Definition of airs

"airs" in the noun sense

1. air

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

"don't put on airs with me"

"air pollution"

"a smell of chemicals in the air"

"open a window and let in some air"

"I need some fresh air"

2. air

the region above the ground

"her hand stopped in mid air"

"he threw the ball into the air"

3. air, aura, atmosphere

a distinctive but intangible quality surrounding a person or thing

"an air of mystery"

"the house had a neglected air"

"an atmosphere of defeat pervaded the candidate's headquarters"

"the place had an aura of romance"

4. breeze, zephyr, gentle wind, air

a slight wind (usually refreshing

"the breeze was cooled by the lake"

"as he waited he could feel the air on his neck"

5. atmosphere, air

the mass of air surrounding the Earth

"there was great heat as the comet entered the atmosphere"

"it was exposed to the air"

6. air

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

7. tune, melody, air, strain, melodic line, line, melodic phrase

a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence

"she was humming an air from Beethoven"

8. air, airwave

medium for radio and television broadcasting

"the program was on the air from 9 til midnight"

"the president used the airwaves to take his message to the people"

9. air travel, aviation, air

travel via aircraft

"air travel involves too much waiting in airports"

"if you've time to spare go by air"

"airs" in the verb sense

1. air out, air, aerate

expose to fresh air

"aerate your old sneakers"

2. air

be broadcast

"This show will air Saturdays at 2 P.M."

3. air, send, broadcast, beam, transmit

broadcast over the airwaves, as in radio or television

"We cannot air this X-rated song"

4. publicize, publicise, air, bare

make public

"She aired her opinions on welfare"

5. air

expose to warm or heated air, so as to dry

"Air linen"

6. vent, ventilate, air out, air

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

"air the old winter clothes"

"air out the smoke-filled rooms"

Source: WordNet® (An amazing lexical database of English)

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Quotations for airs

For discords make the sweetest airs. [ Butler ]

Airs of importance are the credentials of impotence. [ Lavater ]

He who gives himself airs of importance, exhibits the credentials of impotence. [ Lavater ]

If you listen to David's harp, you shall hear as many hearse-like airs as carols. [ Bacon ]

If cities were built by the sound of music, then some edifices would appear to be constructed by grave, solemn tones, - others to have danced forth to light fantastic airs. [ Hawthorne ]

The domestic man who loves no music so well as his own kitchen clock and the airs which the logs sing to him as they burn on the hearth, has solaces which others never dream of. [ Woodworth ]

There is no man who has not some interesting associations with particular scenes, or airs, or books, and who does not feel their beauty or sublimity enhanced to him by such connections. [ Sir A. Alison ]

It is with books as with women, where a certain plainness of manner and of dress is more engaging than that glare of paint and airs and apparel which may dazzle the eye, but reaches not the affections. [ Hume ]

airs in Scrabble®

The word airs is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 4

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airs in Words With Friends™

The word airs is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 4

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Word Growth involving airs

Shorter words in airs

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Longer words containing airs

airscape airscapes

airscrew airscrews

airshaft airshafts

airship airships

airshow airshows

airsick airsickness

airside

airspace airspaces

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corsairs

deairs

donairs

fairs affairs

fairs bookfairs

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hairs camelhairs

hairs chairs armchairs

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hairs chairs unchairs sunchairs

hairs chairs wheelchairs

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hairs hairsbreadth hairsbreadths

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hairs hairsplitter hairsplitters

hairs hairsplitting hairsplittings

hairs hairspray hairsprays

hairs hairstone hairstones

hairs hairstreak hairstreaks

hairs hairstyle hairstyler hairstylers

hairs hairstyle hairstyles

hairs hairstyling hairstylings

hairs hairstylist hairstylists

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lairs clairscient

lairs clairsentience

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lairs eclairs

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pairs aupairs

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pairs impairs

pairs repairs disrepairs

pairs unpairs

stairs backstairs

stairs downstairs

stairs stairstep stairstepped

stairs stairstep stairstepping

stairs stairstep stairsteps

stairs upstairs