- air
- In.atmosphere
1) to clear the air
2) to breathe, inhale air
3) to pollute the air
4) balmy, mild; bracing, brisk, crisp, refreshing; compressed; country; dry; foul; fresh; humid; polar; polluted; stale air
5) a breath of (fresh) air; a blast of hot air
6) in the air (the decisive battles were fought in the air)
transportation by aircraft7) by air (to travel by air)
medium through which radio signals are transmitted8) on the air (to go on the air; our station is on the air)
9) off the air (that station never goes off the air)
appearance10) to assume an air (to assume an air of innocence)
11) a detached; knowing; nonchalant; superior, triumphant air
tune12) a martial air (the band struck up a martial air)
misc.13) in the air ('imminent'); to walk on air ('to be elated'); to give smb. the air ('to reject smb.'); up in the air ('unsettled'); to disappear into thin air
IIv. (B) he is ready to air his views to anyone
* * *[eə]a blast of hot airbracingbriskcompressedhumidinhale airmildnonchalantpolarpollutedrefreshingstale airto disappear into thin airtriumphant airto walk on air ('to be elated')to give smb. the air ('to reject smb. ')up in the air ('unsettled')(B) he is ready to air his views to anyone['atmosphere'] to clear the aira breath of (fresh) aira detachedbalmyto breatheto pollute the air['misc. '] in the air ('imminent')off the air (that station never goes off the air)['tune'] a martial air (the band struck up a martial air)in the air (the decisive battles were fought in the air)['appearance'] to assume an air (to assume an air of innocence)['medium through which radio signals are transmitted'] on the air (to go on the air; our station is on the air)['transportation by aircraft'] by air (to travel by air)
Combinatory dictionary. 2013.