Words starting with A

airjackA mechanical device used to lift up heavy objects using compressed air.
airlandTo transport (troops, etc.) to a place by aircraft, landing there rather than using parachutes.
airlandingComing to a surface from the air, as of an airplane, parachute or any descending object.
airleaveAn easement consisting of the right granted to a miner to ventilate onto a property.
airlegjackleg
airlessLacking or being without air.
airlesslyIn a airless manner; without air.
airlessnessThe state or condition of being poorly ventilated; lacking good air circulation, having stale air.
airletterAn aerogram.
airliftThe transportation of troops, civilians or supplies by air, especially in an emergency.
airliftedHaving been the subject of an airlift.
airlifterAn aircraft that performs airlifts.
airlikeResembling air, gaseous.
airlineA company that flies airplanes to transport people and goods.
airlinerA passenger-carrying aircraft, especially one of a fleet operated by an airline.
airlineseThe jargon used by airline companies.
airlingA thoughtless, light-hearted person.
airlinkRadio channel based data connection.
airlockA sealed, airtight chamber, such as in a manned spacecraft or submarine, used to provide access to and from the sealed area without allowing air out or water in.
airlockedEquipped with an airlock.
airlyearly
airmailThe system of conveying mail using aircraft.
airmailerAny aircraft used to send airmail
airmailsThe items of mail conveyed using aircraft.
airmanA pilot of an aircraft.
airmanshipSkill in and knowledge of the work of navigating and operating an aircraft.
airmarkA recognizable natural or man-made feature used for aerial navigation.
airmindedbeing well-disposed to aviation
airmissAn incident where two aircraft almost collide; a near miss.
airmobileCapable of being moved by air.
airmongerA hopeless visionary, a quixotic or unrealistic schemer.
airnTo earn.
airnaasymmetric interfering RNA
airningsearnings
airohydrogenOf, or using a mixture of, hydrogen and air.
airolAn antiseptic powder consisting of a basic iodide and gallate of bismuth, sometimes used in place of iodoform.
AiroloA municipality in Ticino canton, Switzerland.
airometerAny of various devices used to measure the amount of air used by a system.
AiroranA Papuan language spoken on the lower Apauwar River in Papua, Indonesia.
airorhynchyA retroflexion of the face at the front of the palate in primates.
airpackSynonym of SCBA (“self-containing breathing apparatus”).
airparkA small airport sometimes found near an industrial or business area.
airpathThe path of a missile or aircraft through the air.
airpersonAn airman or airwoman.
airphoneAn air-to-ground telephone service for passengers on airline flights.
airphotoA photograph taken from the air, for example to study terrain.
airpipeA pipe or tube through which air flows.
airplaneA powered heavier-than-air aircraft with fixed wings: a fixed-wing aircraft with at least one engine or electric motor.
airplanefulEnough to fill an airplane.
airplanelikeResembling or characteristic of an airplane.
airplanistAn airplane pilot.
airplayThe playing of a particular song, band or genre on the radio, or the frequency with which it is played.
airpocalypseThe presence of dense smog in many parts of Asia.
airponicPertaining to airponics. Synonym of aeroponic.
airponicsSynonym of aeroponics.
airportAn airfield (an area designated for the takeoff and landing of aircraft), including one or more runways and (for commercial airports) one or more passenger terminals.
airportableTransportable by aircraft.
airporterA form of transportation that uses shuttlebuses or vans to connect passengers to and from airports and other transportation hubs for a fee.
airportlessWithout an airport.
airportlikeResembling or characteristic of an airport.
airpostSynonym of airmail.
airpowerAirborne military power; an air force.
airproofairtight
airproofedThat has been made airtight
airproxA near miss between aircraft.
airpuffA short, sharp puff of air designed to startle a small animal in a biological experiment.
airsAffected manners intended to impress others.
airsacculitisAn inflammation of the air sacs of chickens and other birds.
airscapeThe view of the sky, or an artistic work that visually represents it.
airscoopA cowl shaped and positioned to draw air into the engine of a moving vehicle or aircraft
airscrewThe propeller of an aircraft; the prop.
airshaftA vertical (or near vertical) opening (shaft) running from a courtyard to the sky, thus allowing air to circulate to high-rise apartments or offices.
airshedA region's air supply.
airshiftA block of continuous broadcast time, often four or six hours.
airshipA lighter-than-air aircraft that can be propelled forward through the air as well as steered.
airshootA shot at something that is in the air, or a shot in midair.
airsickNauseated due to the effects of motion of an aircraft; suffering from motion sickness caused by air travel.
airsicknessA feeling of nausea, dizziness etc. caused by the motion of an aircraft; a form of motion sickness.
airsideIn the passenger-only area of an airport, beyond security, passport and immigration, and customs controls.
airsledA small hovercraft used to move heavy loads, typically in a warehouse
airsoftA modern combat sport in which participants eliminate their opponents by hitting them with spherical non-metallic pellets launched from a type of air gun running compressed air or similar compressed gas (e.g., carbon dioxide).
airsomeCharacterised or marked by air, especially bracingly cold air; windy; stormy.
airspaceA specified portion of the atmosphere, especially that under the technical aviation control and/or jurisdiction of a particular state over which territory (and territorial waters) it lies.
