Spirit Definition–noun | 1. | the principle of conscious life; the vital principle in humans, animating the body or mediating between body and soul. | | 2. | the incorporeal part of humans: present in spirit though absent in body. | | 3. | the soul regarded as separating from the body at death. | | 4. | conscious, incorporeal being, as opposed to matter: the world of spirit. | | 5. | a supernatural, incorporeal being, esp. one inhabiting a place, object, etc., or having a particular character: evil spirits. | | 6. | a fairy, sprite, or elf. | | 8. | an attitude or principle that inspires, animates, or pervades thought, feeling, or action: the spirit of reform. | | 9. | (initial capital letter ) the divine influence as an agency working in the human heart. | | 10. | a divine, inspiring, or animating being or influence. Num. 11:25; Is. 32:15. | | 11. | (initial capital letter ) the third person of the Trinity; Holy Spirit. | | 12. | the soul or heart as the seat of feelings or sentiments, or as prompting to action: a man of broken spirit. | | 13. | spi
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rits, feelings or mood with regard to exaltation or depression: low spirits; good spirits. | | 14. | excellent disposition or attitude in terms of vigor, courage, firmness of intent, etc.; mettle: That's the spirit! | | 15. | temper or disposition: meek in spirit. | | 16. | an individual as characterized by a given attitude, disposition, character, action, etc.: A few brave spirits remained to face the danger. | | 17. | the dominant tendency or character of anything: the spirit of the age. | | 18. | vigorous sense of membership in a group: college spirit. | | 19. | the general meaning or intent of a statement, document, etc. (opposed to letter
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): the spirit of the law. | | 20. | Chemistry. the essence or active principle of a substance as extracted in liquid form, esp. by distillation. | | 21. | Often, spirits. a strong distilled alcoholic liquor. | | 23. | Pharmacology. a solution in alcohol of an essential or volatile principle; essence. | | 24. | any of certain subtle fluids formerly supposed to permeate the body. | –adjective | 26. | pertaining to something that works by burning alcoholic spirits: a spirit stove. | | 27. | of or pertaining to spiritualist bodies or activities. | –verb (used with object) | 28. | to animate with fresh ardor or courage; inspirit. | | 29. | to encourage; urge on or stir up, as to action. | | 30. | to carry off mysteriously or secretly (often fol. by away or off): His captors spirited him away. | —Idiom | 31. | out of spirits, in low spirits; depressed: We were feeling out of spirits after so many days of rain. | | From Dictionary
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 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 means of air pressure or by acting upon air: <
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span class="ital-inline">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 will be going on the air in a few sec
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onds. | | 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. | | From Dictionary
Line Definition–noun | 1. | a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface: a line down the middle of the page. | | 2. | Mathematics. a continuous extent of length, straight or curved, without breadth or thickness; the trace of a moving point. | | 3. | something arranged along a line, esp. a straight line; a row or series: a line of trees. | | 4. | a number of persons standing one behind the other and waiting their turns at or for something; queue. | | 5. | something resembling a traced line, as a band of color, a seam, or a furrow: lines of stratification in rock. | | 6. | a furrow or wrinkle on the face, neck, etc.: lines around the eyes. | | 7. | an indication of demarcation; boundary; limit: the county line; a fine line between right and wrong. | | 8. | a row of written or printed letters, words, etc.: a page of 30 lines. | | 9. | a verse of poetry: A line in iambic pentameter contains five feet. | | 10. | Usually, lines. the words of an actor's part in a drama, musical comedy, etc.: to rehearse one's lines. | | 11. | a short written message: Drop me a line when you're on vacation. | | 12. | a system of public conveyances, as buses or trains, plying regularly over a fixed route: the northbound line at State Street. | | 13. | a transportation or conveyance company: a steamship line. | | 14. | a course of direction; route: the line