dict_dl/en_merriam_webster/ai_mw.json

{
  "ailing":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": having or suffering from an illness or injury":[
        "providing care for his ailing mother",
        "trying to rest her ailing knee/back",
        "a person in ailing health",
        "\u2014 often used figuratively an ailing company an ailing economy"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8\u0101-li\u014b"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "invalid",
      "sickly",
      "weakly"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "healthy",
      "well"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Ted Taylor, a chatty teacher at Cedar Hills High School and volunteer chaplain at the Orem Fire Department, hopes state leaders find a solution to the ailing Great Salt Lake. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 24 June 2022",
      "Donigan has a plan to put the ailing pharmacy chain back on track. \u2014 Sheryl Estrada, Fortune , 15 June 2022",
      "Through tokenization, coding is now creating new hybrid stock options for businesses and could offer a way forward for many ailing companies. \u2014 Ivan Burazin, Forbes , 7 June 2022",
      "In the sixth, however, Jeimer Candelario \u2014 who entered in the third for an ailing Robbie Grossman \u2014 connected with a 79.5 mph curveball from McKenzie for a line-drive solo homer to right. \u2014 Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press , 29 May 2022",
      "Phoebe inexplicably pressures Emma to visit their ailing mother, who\u2019s been locked away in a sanitarium since her homicidal breakdown. \u2014 Washington Post , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "At the time, Luma and government officials said the company was well positioned to tap some $9.5 billion in federal money to repair the notoriously aging and ailing system. \u2014 Jim Wyss, Bloomberg.com , 8 Apr. 2022",
      "An ailing 78-year-old who spent 30 years on death row. \u2014 Chris Kenning, USA TODAY , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "But its framing was a marked shift from the 2021 pitch for a fundamental transformation of an ailing American society. \u2014 New York Times , 28 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "from present participle of ail entry 1":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1598, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-181906"
  },
  "aid":{
    "type":[
      "abbreviation",
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to provide with what is useful or necessary in achieving an end":[
        "aid a cause",
        "aid a friend"
      ],
      ": to give assistance":[
        "research that aided in the discovery of a new drug"
      ],
      ": the act of helping someone":[
        "climbers in need of aid"
      ],
      ": aide":[
        "worked as a teacher's aid"
      ],
      ": something by which assistance is given : an assisting device":[
        "an aid to understanding",
        "a visual aid"
      ],
      "\u2014 see hearing aid":[
        "an aid to understanding",
        "a visual aid"
      ],
      ": a subsidy granted to the king by the English parliament until the 18th century for an extraordinary purpose":[],
      ": a tribute paid by a vassal to his lord":[],
      "Agency for International Development":[],
      "artificial insemination by donor":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8\u0101d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "abet",
      "assist",
      "back",
      "backstop",
      "help",
      "prop (up)",
      "support"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "adjunct",
      "adjutant",
      "aide",
      "apprentice",
      "assistant",
      "coadjutor",
      "deputy",
      "helper",
      "helpmate",
      "helpmeet",
      "lieutenant",
      "mate",
      "sidekick"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "They gave money in order to aid the cause.",
      "She aided them in their efforts.",
      "He jumped into the water to aid the drowning child.",
      "a home run that was aided by the wind",
      "She aided the government in the attempt to fight illiteracy.",
      "Noun",
      "The project was completed with the aid of several students.",
      "The work was done with the aid of a computer.",
      "The government has given millions of dollars in economic aid to these nations.",
      "She applied for financial aid in order to go to college.",
      "The diagram is provided as an aid to understanding.",
      "The computer is an aid to keeping costs down.",
      "He teaches art with visual aids .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Prime Minister Mullah Mohammad Hassan Akhand pledged $10 million to immediately aid families in Paktika and Khost provinces. \u2014 John Bacon, USA TODAY , 22 June 2022",
