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air

pronunciation:: eIr
features:: Homophone Note, Word Builder, Word Explorer

part of speech:	noun
definition 1:	Air is what you breathe. People need air and food and water to live. Air is all around us, but we can't see it or smell it or taste it. Sometimes we say the air smells good or smells bad, but that is because something else is in the air. Fish do not breathe air the way humans do. similar words: atmosphere, gas, oxygen
definition 2:	Air is what is in the space above the ground. The sky is full of air. We watched the kite fly high up in the air. synonyms: sky similar words: atmosphere
related words:	face, look

Homophone Note

The words air, ere, and heir sound alike, but each has a different meaning.

Word Builder: air +

airbag:
a large bag that fills with air to make a cushion when a car crashes. It protects the people in the car.

Word Explorer

	broader category including air
	gas
	parts of the body associated with air
	lungs, mouth, nose
	some actions involving air
	blow, breathe, choke, cough, sneeze, sniff
	some components of air
	oxygen
	some descriptions of air
	clear
	some instruments that measure air
	thermometer
	some things that use air
	accordion, fan, harmonica, kite, pump, tire, whistle

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