HyperDic is a hyper-dictionary based on WordNet 2.1. This version links 147,249 word forms.
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| Shopping | The largest selection of AIR products: USA, UK, Canada, Deutschland, France. |
| TV Shop | As seen on TV: Ionic Breeze Quadra Air Purifier, Super Air 8 Air Purifier By Oreck With Free S And h, beauty, diets, exercise, household, kitchen, personal, vitamins, and other popular TV-products. |
| Sounds | eh'r |
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| Rhymes | affair, airfare, anywhere, and 110 more rhymes in ehr... |
| Meaning | Relating to or characteristic of or occurring in the air. |
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| Examples | "air war"; "air safety"; "air travel" |
| Contrary | land; sea |
| Similar | aerial; aerial; flying; free-flying |
| 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" |
| Substance of | wind, air current, current of air |
| Substances | argon, Ar, atomic number 18; krypton, Kr, atomic number 36; neon, Ne, atomic number 10; nitrogen, N, atomic number 7; oxygen, O, atomic number 8; xenon, Xe, atomic number 54 |
| Broader | gas |
| Narrower | breath; hot air; liquid air |
| Adjectives | pneumatic; aeriferous |
| Verbs | aerate; aerify; aerate |
| 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" |
| Synonyms | air travel, aviation |
| Category of | pass over, overfly; fly; red-eye; cruise; stooge; stall; stall; buzz; crab; fly, aviate, pilot; fly blind; fly contact; solo; test fly; jet; glide; kite; sailplane, soar; power-dive; nosedive; crash-dive; chandelle; belly-land; crash land; ditch; land, put down, bring down; deplane; emplane, enplane; peel off |
| Broader | travel, traveling, travelling |
| Narrower | flight, flying |
| Meaning | The region above the ground. |
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| Examples | "her hand stopped in mid air"; "he threw the ball into the air" |
| Broader | region, part |
| Adjectives | aerial; aerial |
| Meaning | Medium for radio and television broadcasting. |
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| Examples | "the program was on the air from 9 til midnight"; "the president used the airwaves to take his message to the people" |
| Synonyms | airwave |
| Broader | medium |
| Verbs | air; air |
| Meaning | A slight wind (usually refreshing). |
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| Examples | "as he waited he could feel the air on his neck" |
| Synonyms | breeze, zephyr, gentle wind |
| Broader | wind, air current, current of air |
| Narrower | sea breeze; breath; light air; light breeze; gentle breeze; moderate breeze; fresh breeze; strong breeze |
| Adjectives | airy; airy |
| Meaning | A distinctive but intangible quality surrounding a person or thing. |
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| Examples | "an air of mystery"; "the house had a neglected air" |
| Synonyms | aura, atmosphere |
| Broader | quality |
| Narrower | mystique; note; vibration |
| Meaning | The mass of air surrounding the Earth. |
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| Examples | "it was exposed to the air" |
| Synonyms | atmosphere |
| Part of | Earth, world, globe |
| Parts | airspace, air space; ionosphere |
| Broader | region, part |
| Narrower | airspace |
| Meaning | A succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence. |
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| Examples | "she was humming an air from Beethoven" |
| Synonyms | tune, melody, strain, melodic line, line, melodic phrase |
| Parts | phrase, musical phrase |
| Broader | music |
| Narrower | flourish, fanfare, tucket; glissando; roulade; leitmotiv, leitmotif; theme song; signature, signature tune, theme song; theme, melodic theme, musical theme, idea; part, voice |
| Meaning | Once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles). |
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| Usage | archaism, archaicism |
| Broader | element |
| Meaning | Expose to fresh air. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
| Synonyms | air out, aerate |
| Broader | expose |
| Meaning | Be broadcast. |
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| Pattern | Something ----s; Something is ----ing PP |
| Examples | "This show will air Saturdays at 2 P.M." |
| Category | broadcast medium, broadcasting |
| Caused by | air, send, broadcast, beam, transmit |
| Narrower | get on, be on |
| Nouns | air |
| 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 |
| Examples | "We cannot air this X-rated song" |
| Synonyms | send, broadcast, beam, transmit |
| Category | broadcast medium, broadcasting |
| Cause to | air |
| Broader | publicize, publicise, air, bare |
| Narrower | satellite; sportscast; telecast, televise; interrogate; rerun, rebroadcast |
| Nouns | air |
| Meaning | Make public. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something; Somebody ----s that CLAUSE |
| Examples | "She aired her opinions on welfare" |
| Synonyms | publicize, publicise, bare |
| Broader | tell |
| Narrower | bulletin; publish, bring out, put out, issue, release; circulate, circularize, circularise, distribute, disseminate, propagate, broadcast, spread, diffuse, disperse, pass around; air, send, broadcast, beam, transmit |
| Meaning | Expose to warm or heated air, so as to dry. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
| Examples | "Air linen" |
| Broader | dry, dry out |
| Meaning | Expose to cool or cold air so as to cool or freshen. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
| Examples | "air the old winter clothes"; "air out the smoke-filled rooms" |
| Synonyms | vent, ventilate, air out |
| Broader | refresh, freshen |
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