- air
- {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun1 gas/spaceADJECTIVE▪ hot, warm▪ chill, cold, cool, crisp▪ clean, clear, fresh, pure▪
There are regulatory requirements for clean air and water.
▪We need some fresh air in this stuffy room!
▪ sweet▪The air was sweet with incense.
▪ foul, foul-smelling, polluted, stale▪the polluted air of our cities
▪the musty smell of stale air
▪ damp, humid, moist▪ dry▪ still▪Nothing moved in the still air.
▪ thin▪It's difficult carrying such heavy loads in the thin air of the mountains.
▪ thick▪The air was thick with cigarette smoke.
▪ compressed▪They have developed an engine powered by compressed air.
▪ country, mountain, sea▪ evening, morning, night▪Music filled the night air.
… OF AIR▪ blast, gust, rush▪We felt a blast of cold air as she opened the door.
▪ current▪warm currents of air
▪ breath▪He drew in another breath of air.
VERB + AIR▪ breathe▪Land crabs breathe air and cannot swim.
▪ breathe in, gulp in, inhale, suck in▪She gulped in the fresh mountain air.
▪I sat for a moment, inhaling the fresh forest air.
▪ fight for, gasp for▪She was gasping for air as she ran out of the burning house.
▪ smell, sniff▪The dog stretched and sniffed the air.
▪ fill, hang in▪The tang of some wild herb hung in the air.
▪ blow▪ pollute▪ clear (figurative)▪The argument helped to clear the air between them.
▪ punch▪He punched the air in triumph.
▪ pierce▪Suddenly a scream pierced the air.
AIR + VERB▪ blow, circulate, flow, rise, rush, waft▪The cool night air wafted in through the open windows.
AIR + NOUN▪ pollution▪ quality▪equipment to monitor air quality
▪ pressure▪ current▪ temperature▪ conditioning▪ conditionerPREPOSITION▪ in the air, into the air▪I kicked the ball high into the air.
▪ through the air▪Spicy smells wafted through the air.
PHRASES▪ in the open air (= outside)▪The market is held in the open air.
2 for planesAIR + NOUN▪ travel▪ fare▪ traffic▪We are cleared by Air Traffic Control to taxi and take off.
▪ crash, disaster▪ attack, defence/defense, raid, strike▪Three buildings were bombed last night in an air strike on the city.
PREPOSITION▪ by air (= by plane)▪It only takes three hours by air.
▪ from the air▪The hideout is clearly visible from the air.
3 impressionVERB + AIR▪ have, retain▪You have an air of authority.
▪ add, bring, give (sth)▪A stone balcony gives the building an air of elegance.
▪ lendPREPOSITION▪ with an/the air▪He leaned over to Melissa with an air of confidentiality.
▪ air of▪{{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}}He had an air of mystery about him.
verbADVERB▪ in public, openly, publicly▪The issues were openly aired and discussed by the group.
Air is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑commercial, ↑station
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