      "The gas tax increase emerged alongside calls from Indiana Democrats since March to suspend the tax to aid residents reeling from the worst inflation in 40 years. \u2014 Arleigh Rodgers, Chicago Tribune , 21 June 2022",
      "Kiggans has also been boosted by the Winning for Women Action Fund, which launched a six-figure ad campaign last week to aid her campaign. \u2014 Mark Murray, NBC News , 21 June 2022",
      "As a Native writer in Hollywood, I [have been called to aid ] white projects as the Native consultant. \u2014 Selome Hailu, Variety , 17 June 2022",
      "As experienced personnel retires, fewer experts are around and aren\u2019t available to aid inexperienced personnel, as their time is spent elsewhere. \u2014 John Clemons, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
      "This is a Google News Sitemap to aid Google News finding news on your website. \u2014 quantamagazine.org , 16 June 2022",
      "The Noblesville school board hired University Search Team in February to aid the district in the search process. \u2014 Mj Slaby, The Indianapolis Star , 15 June 2022",
      "OpenAI pilots self-critiquing A.I. systems to aid human evaluators. \u2014 Jeremy Kahn, Fortune , 14 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "As an on-campus housing option, a student's financial aid package can contribute to the cost of living at Trinity Woods. \u2014 Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel , 18 June 2022",
      "The American aid package includes $350 million in rapid, off-the-shelf deliveries by the Pentagon and $650 million in other longer-term purchases. \u2014 Celina Tebor, USA TODAY , 17 June 2022",
      "Davis also criticizes Miller for being the lone Illinois delegation member to vote against a $40 billion aid package to Ukraine and for not speaking out against Russian President Vladimir Putin\u2019s invasion and war. \u2014 Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune , 17 June 2022",
      "In the latest aid package, the U.S. will for the first time provide Ukraine with Harpoon antiship launchers, which defense officials said would arrive in roughly two months. \u2014 Daniel Michaels, WSJ , 15 June 2022",
      "Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy thanked Biden for the new aid package. \u2014 John Leicester And Yuras Karmanau, Anchorage Daily News , 15 June 2022",
      "Reflecting similar sentiments, 57 House Republicans voted against the Ukraine aid package, as did 11 Senate Republicans, including longtime anti-interventionist Rand Paul and upstarts Josh Hawley and Tom Cotton. \u2014 Jordan Michael Smith, The New Republic , 13 June 2022",
      "The US$40 billion aid package recently signed by President Joe Biden includes $8.7 billion to replenish U.S. weapons stocks. \u2014 Terrence Guay, The Conversation , 7 June 2022",
      "Since then, Biden\u2019s hallmark policy in the region \u2014 a $4 billion aid package to attack the root causes of migration in Central America \u2014 has stalled in Congress with no apparent effort to revive it. \u2014 Elliot Spagat, BostonGlobe.com , 5 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English eyden , from Anglo-French aider , from Latin adjutare , frequentative of adjuvare , from ad- + juvare to help":"Verb and Noun"
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":"Verb",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3":"Noun"
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-231801"
  },
  "airs":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a light breeze":[],
      ": breath":[],
      ": aircraft":[
        "traveling by air"
      ],
      ": aviation":[
        "air safety",
        "air rights"
      ],
      ": air force":[
        "air headquarters"
      ],
      ": airtime":[],
      ": outward appearance of a thing":[
        "an air of luxury"
      ],
      ": a surrounding or pervading influence : atmosphere":[
        "an air of mystery"
      ],
      ": the look, appearance, or bearing of a person especially as expressive of some personal quality or emotion : demeanor":[
        "an air of dignity"
      ],
      ": an artificial or affected manner":[
        "put on airs"
      ],
      ": nothingness":[
        "\u2014 usually used in the phrases into thin air and out of thin air vanished/disappeared into thin air \u2026 nor did any of them seem to have noticed that six people had just melted into thin air in front of them. \u2014 J. K. Rowling \u2026 jobs can't just be created out of thin air . \u2014 The Wall Street Journal"
      ],
      ": empty space":[],
      ": a sudden severance of relations":[
        "She gave me the air ."
      ],
      ": tune , melody":[
        "a lilting air"
      ],
      ": the chief voice part or melody in choral music":[],
      ": an accompanied song or melody in usually strophic form":[],
      ": an air-conditioning system":[
        "a house with central air"
      ],
      ": public utterance":[
        "He gave air to his opinion."
