Air Definition–noun | 1. | a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere. | | 2. | a stir in the atmosphere; a light breeze. | | 3. | overhead space; sky: The planes filled the air. | | 4. | circulation; publication; publicity: to give air to one's theories. | | 5. | the general character or complexion of anything; appearance: His early work had an air of freshness and originality.
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| | 6. | the peculiar look, appearance, and bearing of a person: There is an air of mystery about him. | | 7. | airs, affected or unnatural manner; manifestation of pride or vanity; assumed haughtiness: He acquired airs that were insufferable to his friends. | | 8. | Music. | b. | the soprano or treble part. | | d. | Also, ayre. an Elizabethan art song. | | | 9. | aircraft as a means of transportation: to arrive by air; to ship goods by air. | | 10. | Informal. air conditioning or an air-conditioning system: The price includes tires, radio, and air. | | 11. | Radio. the medium through which radio waves are transmitted. | –verb (used with object) | 13. | to expose to the air; give access to the open air; ventilate (often fol. by out): We air the bedrooms every day. | | 14. | to expose ostentatiously; bring to public notice; display: to air one's opinions; to air one's theories. | | 15. | to broadcast or televise. | –verb (used without object) | 16. | to be exposed to the open air (often fol. by out): Open the window and let the room air out. | | 17. | to be broadcast or televised. | –adjective | 18. | operating by me
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ans of air pressure or by acting upon air: an air drill; an air pump. | | 19. | of or pertaining to aircraft or to aviation: air industry. | | 20. | taking place in the air; aerial: air war. | —Idioms | 21. | clear the air, to eliminate dissension, ambiguity, or tension from a discussion, situation, etc.: The staff meeting was intended to help clear the air. | | 22. | get the air, Informal. | a. | to be rejected, as by a lover. | | b. | to be dismissed, as by an employer: He had worked only a few days when he got the air. | | | 23. | give (someone) the air, Informal. | a. | to reject, as a lover: He was bitter because she gave him the air. | | b. | to dismiss, as an employee. | | | 24. | in the air, in circulation; current: There's a rumor in the air that we're moving to a new location. | | 25. | into thin air, completely out of sight or reach: He vanished into thin air. | | 26. | off the air, | a. | not broadcasting: The station goes off the air at midnight. | | b. | not broadcast; out of operation as a broadcast: The program went off the air years ago. | | c. | (of a computer) not in operation. | | | 27. | on the air, | a. | in the act of broadcasting; being broadcast: The program w
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ill be going on the air in a few seconds. | | b. | (of a computer) in operation. | | | 28. | put on airs, to assume an affected or haughty manner: As their fortune increased, they began to put on airs. | | 29. | take the air, | a. | to go out-of-doors; take a short walk or ride. | | b. | Slang. to leave, esp. hurriedly. | | c. | to begin broadcasting. | | | 30. | up in the air, | a. | Also, in the air. undecided or unsettled: The contract is still up in the air. | | b. | Informal. angry; perturbed: There is no need to get up in the air over a simple mistake. | | | 31. | walk or tread on air, to feel very happy; be elated. | |
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Supply Definition–verb (used with object) | 1. | to furnish or provide (a person, establishment, place, etc.) with what is lacking or requisite: to supply someone clothing; to supply a community with electricity. | | 2. | to furnish or provide (something wanting or requisite): to supply electricity to a community. | | 3. | to make up, compensate for, or satisfy (a deficienc
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y, loss, need, etc.): The TVA supplied the need for cheap electricity. | | 4. | to fill or occupy as a substitute, as a vacancy, a pulpit, etc.: During the summer local clergymen will supply the pulpit. | –verb (used without object) | 5. | to fill the place of another, esp. the pulpit of a church, temporarily or as a substitute: Who will supply until the new minister arrives? | –noun | 6. | the act of supplying, furnishing, providing, satisfying, etc.: to begin the supply of household help. | | 7. | something that is supplied: The storm cut off our water supply. | | 8. | a quantity of something on hand or available, as for use; a stock or store: Did you see our new supply of shirts? | | 9. | Usually, supplies. a provision, stock, or store of food or other things necessary for maintenance: to lay in supplies for the winter. | | 10. | Economics. the quantity of a commodity that is in the market and available for purchase or that is available for purchase at a particular price. | | 11. | supplies, Military. | a. | all items necessary for the equipment, maintenance, and operation of a military command, including food, clothing, arms, ammunition, fuel, materials, and machinery. | | b. | procurement, distribution, maintenance, and salvage of supplies. | | | 12. | a person who fills a vacancy or takes the place of another, esp. temporarily. | |
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