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2 is not

3 am not — though disapproved by many and more common in less educated speech, used in both speech and writing to catch attention and to gain emphasis

Ai·nu noun, plural Ainu or Ainus 1 : a member of an indigenous people of northern Japan

2 : the language of the Ainu people

1air noun 1 : the gaseous mixture surrounding the earth

2 : a light breeze

3 : a sweet or agreeable succession or arrangement of sounds : MELODY, TUNE

4 : the outward appearance of a person or thing : apparent character

5 : an artificial manner — usu. used in pl.

6 : COMPRESSED AIR <~ sprayer>

7 : AIRCRAFT <~ patrol>

8 : AVIATION <~ safety>

9 : the medium of transmission of radio waves; also : RADIO, TELEVISION

Synonyms

[2] breath, breeze, puff, waft, zephyr—more at BREEZE

[3] lay, melody, song, strain, tune, warble—more at MELODY

[4] atmosphere, aura, climate, flavor, mood, note, temper—more at AURA

usually airs [5] act, facade, front, guise, masquerade, pose, pretense, put-on, semblance, show—more at MASQUERADE

2air verb 1 : to expose to the air

2 : to expose to public view or bring to public notice

Synonyms

express, give, look, sound, state, vent, voice—more at EXPRESS

air bag noun : a bag designed to inflate automatically to protect automobile occupants in case of collision

air·boat noun : a shallow-draft boat driven by an airplane propeller

air·borne adjective : done or being in the air

air brake noun 1 : a brake operated by a piston driven by compressed air

2 : a surface projected into the airflow to lower an airplane's speed

air·brush noun : a device for applying a fine spray (as of paint) by compressed air

— airbrush verb

air–con·di·tion verb : to equip with an apparatus for filtering air and controlling its humidity and temperature

— air con·di·tion·er noun

air·craft noun, plural aircraft : a vehicle for traveling through the air

aircraft carrier noun : a warship with a deck on which airplanes can be launched and landed

air·drop noun : delivery of cargo or personnel by parachute from an airplane in flight

— air–drop verb

Aire·dale terrier noun : any of a breed of large terriers with a hard wiry coat

air·fare noun : fare for travel by airplane

air·field noun : an area of land from which aircraft operate : AIRPORT

air·flow noun : the motion of air relative to a body in it

air·foil noun : an airplane surface designed to produce reaction forces from the air through which it moves

air force noun : the military organization of a nation for air warfare

air·frame noun : the structure of an aircraft, rocket, or missile without the power plant

air·freight noun : freight transport by aircraft in volume; also : the charge for this service

air gun noun 1 : a gun operated by compressed air

2 : a hand tool that works by compressed air; especially : AIRBRUSH

air·head noun : a mindless or stupid person

air lane noun : AIRWAY 1

air·lift noun : transportation (as of supplies or passengers) by aircraft

— airlift verb

air·line noun : a transportation system using airplanes

air·lin·er noun : a large passenger airplane operated by an airline

air lock noun : an airtight chamber separating areas of different pressure

air·mail noun : the system of transporting mail by aircraft; also : mail so transported

— airmail verb

air·man noun 1 : a civilian or military pilot, aviator, or aviation technician : AVIATOR, PILOT

2 : an enlisted man in the air force in one of the three ranks below sergeant

Synonyms

aviator, flier, pilot—more at PILOT

airman basic noun : an enlisted man of the lowest rank in the air force

airman first class noun : an enlisted man in the air force with a rank just below that of sergeant

air mass noun : a large horizontally homogeneous body of air

air·mo·bile adjective : of, relating to, or being a military unit whose members are transported to combat areas usu. by helicopter

air·plane noun : a powered heavier-than-air aircraft that has fixed