of march down Main Street. | | 15. | a course of action, procedure, thought, policy, etc.: That newspaper follows the communist line. | | 16. | a piece of pertinent or useful information (usually fol. by on): I've got a line on a good used car. | | 17. | a series of generations of persons, animals, or plants descended from a common ancestor: a line of kings. | | 18. | a department of activity; occupation or business: What line are you in? | | 19. | Informal. a mode of conversation, esp. one that is glib or exaggerated in order to impress or influence another person: He really handed her a line about his rich relatives. | | 20. | a straight line drawn from an observed object to the fovea of th
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e eye. | | 21. | lines, | a. | the outer form or proportions of a ship, building, etc.: a ship of fine lines. | | b. | a general form, as of an event or something that is made, which may be the basis of comparison, imitation, etc.: two books written along the same lines. | | c. | a person's lot or portion: to endure the hard lines of poverty. | | d. | Chiefly British. a certificate of marriage. | | | 22. | a circle of the terrestrial or celestial sphere: the equinoctial line. | | 24. | Fine Arts. | a. | a mark made by a pencil, brush, or the like, that defines the contour of a shape, forms hatching, etc. | | | 25. | Television. one scanning line. | | 26. | Telecommunications. | a. | a telephone connection: Please hold the line. | | b. | a wire circuit connecting two or more pieces of electric apparatus, esp. the wire or wires connecting points or stations in a telegraph or telephone system, or the system itself. | | | 27. | the line, Geography. the equator. | | 28. | a stock of commercial goods of the same general class but having a range of styles, sizes, prices, or quality: the company's line of shoes. | | 30. | Law. a limit defining one estate from another; the outline or boundary of a piece of real estate. | | 31. | Bridge. a line on a score sheet that separates points scored toward game (below the line) from points scored by setting a contract, having honors, etc. (above the line). | | 32. | Music. any of the straigh
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t, horizontal, parallel strokes of the staff, or one placed above or below the staff. | | 33. | Military. | a. | a defensive position or front. | | b. | a series of fortifications: the Maginot line. | | c. | Usually, lines. a distribution of troops, sentries, etc., for the defense of a position or for an attack: behind the enemy's lines. | | d. | the body of personnel constituting the combatant forces of an army, as distinguished from the supply services and staff corps. | | | 34. | an arrangement of troops of an army or of ships of a fleet as drawn up for battle: line of battle. | | 35. | a body or formation of troops or ships drawn up abreast (distinguished from column ). | | 36. | the class of officers serving with combatant units or warships. | | 37. | the regular forces of an army or navy. | | 38. | that part of an administrative organization consisting of persons actively engaged on a given project. Compare staff 1 (def. 4). | | 39. | a thread, string, cord, rope, or the like. | | 40. | a clothesline: the wash hanging on the line. | | 41. | a cord, wire, or the like, used for measuring or as a guide. | | 42. | Nautical. | a. | a pipe or hose: a steam line. | | b. | a rope or cable used at sea. | | | 43. | Slang. a small quantity of cocaine arranged in the form of a slender thread or line, as for sniffing. | | 44. | Also, ligne. a unit, 1/40 inch (0.635 millimeter), for measuring the diameter of buttons. | | 45. | Angling. a length of nylon, silk, linen, cord, or the like, to which are attached the leader, hook, sinker, float, etc. |
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| 46. | Football. | a. | either of the two front rows of opposing players lined up opposite each other on the l
