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aired
  • v  expose to fresh air
  • v  be broadcast
  • v  broadcast over the airwaves, as in radio or television
  • v  make public
    She aired her opinions on welfare
  • v  expose to warm or heated air, so as to dry
  • v  expose to cool or cold air so as to cool or freshen
  • s  open to or abounding in fresh air
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airless
  • s  lacking fresh air
    a dusty airless attic
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airtight
  • s  having no weak points
    an airtight defense
    an airtight argument
  • s  not allowing air or gas to pass in or out
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airy
  • s  open to or abounding in fresh air
    airy rooms
  • s  not practical or realizable; speculative
    airy theories about socioeconomic improvement
  • s  having little or no perceptible weight; so light as to resemble air
    airy gauze curtains
  • s  characterized by lightness and insubstantiality; as impalpable or intangible as air
    an airy apparition
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ajar
  • s  slightly open
    the door was ajar
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akimbo
  • s  (used of arms and legs) bent outward with the joint away from the body
    a tailor sitting with legs akimbo
    stood with arms akimbo
  • r  with hands on hips and elbows extending outward
    she stood there akimbo
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akin
  • s  similar in quality or character
    a feeling akin to terror
  • s  related by blood
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alabaster
  • n  a compact fine-textured, usually white gypsum used for carving
  • n  a hard compact kind of calcite
  • n  a very light white
  • a  of or resembling alabaster
    alabaster statue
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alacritous
  • s  quick and eager
    an alacritous response to the invitation
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