      ],
      ": a football offense utilizing primarily the forward pass":[
        "Trailing by 20 points, the team took to the air ."
      ],
      ": compressed air":[],
      ": being felt or expressed by many people : in wide circulation":[
        "There was a sense of anticipation in the air ."
      ],
      ": not yet settled":[
        "a question that's still up in the air"
      ],
      ": to expose to the air for drying, purifying, or refreshing : ventilate":[
        "\u2014 often used with out He opened the windows to air out the room."
      ],
      ": to expose to public view or bring to public notice":[
        "aired their complaints"
      ],
      ": to transmit by radio or television":[
        "air a program"
      ],
      ": to become exposed to the open air":[
        "The blankets were left outside to air ."
      ],
      ": to become broadcast":[
        "a program that airs daily"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8er",
      "\u02c8a(\u0259)r, \u02c8e(\u0259)r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "lay",
      "melody",
      "song",
      "strain",
      "tune",
      "warble"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "expound",
      "express",
      "give",
      "look",
      "raise",
      "sound",
      "state",
      "vent",
      "ventilate",
      "voice"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for air Noun pose , air , airs , affectation , mannerism mean an adopted way of speaking or behaving. pose implies an attitude deliberately assumed in order to impress others. her shyness was just a pose air may suggest natural acquirement through environment or way of life. a traveler's sophisticated air airs always implies artificiality and pretentiousness. snobbish airs affectation applies to a trick of speech or behavior that strikes the observer as insincere. the posh accent is an affectation mannerism applies to an acquired eccentricity that has become a habit. gesturing with a cigarette was her most noticeable mannerism Verb express , vent , utter , voice , broach , air mean to make known what one thinks or feels. express suggests an impulse to reveal in words, gestures, actions, or what one creates or produces. expressed her feelings in music vent stresses a strong inner compulsion to express especially in words. a tirade venting his frustration utter implies the use of the voice not necessarily in articulate speech. utter a groan voice does not necessarily imply vocal utterance but does imply expression or formulation in words. an editorial voicing their concerns broach adds the implication of disclosing for the first time something long thought over or reserved for a suitable occasion. broached the subject of a divorce air implies an exposing or parading of one's views often in order to gain relief or sympathy or attention. publicly airing their differences",
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "These laws are meant to produce cleaner air .",
      "A delicious smell filled the air .",
      "I like to dine outdoors in the open air .",
      "He can't breathe! Everybody move back and give him some air !",
      "High in the mountains the air is thin and it can be hard to breathe.",
      "He pumped air into the bicycle tire.",
      "The city is wonderful seen from the air .",
      "the fish of the sea and the birds of the air",
      "The balloon rose up into the air and then floated through the air .",
      "There has been heavy fighting on the ground and in the air .",
      "Verb",
      "The blankets were left outside to air .",
      "She opened the windows to air the room.",
      "The company had a meeting so that employees could air their complaints.",
      "The interview will be aired tomorrow.",
      "The interview will air tomorrow.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "One of the larger campaign issues during last year\u2019s mayoral election was the emission of ethylene oxide (EtO) from Vantage Specialty, Inc., a chemical company based in Gurnee that was emitting the gas into the air . \u2014 Erin Yarnall, Chicago Tribune , 21 June 2022",
      "Marques, whose works explore the stories of her Cuban ancestors, drops us into the darkest part of a fairy tale: Her bewitched or undead characters stride off into the air or open their arms helplessly. \u2014 Cate Mcquaid, BostonGlobe.com , 21 June 2022",
      "The blast flung his body into the air as his wife, child and a friend unpacked their bags on the shore. \u2014 Jennifer Hassan, Washington Post , 19 June 2022",
      "After flinging itself into the air , the frog, about the size of a Skittle, tumbles and cartwheels before flopping to the ground on its back or belly, reports the Atlantic's Katherine J. Wu. \u2014 Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine , 17 June 2022",
