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ailment n. illness, sickness, affliction, disease, disorder,
indisposition, malady; disability, infirmity; malaise,
queasiness: Granny's ailment has been diagnosed as influenza.
aim v. 1 direct, point, focus, train, level: The guns of the fort
are aimed at the narrow pass. 2 aim at. focus on, have designs
on, aspire to, plan for or on, set one's sights on, seek, strive
for, try for, wish, want: Edward aimed at absolute dominion
over that kingdom. 3 seek, intend, plan: I aim to retire at
fifty, if not before.
--n. 4 direction, pointing, focus, focusing or focussing,
sighting: His aim is so bad that he can't hit the side of a
barn with a shotgun. 5 purpose, goal, ambition, desire,
aspiration, object, end, objective, target, intent, intention,
plan: It was never her aim in life to be rich. The aim of the
book is set forth in the Foreword.
aimless adj. 1 purposeless, pointless, frivolous: After receiving the
inheritance she led an aimless life of ease and luxury. 2
undirected, erratic, chance, haphazard, random, vagrant,
wayward; wanton: We were annoyed by the tourists' aimless
meandering round the village.
air n. 1 atmosphere, ambience, aura, climate, feeling, sense, mood,
quality: This restaurant has a delightful air about it. 2
breeze, zephyr, current, draught; breath, puff, wind: Light
airs sprang up from the south. 3 manner, style, appearance,
aura, feeling, bearing, quality, flavour: Louis has a
lugubrious air about him. 4 melody, tune, song, music: She was
humming airs from some Italian opera. 5 airs. pretension,
pretence, show, affectedness; haughtiness, hauteur, arrogance,
superiority, superciliousness: He puts on such airs since he
got his knighthood.
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--v. 6 ventilate, freshen, refresh, aerate: The chambermaid is
airing the room, so you can't go in now. 7 show off, parade,
display, exhibit; publish, broadcast, circulate, publicize, make
public or known, reveal, expose, disclose, divulge, tell,
express, declare: Once again Andrew is airing his views on
modern art.