air
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
How often you will meet it
Rank 296 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 71,797 times across 175,160 chapters — 0.034% of every word in the library.
It belongs to the first 500 words, the band worth learning before any other.
What it means
noun
- a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of air pollutiona smell of chemicals in the air
- the region above the ground her hand stopped in mid airhe threw the ball into the air
- a distinctive but intangible quality surrounding a person or thing also: aura, atmosphere an air of mysterythe house had a neglected air
- a slight wind (usually refreshing) also: breeze, zephyr, gentle wind the breeze was cooled by the lakeas he waited he could feel the air on his neck
- the mass of air surrounding the Earth also: atmosphere there was great heat as the comet entered the atmosphereit was exposed to the air
- once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe
air in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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Now that security was removed—and the air seemed rife with suspicion.
The Mysterious Affair at Styles · Agatha Christie · Chapter 1
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That he was down there now, while she breathed pure air.
The Courage of the Commonplace · Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews · Chapter 1
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The heat Is stifling, but out here the air is sweet.
The White Christmas and other Merry · Walter Ben Hare · Chapter 1
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The roar of the sea and wind was still like thunder in the air.
The Betrayal · E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim · Chapter 1
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Rain in abundance, which, however, much cooled the air; with thunder and lightening, caused in me a terrible surprise.
The Life and Most Surprising Adventures · Daniel Defoe · Chapter 1