AirspeakA controlled form of natural language based on English and designed to facilitate communication between aircraft pilots and air traffic controllers.
airspeedThe speed of an aircraft relative to the air through which it is flying.
airspeedometerSynonym of airspeed indicator.
airsprayA spray (of liquid) powered by compressed air
airstaffThe staff of a radio station whose voices are broadcast.
airstairA set of stairs permitting entry to and exit from an aeroplane, typically built into a folding door.
airstairsOne set of airstairs.
airstepTo suspend a limb without contact with the ground
airsteppingThe act of taking an airstep
airstoneA piece of aquarium furniture, traditionally limewood or porous stone, whose purpose is to diffuse oxygen gradually into the tank, eliminating the noise and large bubbles of conventional air filtration systems.
airstopA designated landing site for helicopters.
airstreamA flow or current of air.
AirstreamerAn enthusiast of the Airstream brand of recreational vehicles, known for their rounded and polished aluminum coachwork.
airstrikeTo attack a ground target through the use of aircraft or missiles.
airstrikerA vehicle or person that performs an airstrike.
airstripAn aircraft landing field, usually with one runway and only basic facilities.
airsuitA space suit.
airtTo guide; to direct.
airtelA form of communication formerly used within the FBI, indicating a letter that had to be typed and mailed on the same day.
airthA village in the north of Falkirk council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS8987).
airtightImpermeable to air or other gases.
airtightlySealed in an airtight manner.
airtightnessThe quality of being airtight.
airtimeThe duration during which a radio or television program (or part of one) is transmitted.
airtistAn artist who uses airbrushes.
airtoneThe Helmholtz resonance of a string instrument, particularly a violin.
airtramAn aerial tram (type of passenger vehicle).
airtrappingAn abnormal retention of air in the lungs.
airviewA view from the air; a photograph taken from an aircraft.
airwalkA trick in which the skater holds the board and kicks out both feet while in the air.
airwallThe notional part of a network configuration which isolates computers physically from connection to a wider network such as the Internet.
airwarA war fought predominantly by aircraft.
airwardToward the air; upward.
airwardsToward the air; upward.
airwattA unit of measurement that represents the true suction power of vacuum cleaners. It is calculated by multiplying the airflow (in cubic metres per second) by the suction pressure (in pascals).
airwavesRadio-frequency electromagnetic waves, usually used in the context of wireless communication; radio waves.
airwayThe trachea.
airwaybillAn airbill.
airwiseCompetent and familiar with aircraft or air travel.
airwomanA woman who flies in an aircraft; a female aviator.
airworthinessThe state of being airworthy.
airworthyMeeting standards for safe flight
airwoundWound around air, i.e. lacking a solid core.
airyConsisting of air.
airyplaneAn airplane.
aischrolatreiaThe worship of filth.
aishdamn, shit
AishaA female given name from Arabic, most famously borne by Muhammad's third wife. Daughter of first caliph Abu Bakr.
AishaltonAn Amerindian village in the Rupununi savannah of southern Guyana, known for nearby archaeological sites and petroglyphs.
AishbaghA neighbourhood of Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
AishwaryaA female given name from Sanskrit, of Indian usage.
AiskewA village in Aiskew and Leeming Bar parish, North Yorkshire, England, previously in Hambleton district (OS grid ref SE2788).
aisleA wing of a building, notably in a church separated from the nave proper by piers.
aisledHaving aisles.
aislelessWithout an aisle.
aislewayAisle (clear path between seats, shelves, etc).
aislingA kind of Irish poem, developed during the late 17th and 18th centuries, in which Ireland appears to the poet in a vision in the form of a woman, lamenting the state of the Irish people and predicting the revival of their fortunes.
AislinnA female given name from Irish.
AislynA female given name.
AislynnA female given name.
AisneA department of Hauts-de-France, France. Capital: Laon (INSEE code 02).
AispuroA surname.
AissorA member of a certain group of people of Chaldean descent inhabiting the Caucasus.
AisthorpeA surname.
aistopodA snake-like amphibian from the order Aistopoda.
aitAn island in a river, especially the River Thames in England.
aitchThe name of the Latin script letter H/h.

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