      "Courtney hopped onto the shiny surface and laid flat on her stomach, then lifted her hips into the air and arched her back, staring into the camera on Nick\u2019s phone. \u2014 Kat Tenbarge, NBC News , 17 June 2022",
      "While virtually ignored in the US until recently, the country\u2019s approximately 3,000 aviation airports are now the largest source of airborne lead in the US, pumping 468 tons into the air every year. \u2014 Quartz , 16 June 2022",
      "Source, jamming, throws an uppercut into the air when a digital chime punctuates the bar. \u2014 Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone , 15 June 2022",
      "The older carriers, Liaoning and Shandong, use a ski ramp to launch jet fighters into the air . \u2014 Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics , 15 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "All 75 games of the 11-day competition will air live on ESPN networks or NBA TV. \u2014 Chris Fedor, cleveland , 20 June 2022",
      "The event will air on CNN and will stream live for pay TV subscribers via CNN.com and CNNgo where available. \u2014 Chloe Melas, CNN , 19 June 2022",
      "The ceremony will air on CBS and stream on Paramount+. \u2014 Wilson Chapman, Variety , 16 June 2022",
      "The show, hosted by Taraji P. Henson for the second year in a row, will air live on BET on June 26 at 8 p.m. ET/PT from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. \u2014 Paul Grein, Billboard , 16 June 2022",
      "More of Heard's interview with Guthrie will air on Today and later on Dateline this Friday. \u2014 Nick Romano, EW.com , 14 June 2022",
      "For the first time ever, the ceremony will air live on the West Coast. \u2014 Jordan Freiman, CBS News , 12 June 2022",
      "How to watch the 2022 Tony Awards: The Tonys will air live on CBS and Paramount+ on Sunday, June 12, at 8 p.m. eastern. \u2014 Emily Burack, Town & Country , 12 June 2022",
      "The series will air on the IFC cable channel and stream on Sundance Now. \u2014 Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter , 8 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin aer , from Greek a\u0113r air":"Noun and Verb"
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
      "1530, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb"
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-232626"
  },
  "airheaded":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": an area in hostile territory secured usually by airborne troops for further use in bringing in troops and mat\u00e9riel by air":[],
      ": a mindless or stupid person":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8er-\u02cched"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "birdbrain",
      "blockhead",
      "bonehead",
      "bubblehead",
      "chowderhead",
      "chucklehead",
      "clodpoll",
      "clodpole",
      "clot",
      "cluck",
      "clunk",
      "cretin",
      "cuddy",
      "cuddie",
      "deadhead",
      "dim bulb",
      "dimwit",
      "dip",
      "dodo",
      "dolt",
      "donkey",
      "doofus",
      "dope",
      "dork",
      "dullard",
      "dum-dum",
      "dumbbell",
      "dumbhead",
      "dummkopf",
      "dummy",
      "dunce",
      "dunderhead",
      "fathead",
      "gander",
      "golem",
      "goof",
      "goon",
      "half-wit",
      "hammerhead",
      "hardhead",
      "idiot",
      "ignoramus",
      "imbecile",
      "jackass",
      "know-nothing",
      "knucklehead",
      "lamebrain",
      "loggerhead",
      "loon",
      "lump",
      "lunkhead",
      "meathead",
      "mome",
      "moron",
      "mug",
      "mutt",
      "natural",
      "nimrod",
      "nincompoop",
      "ninny",
      "ninnyhammer",
      "nit",
      "nitwit",
      "noddy",
      "noodle",
      "numskull",
      "numbskull",
      "oaf",
      "pinhead",
      "prat",
      "ratbag",
      "saphead",
      "schlub",
      "shlub",
      "schnook",
      "simpleton",
      "stock",
      "stupe",
      "stupid",
      "thickhead",
      "turkey",
      "woodenhead",
      "yahoo",
      "yo-yo"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "brain",
      "genius"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "air entry 1 + -head (as in beachhead )":"Noun"
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1943, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
      "1971, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-234325"
  },
  "ail":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to give physical or emotional pain, discomfort, or trouble to":[
        "His back has been ailing him.",
        "It's good for what ails you.",
        "What's ailing you?"
