air
UK /ˈɛə̯/US /ˈɛɚ/
noun18
verb6
forms
aired · airing · airs · airest
Phrases with air
- hot airAir that has been heated, especially so as to function as the lifting agent of a hot-air balloon.
- air offTo speak loudly.
- air one's dirty laundry in publicTo reveal one's sordid secrets to the public.
- air outTo expose to air; to leave open or spread out, as to allow odor or moisture to dissipate.
- air rageAggressive, disruptive behaviour on an aircraft.
- air sandwichA sandwich consisting only of bread and optionally a spread, but no filling.
- air upTo inflate (something, such as a tire or air mattress).
- blow hot airTo engage in empty or exaggerated talk that lacks substance, credibility, or truth; to bluster.
- breath of fresh airSomething relieving, refreshing, or new.
- build castles in the airTo have any desire, idea, or plan that is unlikely to be realized; to imagine visionary projects or schemes; to have an idle fancy or a pipe dream; to daydream.
- castle in the airA desire, idea, or plan that is unlikely to ever be realized; a visionary project or scheme; a daydream, an idle fancy, a near impossibility.
- catch airTo make a jump.
- catch big air(Extreme sports) Superlative of catch air; make a big jump high off the ground
- clear the airTo assuage a hostile or uncomfortable situation.
- dead airAn unintended interruption in a broadcast during which nothing is transmitted: a silent period on radio or a silent period with no picture on television.
- full of hot airTalking a lot, especially without saying anything of value or meaning.
- gas and airAn equal mixture of nitrous oxide and oxygen, used as a mild analgesic and anaesthetic, particularly during childbirth, for dental procedures, and in emergency medicine.
- get some airTo invigorate oneself by breathing refreshing outdoor air, especially after departing from a building or other enclosed space for this purpose.
- in the airIn the surrounding ambience.
- into thin airImmediately and inexplicably out of sight.