air

IPA: ˈɛr

(uncountable, meteorology) The substance constituting Earth's atmosphere
(historical, philosophy, alchemy) understood as one of the four elements of the ancient Greeks and Romans.
(historical, medicine) understood as a particular local substance with supposed effects on human health.
(physics) understood as a gaseous mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and various trace gases.
(usually with the) 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.
(usually in the plural) Pretension; snobbishness; pretence that one is better than others.
(music) A song, especially a solo; an aria.
(informal) Nothing; absence of anything.
(countable, uncountable) An air conditioner or the processed air it produces.
(obsolete, chemistry) Any specific gas.
(snowboarding, skateboarding, motor sports) A jump in which one becomes airborne.
A television or radio signal; (by extension) media broadcasts in general.
(uncountable) Publicity.
(rail transport) The station code of Airport in Hong Kong.
Initialism of All India Radio, the national public radio broadcaster of India.
Initialism of American Institutes for Research, a nonprofit research organization in the United States.

(transitive) To bring (something) into contact with the air, so as to freshen or dry it.
(transitive) To let fresh air into (a room or a building), to ventilate.
(transitive) To give voice to, to make public (an opinion etc.).
To discuss varying viewpoints on a given topic.
(transitive) To broadcast (a television show etc.).
(intransitive) To be broadcast.
(transitive, Britain, MLE, slang) To ignore (a person).
Pronunciation spelling of are.

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