      ],
      ": ailment":[
        "winter ails"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8\u0101l",
      "\u02c8\u0101(\u0259)l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "agitate",
      "alarm",
      "alarum",
      "bother",
      "concern",
      "derail",
      "discomfort",
      "discompose",
      "dismay",
      "disquiet",
      "distemper",
      "distract",
      "distress",
      "disturb",
      "exercise",
      "flurry",
      "frazzle",
      "freak (out)",
      "fuss",
      "hagride",
      "perturb",
      "undo",
      "unhinge",
      "unsettle",
      "upset",
      "weird out",
      "worry"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "affection",
      "ailment",
      "bug",
      "complaint",
      "complication",
      "condition",
      "disease",
      "disorder",
      "distemper",
      "distemperature",
      "fever",
      "ill",
      "illness",
      "infirmity",
      "malady",
      "sickness",
      "trouble"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "half of the staff is out sick with the usual wintertime ails",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "There are plenty of things that ail this particular Utah team, maybe more than what can legitimately be fixed in one offseason, but one offseason would be a start. \u2014 Josh Newman, The Salt Lake Tribune , 19 Jan. 2022",
      "Jackson's ankle didn't appear to ail him at all during the second half. \u2014 Omari Sankofa Ii, Detroit Free Press , 2 Apr. 2021",
      "Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte, obeying The Netherlands\u2019 ban on nursing home visitations during the coronavirus pandemic, did not visit his ailing mother for weeks before her death earlier this month, according to local media reports Monday. \u2014 Fox News , 27 May 2020",
      "Soon after, Wu left the industry to care for her ailing mother in San Jose. \u2014 Robert Ito, New York Times , 29 Apr. 2020",
      "Lucha is caring for her ailing mother, Amalia (Gigi Cervantes), who\u2019s losing her memory. \u2014 Manuel Mendoza, Dallas News , 26 Mar. 2020",
      "Chambers, 49, was noticeably absent from the midseason finale in November, and it was explained that his character was taking care of his ailing mother. \u2014 Christina Dugan, PEOPLE.com , 23 Jan. 2020",
      "Nugent wrote that Walker also plans to care for his ailing mother, who is suffering from leukemia, Nugent wrote. \u2014 Eric Heisig, cleveland , 17 Oct. 2019",
      "The protagonist, Arthur Fleck, is a mentally ill aspiring stand-up comedian who lives in a rundown flat with his ailing mother, Penny (Frances Conroy). \u2014 N.b., The Economist , 3 Oct. 2019",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Overall, China\u2019s box office continues to ail , with sizable pockets of cinemas across the country still closed as a COVID precaution and consumer activity suppressed by mass testing and a prevailing sense of caution. \u2014 Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter , 20 June 2022",
      "Illinois\u2019s fiscal ails have long revolved around its pension system for teachers and state workers. \u2014 Shruti Singh, Bloomberg.com , 18 May 2020",
      "By comparison, the U.S., the coronavirus\u2019s new hotspot, earmarked $2 trillion in March to help businesses, hospitals, and workers counter the economic ails of COVID-19, while the Fed slashed interest rates to nearly zero. \u2014 Eamon Barrett, Fortune , 20 Apr. 2020",
      "This social pressure only worked, though, to the extent that patients could afford to leave normal life behind, and ail in isolation from their communities. \u2014 Annika Neklason, The Atlantic , 21 Mar. 2020",
      "El Paso j ail records show a Patrick Wood Crusius was booked Sunday on state charges of capital murder. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 4 Aug. 2019",
      "Apple\u2019s smartphone shipments in China fell 20% in the quarter ended December from a year earlier, according to International Data Corp. Tepid iPhone sales aren't all that ail Apple in China. \u2014 Stella Yifan Xie, WSJ , 21 Feb. 2019",
      "Brian Dennehy is Irina\u2019s ailing elder brother, Sorin, although Dennehy, at seventy-nine, still looks too bearishly robust to ail . \u2014 Anthony Lane, The New Yorker , 11 May 2018",
