–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. a. a tune; melody. b. the soprano or treble part. c. an aria. 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.

12.	Archaic. breath.

–verb (used with object)

13.	to expose to the air; gi d36 ve 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: 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 seconds. b. (of a computer) in operation ae9 .

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.

–adjective

1.	free from bias, dishonesty, or injustice: a fair decision; a fair judge.

2.	legitimately sought, pursued, done, given, etc.; proper under the rules: a fair fight.

3.	moderately large; ample: a fair income.

4.	neither excellent nor poor; moderately or tolerably good: fair health.

5.	marked by favoring conditions; likely; promising: in a fair way to succeed.

6.	Meteorology. a. (of the sky) bright; sunny; cloudless to half-cloudy. b. (of the weather) fine; with no prospect of rain, snow, or hail; not stormy.

7.	Nautical. (of a wind or tide) tending to aid the progress of a vessel.

8.	unobstructed; not blocked up: The way was fair for our advance.

9.	without irregularity or unevenness: a fair surface.

10.	free from blemish, imperfection, or anything that impairs the appearance, quality, or character: Her fair reputation was ruined by gossip.

11.	easy to read; clear: fair handwriting.

12.	of a light hue; not dark: fair skin.

13.	pleasing in appearance; attractive: a fair young maiden.

14.	seemingly good or sincere but not really so: The suitor beguiled his mistress with fair speeches.

15.	courteous; civil: fair words.

16.	Medicine/Medical. (of a patient's condition) having stable and normal vital signs and other favorable indicators, as appetite and mobility, but being in some discomfort and having the possibility of a worsening state.

17.	Dialect. scarcely; barely: It was just fair daylight when we started working.

–adverb

18.	in a fair manner: He doesn't play fair.

19.	straight; directly, as in aiming or hitting: He threw the ball fair to the goal.

20.	favorably; auspiciously.

21.	British, Australian. entirely; completely; quite: It happened so quickly that it fair took my breath away.

–noun

22.	Archaic. something that is fair.

23.	Archaic. a. a woman. b. a beloved woman.

–verb (used with object)

24.	to make the connection or junction of (surfaces) smooth and even.

25.

Shipbuilding. a. to draw and adjust (the lines of a hull being designed) to produce regular surfaces of the correct form. b. to adjust the form of (a frame or templet) in accordance with a design, or cause it to conform to the general form of a hull. c. to restore (a bent plate or structural member) to its original form. d. to align (the frames of a vessel under construction) in proper position.

26.	to bring (rivet holes in connecting structural members) into perfect alignment.

27.	Obsolete. to make fair.

—Verb phrase

28.	fair off or up, South Midland and Southern U.S. (of the weather) to clear: It's supposed to fair off toward evening.

—Idioms

29.	bid fair, to seem likely: This entry bids fair to win first prize.

30.	fair and square, a. honestly; justly; straightforwardly: He won the race fair and square. b. honest; just; straightforward: He was admired for being fair and square in all his dealings.

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