Air vs. Oxygen

Airnoun

The substance constituting earth's atmosphere, particularly:

Airnoun

understood as one of the four elements of the ancient Greeks and Romans.

Airnoun

understood as a particular local substance with supposed effects on human health.

Airnoun

(physics) understood as a gaseous mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and various trace gases.

Airnoun

The apparently open space above the ground which this substance fills, (historical) formerly thought to be limited by the firmament but (meteorology) now considered surrounded by the near vacuum of outer space.

Airnoun

A breeze; a gentle wind.

Airnoun

A feeling or sense.

Airnoun

A sense of poise, graciousness, or quality.

Airnoun

(usually plural) Pretension; snobbishness; pretence that one is better than others.

Airnoun

(music) A song, especially a solo; an aria.

Airnoun

(informal) Nothing; absence of anything.

Airnoun

An air conditioner or the processed air it produces. Can be a mass noun or a count noun depending on context; similar to hair.

Airnoun

Any specific gas.

Airnoun

A jump in which one becomes airborne.

Airnoun

A television or radio signal.

Airverb

To bring (something) into contact with the air, so as to freshen or dry it.

Airverb

To let fresh air into a room or a building, to ventilate.

Airverb

To discuss varying viewpoints on a given topic.

Airverb

(transitive) To broadcast (a television show etc.).

Airverb

(intransitive) To be broadcast.

Airverb

To ignore.

Airnoun

The fluid which we breathe, and which surrounds the earth; the atmosphere. It is invisible, inodorous, insipid, transparent, compressible, elastic, and ponderable.

Airnoun

Symbolically: Something unsubstantial, light, or volatile.

Airnoun

A particular state of the atmosphere, as respects heat, cold, moisture, etc., or as affecting the sensations; as, a smoky air, a damp air, the morning air, etc.

Airnoun

Any aëriform body; a gas; as, oxygen was formerly called vital air.

Airnoun

Air in motion; a light breeze; a gentle wind.

Airnoun

Odoriferous or contaminated air.

Airnoun

That which surrounds and influences.

Airnoun

Utterance abroad; publicity; vent.

Airnoun

Intelligence; information.

Airnoun

A musical idea, or motive, rhythmically developed in consecutive single tones, so as to form a symmetrical and balanced whole, which may be sung by a single voice to the stanzas of a hymn or song, or even to plain prose, or played upon an instrument; a melody; a tune; an aria.

Airnoun

The peculiar look, appearance, and bearing of a person; mien; demeanor; as, the air of a youth; a heavy air; a lofty air.

Airnoun

Peculiar appearance; apparent character; semblance; manner; style.

Airnoun

An artificial or affected manner; show of pride or vanity; haughtiness; as, it is said of a person, he puts on airs.

Airnoun

The representation or reproduction of the effect of the atmospheric medium through which every object in nature is viewed.

Airnoun

The artificial motion or carriage of a horse.

Airverb

To expose to the air for the purpose of cooling, refreshing, or purifying; to ventilate; as, to air a room.

Airverb

To expose for the sake of public notice; to display ostentatiously; as, to air one's opinion.

Airverb

To expose to heat, for the purpose of expelling dampness, or of warming; as, to air linen; to air liquors.

Airnoun

a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of;

Airnoun

travel via aircraft;

Airnoun

the region above the ground;

Airnoun

medium for radio and television broadcasting;

Airnoun

a slight wind (usually refreshing);

Airnoun

a distinctive but intangible quality surrounding a person or thing;

Airnoun

the mass of air surrounding the Earth;

Airnoun

a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence;

Airnoun

once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles)

Airverb

expose to fresh air;

Airverb

be broadcast;

Airverb

broadcast over the airwaves, as in radio or television;

Airverb

make public;

Airverb

expose to warm or heated air, so as to dry;

Airverb

expose to cool or cold air so as to cool or freshen;

Airadjective

relating to or characteristic of or occurring in the air;

Airnoun

the invisible gaseous substance surrounding the earth, a mixture mainly of oxygen and nitrogen.

Airnoun

air regarded as necessary for breathing

Airnoun

the free or unconfined space above the surface of the earth

Airnoun

referring to the use of aircraft

Airnoun

the earth's atmosphere as a medium for transmitting radio waves

Airnoun

one of the four elements in ancient and medieval philosophy and in astrology (considered essential to the nature of the signs of Gemini, Aquarius, and Libra)

Airnoun

a breeze or light wind.

Airnoun

an impression of a quality or manner given by someone or something

Airnoun

an annoyingly affected and condescending manner

Airnoun

a tune or short melodious song

Airnoun

a jump off the ground on a snowboard or skateboard.

Airverb

express (an opinion or grievance) publicly

Airverb

broadcast (a programme) on radio or television

Airverb

parade or show (something) ostentatiously

Airverb

expose (a room) to the open air in order to ventilate it

Airverb

warm (washed laundry) to remove dampness

Airverb

go out in the fresh air

Oxygennoun

A chemical element (symbol O) with an atomic number of 8 and relative atomic mass of 15.9994.

Oxygennoun

Molecular oxygen (O2), a colorless, odorless gas at room temperature.

Oxygennoun

(medicine) A mixture of oxygen and other gases, administered to a patient to help him or her to breathe.

Oxygennoun

(countable) An atom of this element.

Oxygennoun

A colorless, tasteless, odorless, gaseous element of atomic number 8, occurring in the free state in the atmosphere, of which it forms about 23 per cent by weight and about 21 per cent by volume, being slightly heavier than nitrogen. Symbol O. Atomic weight 15.9994.

Oxygennoun

Chlorine used in bleaching.

Oxygennoun

a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust

Oxygennoun

a colourless, odourless reactive gas, the chemical element of atomic number 8 and the life-supporting component of the air.

Oxygen

Oxygen is the chemical element with the symbol O and atomic number 8. It is a member of the chalcogen group in the periodic table, a highly reactive nonmetal, and an oxidizing agent that readily forms oxides with most elements as well as with other compounds.