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Definition: Air Out |
Air OutVerb1. Expose to fresh air, as of old clothing; "aerate your old sneakers". 2. 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 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Synonyms: Air OutSynonyms: aerate (v), air (v), vent (v), ventilate (v). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Air Out |
| English words defined with "air out": attic fan ♦ deflation ♦ exhaust fan ♦ Pet cock ♦ The open air. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "air out": peripheral ventilation. (references) |
| Domain | Usage | |
Screenplays | If Frank Burns makes any more patronizing cracks about my age, I'll take him behind the motor pool and let the air out of his tires (M*A*S*H; writing credit: Larry Gelbart) | |
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| Thumbnail | Description & Credit | ![]() | [Russian poster: Series "One Must Live Cleanly"; Clean and air out your clothing...]. Credit: National Library of Medicine. |
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| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | Air out, then disinfect cabins or shelters before using them. These places often shelter rodents. (references) | |
When going into cabins or outbuildings (or work areas) that have been closed for awhile, open them up and air out before cleaning. (references) | ||
During exhalation, the lung pushes the used air out of the alveoli and through the air passages until it escapes from the nose or mouth. (references) | ||
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| Speaker | Term | Phrase(s) |
Woodrow Wilson | 1913-1921 | The feelings with which we face this new age of right and opportunity sweep across our heartstrings like some air out of God's own presence, where justice and mercy are reconciled and the judge and the brother are one. |
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| Language | Translations for "air out"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Dutch | ventileren (aerate, give an airing, ventilate), uitluchten (aerate, give an airing, ventilate), spuien (aerate, give an airing, ventilate), luchten (aerate, give an airing, ventilate). (various references) | |
Esperanto | aerumi (ventilate). (various references) | |
Faeroese | lufta (aerate, give an airing, ventilate). (various references) | |
French | aérer (air, give an airing). (various references) | |
German | lüften (aerate, air, breath of wind, give an airing, lift, lift up, raise, to air, ventilate, ventilation). (various references) | |
Italian | ventilare (aerate, air, fan, give, give an airing, ventilate), arieggiare (aerate, air, give, give an airing, ventilate, wind), aerare (aerate, air, give, give an airing, ventilate). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | airay outay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | arejar (aerate, fan, give an airing, ventilate, wind). (various references) | |
Russian | выветрить. (various references) | |
Spanish | ventilar (aerate, air, fan, give an airing, ventilate). (various references) | |
Turkmen | яelejiretmek. (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-i-o-r-t-u" | |
-1 letter: ratio. | |
-2 letters: airt, auto, iota, rato, riot, rota, roti, rout, taro, tiro, tora, tori, tour, trio. | |
-3 letters: air, ait, art, oar, oat, ora, ort, our, out, rat, ria, rot, rut, tao, tar, tau, tor, tui, uta. | |
-4 letters: ai, ar, at, it, or, ta, ti, to, ut. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-i-o-r-t-u" | |
+1 letter: auditor, faitour, rainout, sautoir. | |
+2 letters: auditors, auditory, autogiro, azoturia, duration, faitours, obituary, outraise, outrival, rainouts, sautoire, sautoirs, thiourea, troupial, tutorial, virtuosa. | |
+3 letters: abruption, amaurotic, antitumor, atrocious, auctorial, auditoria, authorial, authoring, authorise, authority, authorize, autogiros, azoturias, durations, fioritura, fractious, fumigator, furcation, haustoria, incubator, insulator, inundator, juniorate, mutilator, ocularist, outdaring, outracing, outraging, outraised, outraises, outrating, outraving, outrivals, purgation, ragouting, rainspout, rotavirus, ruination, ruminator, sartorius, sautoires, simulator, stirabout, suctorial, suctorian, sudatoria, supinator, tabouring, thioureas, trialogue, troupials, tutorials, urination, uvarovite, virtuosas. | |
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