Helen Fenton

Aisle: Definition and part of speech

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Aisle

  1. n. Also (perhaps from confusion with alley), a passage into which the pews of a church open.
  2. n. A lateral division of a building, separated from the middle part, called the nave, by a row of columns or piers, which support the roof or an upper wall containing windows, called the clearstory wall.
  3. n. Improperly used also for the have; — as in the phrases, a church with three aisles, the middle aisle.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Airy: Definition and part of speech

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Airy

  1. a. Having the light and aerial tints true to nature.
  2. a. Consisting of air; as, an airy substance; the airy parts of bodies.
  3. a. Relating or belonging to air; high in air; aerial; as, an airy flight.
  4. a. Open to a free current of air; exposed to the air; breezy; as, an airy situation.
  5. a. Resembling air; thin; unsubstantial; not material; airlike.
  6. a. Relating to the spirit or soul; delicate; graceful; as, airy music.
  7. a. Without reality; having no solid foundation; empty; trifling; visionary.
  8. a. Light of heart; vivacious; sprightly; flippant; superficial.
  9. a. Having an affected manner; being in the habit of putting on airs; affectedly grand.
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The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Air vessel: Definition and part of speech

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Air vessel

  1. A vessel, cell, duct, or tube containing or conducting air; as the air vessels of insects, birds, plants, etc.; the air vessel of a pump, engine, etc. For the latter, see Air chamber. The air vessels of insects are called tracheae, of plants spiral vessels.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Air-tight: Definition and part of speech

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Air-tight

  1. n. A stove the draft of which can be almost entirely shut off.
  2. a. So tight as to be impermeable to air; as, an air-tight cylinder.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Air stove: Definition and part of speech

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Air stove

  1. A stove for heating a current of air which is directed against its surface by means of pipes, and then distributed through a building.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.