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