      "The pitch inherently presumes a technologically advanced society, one where medicine has cured our physical ails . \u2014 Will Nevin, OregonLive.com , 26 Dec. 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English eilen, eilien \"to trouble, afflict, affect (with animate or inanimate agent), be troubled, affected,\" going back to Old English eglan, eglian \"to torment, afflict (with animate or inanimate agent),\" going back to Germanic *agljan- (whence also Norwegian egle \"to bait, goad, heckle,\" Danish dialect [Jutland] egle \"to goad,\" [Bornholm] \u00e4gla \"to scold,\" Gothic agljan, translating Greek bl\u00e1ptein \"to harm, hurt\"), of uncertain origin":"Verb",
      "Middle English eil \"harm, trouble,\" perhaps in part going back to an Old English noun *\u00e6gl, *\u00e6gle, n-stem noun cognate with Gothic aglo \"tribulation,\" derivative of a Germanic adjective agla-, whence Old English egle \"grievous, painful\"; in part noun derivative of Middle English eilen \"to trouble, afflict\" and eile \"harmful, grievous\" (continuing Old English egle ) \u2014 more at ail entry 1":"Noun"
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":"Verb",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-011230"
  },
  "airy":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": of or relating to air : atmospheric":[],
      ": high in the air : lofty":[
        "airy perches"
      ],
      ": performed in air : aerial":[
        "airy leaps"
      ],
      ": unreal , illusory":[
        "airy romances"
      ],
      ": being light and graceful in movement or manner : sprightly , vivacious":[
        "an airy dance"
      ],
      ": exceptionally light, delicate, or refined":[
        "an airy fragrance"
      ],
      ": open to the free circulation of air":[
        "an airy room"
      ],
      ": having openings or spaces":[
        "airy lacework"
      ],
      ": affected , proud":[
        "airy condescension"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8er-\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "ethereal",
      "fluffy",
      "gossamer",
      "gossamery",
      "light"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "heavy",
      "leaden"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "The room is open, light, and airy .",
      "He refused with an airy wave of his hand.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "This upscale, family-friendly property boasts 115 bright and airy accommodations, as well as an oceanfront swimming pool, whirlpool, and separate children's pool. \u2014 Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure , 31 May 2022",
      "By Saturday morning, the normally airy ballroom of the Menger Hotel downtown was arrayed with miniature battlefields. \u2014 Caroline Tien, San Antonio Express-News , 21 May 2022",
      "From airy cotton skirts to matching two-piece swimsuits, the unfussy, effortless assortment conjures that getaway feeling best served with a frothy drink in hand. \u2014 Caroline Tell, Forbes , 19 May 2022",
      "Inside, white floors, ceilings and walls make the space feel extremely airy and light-filled. \u2014 Tori Latham, Robb Report , 18 May 2022",
      "Keep an eye out for whales while having a cocktail at the Alaloa Lounge and then stroll over to the Banyan Tree for dinner under airy orchids. \u2014 Olivia Hosken, Town & Country , 10 May 2022",
      "The couple has seven children and Ms. Kronbach, 38 and originally from Chihuahua, Mexico, has a large family that gathers at the airy 4,500-square-foot house. \u2014 Cecilie Rohwedder, WSJ , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "The apartment Liubov was moved into, along with Nataliia, was light and airy , suitable in every way for two very pregnant women except for its location up four flights of stairs. \u2014 New York Times , 3 May 2022",
      "Overall, the aesthetic is light and airy , with accents of earth tones and navy. \u2014 Elise Taylor, Vogue , 26 Apr. 2022"
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      "Although diabetes is a common cause for this uncommon ailment , most people do not have an identifiable cause of gastroparesis. \u2014 Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive , 23 June 2022",
      "The dispensary is strictly for those authorized under the Lone Star State's Compassionate Use Program, which requires a diagnosis of a certain disease or ailment and a prescription from a doctor. \u2014 Jay R. Jordan, Chron , 23 June 2022",
      "The ailment initially manifested as a back injury, but the pain migrated to his legs. \u2014 Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune , 3 June 2022",
      "Each of them delivers a pompous speech diagnosing Pinocchio\u2019s ailment , and each diagnosis differs from the others. \u2014 Joan Acocella, The New Yorker , 6 June 2022",
