)
solo (fly alone, without a co-pilot or passengers)
peel off (leave a formation)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "air"):
flight; flying (an instance of traveling by air)
Meaning:
The region above the ground
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Context examples:
her hand stopped in mid air / he threw the ball into the air
Hypernyms ("air" is a kind of...):
part; region (the extended spatial location of something)
Meaning:
Medium for radio and television broadcasting
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
airwave; air
Context examples:
the program was on the air from 9 til midnight / the president used the airwaves to take his message to the people
Hypernyms ("air" is a kind of...):
medium (an intervening substance through which signals can travel as a means for communication)
Meaning:
A slight wind (usually refreshing)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural phenomena
Synonyms:
zephyr; gentle wind; breeze; air
Context examples:
the breeze was cooled by the lake / as he waited he could feel the air on his neck
Hypernyms ("air" is a kind of...):
air current; current of air; wind (air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "air"):
strong breeze (wind moving 25-31 knots; 6 on the Beaufort scale)
fresh breeze (wind moving 19-24 knots; 5 on the Beaufort scale)
moderate breeze (wind moving 13-18 knots; 4 on the Beaufort scale)
gentle breeze (wind moving 8-12 knots; 3 on the Beaufort scale)
light breeze (wind moving 4-7 knots; 2 on the Beaufort scale)
light air (wind moving 1-3 knots; 1 on the Beaufort scale)
breath (a slight movement of the air)
sea breeze (a cooling breeze from the sea (during the daytime))
Meaning:
A distinctive but intangible quality surrounding a person or thing
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Synonyms:
aura; atmosphere; air
Context examples:
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
Hypernyms ("air" is a kind of...):
quality (an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "air"):
mystique (an aura of heightened value or interest or meaning surrounding a person or thing)
note (a characteristic emotional quality)
vibration (a distinctive emotional aura experienced instinctively)
Meaning:
The mass of air surrounding the Earth
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Synonyms:
atmosphere; air
Context examples:
there was great heat as the comet entered the atmosphere / it was exposed to the air
Hypernyms ("air" is a kind of...):
part; region (the extended spatial location of something)
Meronyms (parts of "air"):
air space; airspace (the space in the atmosphere immediately above the earth)
ionosphere (the outer region of the Earth's atmosphere; contains a high concentration of free electrons)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "air"):
airspace (the atmosphere above a nation that is deemed to be under its jurisdiction)
Holonyms ("air" is a part of...):
Earth; globe; world (the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on)
Meaning:
A succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
tune; melody; melodic phrase; melodic line; strain; air; line
Context example:
she was humming an air from Beethoven
Hypernyms ("air" is a kind of...):
music (an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner)
Meronyms (parts of "air"):
musical phrase; phrase (a short musical passage)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "air"):
part; voice (the melody carried by a particular voice or instrument in polyphonic music)
idea; melodic theme; musical theme; theme ((music) melodic subject of a musical composition)
signature; signature tune; theme song (a melody used to identify a performer or a dance band or radio/tv program)
theme song (a melody that recurs and comes to represent a musical play or movie)
leitmotif; leitmotiv (a melodic phrase that accompanies the reappearance of a person or situation (as in Wagner's operas))
roulade ((music) an elaborate run of several notes sung to one syllable)
glissando (a rapid series of ascending or descending notes on the musical scale)
fanfare; flourish; tucket ((music) a short lively tune played on brass instruments)
Meaning:
Once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Hypernyms ("air" is a kind of...):
element (one of four substances thought in ancient and medieval cosmology to constitute the physical universe)
Domain usage:
archaicism; archaism (the use of an archaic expression)
• AIR (adjective)
Meaning:
Relating to or characteristic of or occurring in the air
Context examples:
air war / air safety / air travel
Similar:
aerial (growing in air)
aerial (in or belonging to the air or operating (for or by means of aircraft or elevated cables) in the air)
flying (of or relating to passage through the air (especially aviation))
free-flying (able to fly through the air (as a bird))
Antonym:
land (relating to or characteristic of or occurring on land)
sea (relating to or characteristic of or occurring on the sea or ships)
• AIR (verb)
Meaning:
Expose to fresh air
Classified under:
Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling
Synonyms:
aerate; air; air out
Context example:
aerate your old sneakers
Hypernyms (to "air" is one way to...):
expose (expose or make accessible to some action or influence)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Be broadcast
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Context example:
This show will air Saturdays at 2 P.M.
Domain category:
broadcast medium; broadcasting (a medium that disseminates via telecommunications)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "air"):
be on; get on (appear in a show, on T.V. or radio)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP
Meaning:
Broadcast over the airwaves, as in radio or television
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Synonyms:
broadcast; transmit; air; beam; send
Context example:
We cannot air this X-rated song
Hypernyms (to "air" is one way to...):
air; bare; publicise; publicize (make public)
Cause:
air (be broadcast)
Domain category:
broadcast medium; broadcasting (a medium that disseminates via telecommunications)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "air"):
satellite (broadcast or disseminate via satellite)
sportscast (broadcast a sports event)
telecast; televise (broadcast via television)
interrogate (transmit (a signal) for setting off an appropriate response, as in telecommunication)
rebroadcast; rerun (broadcast again, as of a film)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP
Meaning:
Make public
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Synonyms:
publicize; publicise; bare; air
Context example:
She aired her opinions on welfare
Hypernyms (to "air" is one way to...):
tell (let something be known)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "air"):
air; beam; broadcast; send; transmit (broadcast over the airwaves, as in radio or television)
broadcast; circularise; circularize; circulate; diffuse; disperse; disseminate; distribute; pass around; propagate; spread (cause to become widely known)
bring out; issue; publish; put out; release (prepare and issue for public distribution or sale)
bulletin (make public by bulletin)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Meaning:
Expose to warm or heated air, so as to dry
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Context example:
Air linen
Hypernyms (to "air" is one way to...):
dry; dry out (remove the moisture from and make dry)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Expose to cool or cold air so as to cool or freshen
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Synonyms:
ventilate; vent; air out; air
Context examples:
air the old winter clothes / air out the smoke-filled rooms
Hypernyms (to "air" is one way to...):
freshen; refresh (make (to feel) fresh)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
