Word

air, n.
(airs)
freq. cnt. 84

a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
<noun.substance> freq. cnt.: 42 freq. cnt.: 42

air

sample sentences

"air pollution"
"a smell of chemicals in the air"
"open a window and let in some air"
"I need some fresh air"

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

aerate aerate aerify

semantic pointers

substance holonym

wind, air current, current of air

substance meronym

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

hypernym

gas

hyponym

breath hot air liquid air

the region above the ground
<noun.location> freq. cnt.: 29 freq. cnt.: 29

air

sample sentences

"her hand stopped in mid air"
"he threw the ball into the air"

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

aerial

semantic pointers

hypernym

region, part

a distinctive but intangible quality surrounding a person or thing
<noun.attribute> freq. cnt.: 9 freq. cnt.: 9

air atmosphere aura

sample sentences

"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"

semantic pointers

hypernym

quality

hyponym

mystique note vibration, vibe

a slight wind (usually refreshing)
<noun.phenomenon> freq. cnt.: 9 freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 3

air breeze gentle wind zephyr

sample sentences

"the breeze was cooled by the lake"
"as he waited he could feel the air on his neck"

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

breezy breeze

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

airy

semantic pointers

hypernym

wind, air current, current of air

hyponym

sea breeze breath light air light breeze gentle breeze moderate breeze fresh breeze strong breeze

the mass of air surrounding the Earth
<noun.location> freq. cnt.: 8 freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 1

air atmosphere

sample sentences

"there was great heat as the comet entered the atmosphere"
"it was exposed to the air"

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

atmospherical atmospheric

semantic pointers

hypernym

region, part

part holonym

earth, world, globe, Earth

hyponym

airspace

part meronym

airspace, air space ionosphere

travel via aircraft
<noun.act>

air air travel aviation

sample sentences

"air travel involves too much waiting in airports"
"if you've time to spare go by air"

semantic pointers

hypernym

travel, traveling, travelling

hyponym

flight, flying

member of this domain (topic)

medium for radio and television broadcasting
<noun.communication>

air airwave

sample sentences

"the program was on the air from 9 til midnight"
"the president used the airwaves to take his message to the people"

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

air air

semantic pointers

hypernym

medium

a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence
<noun.communication> freq. cnt.: 23 freq. cnt.: 12 freq. cnt.: 8 freq. cnt.: 3

air line melodic line melodic phrase melody strain tune

sample sentences

"she was humming an air from Beethoven"

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

melodious melodious melodize

semantic pointers

hyponym

flourish, fanfare, tucket glissando roulade leitmotiv, leitmotif theme song signature, signature tune, theme song theme, melodic theme, musical theme, idea part, voice

hypernym

music

part meronym

phrase, musical phrase

once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles)
<noun.substance>

air

semantic pointers

domain of synset (usage)

archaism, archaicism

hypernym

element