Personal Definition–adjective | 1. | of, pertaining to, or coming as from a particular person; individual; private: a personal opinion. |
| 2. | relating to, directed to, or intended for a particular person: a personal favor; one's personal life; a letter marked “Personal.” |
| 3. | intended for use by one person: a personal car. |
| 4. | referring or directed to a particular person in a disparaging or offensive sense or manner, usually involving character, behavior, appearance, etc.: personal remarks. |
| 5. | making personal remarks or attacks: to become personal in a dispute. |
| 6. | done, carried out, held, etc., in person: a personal interview. |
| 7. | pertaining to or characteristic of a person or self-conscious being: That is my personal belief. |
| 8. | of the nature of an individual rational being. |
| 9. | pertaining to the body, clothing, or appearance: personal cleanliness. |
| 10. | provided for one's discretionary use: Employees are allowed
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| 11. | Grammar. | a. | noting person: In Latin portō “I carry,” -ō is a personal ending. |
| b. | of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the personal pronoun. |
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| 12. | Law. of or pertaining to personal property: personal interests. |
–noun | 13. | Journalism. | a. | a short news paragraph in a newspaper concerning a particular person, as one who is socially prominent, or a group of particular persons who are socially prominent. |
| b. | a brief, private notice in a newspaper or magazine, often addressed to a particular person and typically bearing an abbreviated salutation and signature to preserve its confidentiality, usually printed in a special part of the classified advertising section. |
| c. | a similar notice placed by a person seeking companionship, a spouse, etc. |
| d. | Usually, personals.
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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. |
| 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
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| 8. | Music.
| b. | the soprano or treble part. |
| d. | Also, ayre. an Elizabethan art song. |
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| 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 means 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. |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| 27. | on the air, | a. | in the act of broadcasting; being broadcast: The program will be going on the air in a few seconds. |
| b. | (of a computer) in operation. |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| 31. | walk or tread on air, to feel very happy; be elated. |
From DictionaryPurifier Definition–verb (used with object) | 1. | to make pure; free from anything that debases, pollutes, adulterates, or contaminates: to purify metals. |
| 2. | to free from foreign, extraneous, or objectionable elements: to purify a language. |
| 3. | to free from guilt or evil. |
| 4. | to clear or purge (usually fol. by of or from). |
| 5. | to make c
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... the PIN is required to access your personal account. ... books, supplies) •Clean-up items (wet/dry vacuum, air purifier, dehumidifier) ...
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... is assigned to a movie-long personal hell that you ... I'm sitting here at home with a Sharper Image ionic air purifier pointed at my head, ...
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For personal dorm room space, I like IKEA. ... says the first thing students should do is buy an air purifier. 'It keeps the air clean from ...
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Olympic spirit of fair play changing attitudes
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... because it convinces people to do the right thing, quite like a purifier cleaning up the air. ... come to get 'up close and personal' with ...
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