Synonyms: air, air travel, aviation
Definition: travel via aircraft
Usage: air travel involves too much waiting in airports; if you've time to spare go by air
Similar words: travel, traveling, travelling
Definition: the act of going from one place to another
Usage: he enjoyed selling but he hated the travel
Synonyms: atmosphere, aura, air
Definition: a distinctive but intangible quality surrounding a person or thing
Usage: 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
Similar words: quality
Definition: an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone
Usage: the quality of mercy is not strained--Shakespeare
Definition: medium for radio and television broadcasting
Usage: the program was on the air from 9 til midnight; the president used the airwaves to take his message to the people
Similar words: medium
Definition: an intervening substance through which signals can travel as a means for communication
Synonyms: line, melodic line, melodic phrase, melody, air, strain, tune
Definition: a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence
Usage: she was humming an air from Beethoven
Similar words: music
Definition: an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
Synonyms: atmosphere, air
Definition: the mass of air surrounding the Earth
Usage: there was great heat as the comet entered the atmosphere; it was exposed to the air
Definition: the extended spatial location of something
Usage: the farming regions of France; religions in all parts of the world; regions of outer space
Synonyms: air
Definition: the region above the ground
Usage: her hand stopped in mid air; he threw the ball into the air
Definition: the extended spatial location of something
Usage: the farming regions of France; religions in all parts of the world; regions of outer space
Synonyms: breeze, air, gentle wind, zephyr
Definition: a slight wind (usually refreshing)
Usage: the breeze was cooled by the lake; as he waited he could feel the air on his neck
Similar words: wind, current of air, air current
Definition: air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
Usage: trees bent under the fierce winds; when there is no wind, row; the radioactivity was being swept upwards by the air current and out into the atmosphere
Synonyms: air
Definition: a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
Usage: air pollution; a smell of chemicals in the air; open a window and let in some air; I need some fresh air
Similar words: gas
Definition: a fluid in the gaseous state having neither independent shape nor volume and being able to expand indefinitely
Synonyms: air
Definition: once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles)
Similar words: element
Definition: one of four substances thought in ancient and medieval cosmology to constitute the physical universe
Usage: the alchemists believed that there were four elements
Synonyms: vent, ventilate, air, air out
Definition: expose to cool or cold air so as to cool or freshen
Usage: air the old winter clothes; air out the smoke-filled rooms
Synonyms: air
Definition: expose to warm or heated air, so as to dry
Usage: Air linen
Definition: remove the moisture from and make dry
Usage: dry clothes; dry hair
Synonyms: publicise, publicize, air, bare
Definition: make public
Usage: She aired her opinions on welfare
Synonyms: broadcast, send, transmit, beam, air
Definition: broadcast over the airwaves, as in radio or television
Usage: We cannot air this X-rated song
Similar words: publicise, publicize, air, bare
Definition: make public
Usage: She aired her opinions on welfare
Synonyms: aerate, air, air out
Definition: expose to fresh air
Usage: aerate your old sneakers
Similar words: expose
Definition: expose or make accessible to some action or influence
Usage: Expose your students to art; expose the blanket to sunshine