      "The implant is specifically for patients with microtia, a rare congenital ailment where the outer ear is either underdeveloped or doesn't exist at all. \u2014 Li Cohen, CBS News , 2 June 2022",
      "And parsing out the severity of an infection isn\u2019t easy in someone who\u2019s battling another ailment , says Westyn Branch-Elliman, an infectious-disease physician at VA Boston Healthcare System and Harvard Medical School. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 23 May 2022",
      "Treinen missing \u2018trust\u2019: Blake Treinen\u2019s mystery shoulder ailment came no closer to being explained despite the best efforts of the Dodgers\u2019 high-leverage reliever Saturday. \u2014 Steve Hensonassistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times , 14 May 2022",
      "This common ailment can be caused by ingesting water contaminated with bacterial pathogens such as Enterococcus. \u2014 Sean Mowbray, Smithsonian Magazine , 9 May 2022"
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      "Okechukwu Okoye, a legislator in the Anambra state assembly and his aide went missing on May 15. \u2014 Reuters, CNN , 23 May 2022",
      "Ukraine is taking heavy blows on the battlefield and losing between 100 and 200 fighters daily, an aide to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said. \u2014 Mar\u00eda Luisa Pa\u00fal, Washington Post , 10 June 2022",
      "But unlike other museums, the Lucas museum would not receive taxpayer subsidies to cover a portion of its operations, a top mayoral aide said. \u2014 Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune , 13 May 2022",
      "Another senior aide to Vice President Mike Pence, Chris Hodgson, was spotted at the panel's offices for an in-person deposition Wednesday. \u2014 Benjamin Siegel, ABC News , 30 Mar. 2022",
      "An aide to President Voldymyr Zelenskiy said Russian troops continue their offensive at the town of Izyum in Kharkiv region. \u2014 Bloomberg.com , 26 Mar. 2022",
      "One senior Senate aide said that Rotenberg investigators found countless examples of banks filing reports with the Department of Treasury, to no avail. \u2014 New York Times , 16 Mar. 2022",
      "George Gasc\u00f3n, who was elected last year on a platform of criminal justice reform, does not support the efforts and has no plans to follow suit, an aide said. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 10 Nov. 2021",
      "An aide to Clinton said the former president had a urological infection that spread to his bloodstream but was on the mend and never went into septic shock, a potentially life-threatening condition. \u2014 NBC News , 21 Oct. 2021"
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      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "An American airman has been arrested following an investigation into an attack that wounded four troops at a small U.S. base in eastern Syria in April. \u2014 Doha Madani, NBC News , 22 June 2022",
      "An airman was arrested in the U.S. on Thursday in connection with an April attack at a base in Syria that injured four other U.S. service members, according to a new statement from an Air Force official. \u2014 Luis Martinez, ABC News , 21 June 2022",
      "Lieutenant Colonel Chris Graham, who grew up in Miami and served as an airman in Iraq, will lead the volunteer civilian force that originated during World War II but was deactivated in 1947. \u2014 David Lyons, Sun Sentinel , 15 June 2022",
      "Remarkably, the system required the oversight of just a single airman . \u2014 Jeremy Bogaisky, Forbes , 3 June 2022",
      "Based on Adam Makos' 2015 book Devotion: An Epic Story of Heroism, Friendship, and Sacrifice, the film stars Jonathan Majors as Jesse Brown, the first Black man to complete Naval flight training, while Powell plays another airman named Tom Hudner. \u2014 Clark Collis, EW.com , 31 May 2022",
      "Among them were 19-year-old U.S. Army airman Staff Sgt. \u2014 CBS News , 18 May 2022",
      "When help arrived, the men found Nemo stretched across the airman \u2019s chest, protecting him, as the dog had been trained. \u2014 Washington Post , 1 Aug. 2014",
      "An airman killed when he was shot down over Romania during World War II is returning to his home to Massachusetts nearly 80 years later. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 1 Apr. 2022"
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      "1873, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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