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ine of scrimmage: a four-man line. | | | 47. | the betting odds established by bookmakers for events not covered by pari-mutuel betting, esp. sporting events, as football or basketball. | | 48. | Ice Hockey. the two wings and center who make up a team's offensive unit. | | 49. | Fencing. any of the four divisions of the portion of a fencer's body on which a touch can be scored, taken as an area of attack or defense. | | 50. | Textiles. the longer and preferred flax or hemp fibers. Compare tow 2 (def. 2). | | 51. | Fox Hunting. the trail of scent left by a fox. | | 52. | a unit of length equivalent to 1/12 inch (2.12 millimeters). | | 53. | Insurance. | a. | a class or type of insurance: casualty line. | | b. | the amount of insurance written for a particular risk. | | | 54. | Australian Slang. a girl or woman. | –verb (used without object) | 55. | to take a position in a line; range (often fol. by up): to line up before the start of a parade. | –verb (used with object) | 57. | to bring into a line, or into line with others (often fol. by up): to line up troops. | | 58. | to mark with a line or lines: to line paper for writing. | | 59. | to sketch verbally or in writing; outline (often fol. by out): We followed the plan he had lined out. | | 60. | to arrange a line along: to line a coast with colonies. | | 61. | to form a line along: Rocks lined the drive. | | 62. | to apply liner to (the eyes). | | 63. | to delineate with or as if with lines; draw: to line the silhouette of a person's head. | | 64. | Archaic. to measure or test with a line. | —Verb phrases | 65. | line out, | a. | Baseball. to be put out by hitting a line drive caught on the fly by a player of the opposing team. | | b. | to execute or perform: He lined out a few songs upon request. | | | 66. | line up, to secure; make available: to line up support; to line up a speaker for the banquet. | —Idioms | 67. | bring, come, or get int
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o line, | a. | to become or cause to become straight, as in a row: The members of the marching band got into line. | | b. | to conform or cause to conform or agree: They were persuaded to come into line with the party's policy. | | | 68. | down the line, | a. | in all ways; thoroughly; fully: It's a fine house right down the line—well-built, roomy, attractive. | | | 69. | draw the line, to impose a restriction; limit: They might exaggerate but would draw the line at outright lying. | | 70. | go up in one's lines, Theater. to forget one's part during a performance. Also, British, go up on one's lines. | | 71. | hold the line, to maintain the status quo, esp. in order to forestall unfavorable developments: We're trying to hold the line on prices. | | 72. | in line, | a. | in alignment; straight. | | b. | in conformity or agreement. | | c. | in control (of one's conduct): to keep one's temper in line. | <
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tr> | d. | prepared; ready. | | e. | waiting one behind the other in a queue: There were eight people in line at the teller's window. | | | 73. | in line with, in agreement or conformity with: The action taken was in line with her decision. | | 74. | in the line of duty, in the execution of the duties belonging to some occupation, esp. with regard to the responsibility for life and death: a policeman wounded in the line of duty. Also, in line of duty. | | 75. | lay it on the line, Informal. | b. | to give the required information; speak directly or frankly: I'm going to stop being polite and lay it on the line. | | | 76. | off line, | a. | occurring or functioning away from an assembly line, work process, etc. | | b. | not in operation; not functioning. | | | 77. | on a line, Baseball. (of a batted or thrown ball) through the air in an approximately straight line from the point of impact or delivery: hit on a line between third and short; thrown in on a line from the center fielder. | | 78. | on line, | a. | on or part of an assembly line: Production will be improved when the new welding equipment is on line. | | b. | in or into operation: The manufacturing facilities will be on line before November. | | c. | Computers. actively linked to a computer: The printer is not yet on line. | | d. | Chiefly New York City. line 1 (def. 72e). | | | 79. | on the line, Informal. | a. | being risked or put in jeopardy; in a vulnerable position: Our prestige and honor are on the line. | | b. | immediately; readily: paid cash on the line. | | | 80. | out of line, | a. | not in a straight line. | | b. | in disagreement with what is accepted or practiced. | | c. | Informal. impertinent; presumptuous: That last remark was out of line. | | | 81. | read between the lines, to understand the unexpressed but implied meaning of something said or written: Her letter sounded cheerful enough, but I read a certain sadness between the lines. | | 82. | toe the line or mark, | a. | to conform strictly to a rule, command, etc. | | b. | to shoulder responsibilities; do one's duty: He tried hard to toe the line on the new job. | | | From Dictionary
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