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Meaning
Noun
●
In Alchemy, Meteorology & Philosophy:
The
substance
constituting
Earth's atmosphere
understood
as one
of the
four
elements
of the
ancient
Greeks and Romans.
●
In Medicine & Meteorology:
The
substance
constituting
Earth's atmosphere
understood as a particular local
substance
with
supposed
effects on human health.
●
In Meteorology & Physics:
The
substance
constituting
Earth's atmosphere
understood as a
gaseous
mixture
of
nitrogen
,
oxygen
, and various
trace
gases.
●
In Meteorology:
The
substance
constituting
Earth's atmosphere
●
In Meteorology:
The
apparently
open space
above the
ground
which this
substance
fills
, (historical) formerly
thought
to be
limited
by the
firmament
but (meteorology) now considered to be
surrounded
by the
near
vacuum
of
outer
space
.
●
A
breeze
; a
gentle
wind.
●
A
feeling
or sense.
●
A
sense
of
poise
,
graciousness
, or quality.
●
Pretension;
snobbishness
;
pretence
that one
is better than others.
●
In Music:
A
song
, especially a
solo
; an aria.
●
Nothing;
absence
of anything.
●
An
air conditioner
or the
processed
air
it produces.
●
In Chemistry:
Any specific gas.
●
In Skateboarding & Snowboarding:
A
jump in
which one
becomes airborne.
●
A
television
or
radio signal
; (
by extension
) media
broadcasts
in general.
●
Publicity.
Verb
●
To
bring
(something) into
contact
with the
air
,
so as to
freshen
or
dry
it.
●
To let
fresh air
into (a
room
or a
building
), to ventilate.
●
To
give voice
to, to make public (an
opinion
etc.).
●
To
discuss
varying
viewpoints
on a given topic.
●
To
broadcast
(a
television show
etc.).
●
To be broadcast.
●
In British English & Multicultural London English:
To
ignore
(a person).
●
Pronunciation
spelling
of are.
Name
●
Initialism of w:All India Radio, the
national
public
radio
broadcaster
of India.
●
Initialism of w:American Institutes for Research, a
nonprofit
research organization in the United States.
●
The
station
code
of Airport in Hong Kong.
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Origin
air
English
air
Middle English (1100-1500)
aeir
Anglo-Norman
Sourced from
Etym
Synonyms
Atmosphere
Aura
Luft
Nimbus
Gas
Aire
Ayre
Eyr
Ayr
Lift
Appearance
Related
Wind
Oxygen
Heat
Water
Dust
Sky
Steam
Vapor
Ocean
Moisture
Vapour
Ice
Exhaust
Surface
Sand
Fluid
Breath
Soil
Fuel
Liquid
Flow
Broadcast
Light
Jet
Ventilation
Gases
Vacuum
Fog
Breathe
Blow
Smoke
Temperature
Voice
Stream
Energy
Vent
Sunlight
Mist
Plane
Dry
Humidity
Coolant
Snow
Watch
Fly
Inhale
Refrigerant
Hear
Cloud
Convection
Blood
Release
Nitrogen
Spray
Atmospheric
Carbon Dioxide
Water Vapor
Water Vapour
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Rhymes
Ayr
Eer
Are
Err
Eir
Air
Dare
Yair
Yare
Heir
Eire
Cher
Pair
Fair
Lair
Wair
Bear
Tear
Care
Kerr
Vair
E'Er
Bare
Ware
Eyre
Wear
Swear
Stair
Their
Share
There
Niger
Layer
Chare
Spare
Flair
Reair
Snare
Glair
Fayre
Chair
Mayor
Where
Stare
Shear
Aware
Flare
Glare
Abear
Affair
Square
Terror
Impair
Astare
Aflare
Claire
'Clare
Bedare
Pierre
Aglare
MisèRe
Vermeer
They'Re
Compare
Parterre
Brumaire
Douzeper
DerrièRe
Frimaire
Discaire
Obamacare
Disrepair
Disquaire
Bidencare
VendéMiaire
GarçOnnièRe
PissaladièRe
Ice Bear
Sentiment Du Fer
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