The difference between Air and Water

When used as nouns, air means understood as one of the four elements of the ancient greeks and romans, whereas water means a substance (of molecular formula h₂o) found at room temperature and pressure as a clear liquid.

When used as verbs, air means to bring (something) into contact with the air, so as to freshen or dry it, whereas water means to pour water into the soil surrounding (plants).

check bellow for the other definitions of Air and Water

  1. Air as a noun (uncountable, meteorology):

    The substance constituting earth's atmosphere, particularly: understood as one of the four elements of the ancient Greeks and Romans. understood as a particular local substance with supposed effects on human health. understood as a gaseous mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and various trace gases.

    Examples:

    "I'm going outside to get some air."

    "There was a tension in the air which made me suspect an approaching storm."

  2. Air as a noun (usually, with the):

    The apparently open space above the ground which this substance fills, formerly thought to be limited by the firmament but now considered surrounded by the near vacuum of outer space.

    Examples:

    "The flock of birds took to the air."

  3. Air as a noun:

    A breeze; a gentle wind.

  4. Air as a noun:

    A feeling or sense.

    Examples:

    "to give it an air of artistry and [[sophistication]]"

  5. Air as a noun:

    A sense of poise, graciousness, or quality.

  6. Air as a noun (usually plural):

    Pretension; snobbishness; pretence that one is better than others.

    Examples:

    "putting on airs'"

  7. Air as a noun (music):

    A song, especially a solo; an aria.

  8. Air as a noun (informal):

    Nothing; absence of anything.

  9. Air as a noun:

    An air conditioner or the processed air it produces. Can be a mass noun or a count noun depending on context; similar to hair.

    Examples:

    "Could you turn on the air?"

    "Hey, did you mean to leave the airs on all week while you were on vacation?"

  10. Air as a noun (obsolete, chemistry):

    Any specific gas.

  11. Air as a noun (snowboarding, skateboarding, motor sports):

    A jump in which one becomes airborne.

  12. Air as a noun:

    A television or radio signal.

  1. Air as a verb:

    To bring (something) into contact with the air, so as to freshen or dry it.

  2. Air as a verb:

    To let fresh air into a room or a building, to ventilate.

    Examples:

    "It's getting quite [[stuffy]] in this room: let's open the windows and air it."

  3. Air as a verb:

    To discuss varying viewpoints on a given topic.

  4. Air as a verb (transitive):

    To broadcast (a television show etc.).

  5. Air as a verb (intransitive):

    To be broadcast.

    Examples:

    "This game show first aired in the 1990s and is still going today."

  6. Air as a verb (British, MLE, slang):

    To ignore.

  1. Water as a noun (uncountable):

    A substance (of molecular formula H₂O) found at room temperature and pressure as a clear liquid; it is present naturally as rain, and found in rivers, lakes and seas; its solid form is ice and its gaseous form is steam. The liquid form of this substance: liquid H₂O. A serving of liquid water.

    Examples:

    "By the action of electricity, the water was resolved into its two parts, oxygen and hydrogen."

    "May I have a glass of water?"

    "Your plants need more water."

  2. Water as a noun (alchemy, philosophy):

    The aforementioned liquid, considered one of the Classical elements or basic elements of alchemy.

    Examples:

    "He showed me the river of living water, sparkling like crystal, flowing from the throne of God."

  3. Water as a noun (uncountable, or, in the plural):

    Water in a body; an area of open water.

    Examples:

    "The boat was found within the territorial waters."

    "These seals are a common sight in the coastal waters of Chile."

  4. Water as a noun (poetic, archaic, or, dialectal):

    A body of water, almost always a river.

  5. Water as a noun (sometimes, countable):

    A combination of water and other substance(s). Mineral water. Spa water. A solution in water of a gaseous or readily volatile substance. Urine. Amniotic fluid; used only in the plural in the UK but often also in the singular in North America, especially to avoid cacophony, as in this example: (The Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary says "often used in plural; also: bag of waters") Fluids in the body, especially when causing swelling.

    Examples:

    "Perrier is the most popular water in this restaurant."

    "Many people visit Bath to take the waters."

    "ammonia water'"

    "Before the child is born, the pregnant woman’s water breaks. qualifier North America"

    "Before your child is born, your water(s) will break. qualifier North America"

    "Before the child is born, the pregnant woman’s waters break. qualifier UK"

    "He suffers from water on the knee."

  6. Water as a noun (figuratively, in the plural, or, in the singular):

    A state of affairs; conditions; usually with an adjective indicating an adverse condition.

    Examples:

    "The rough waters of change will bring about the calm after the storm."

  7. Water as a noun (colloquial, figuratively):

    A person's intuition.

    Examples:

    "I know he'll succeed. I feel it in my waters."

  8. Water as a noun (uncountable, dated, finance):

    Excess valuation of securities.

  9. Water as a noun:

    The limpidity and lustre of a precious stone, especially a diamond.

    Examples:

    "a diamond of the first water is perfectly pure and transparent"

  10. Water as a noun:

    A wavy, lustrous pattern or decoration such as is imparted to linen, silk, metals, etc.

  1. Water as a verb (transitive):

    To pour water into the soil surrounding (plants).

  2. Water as a verb (transitive):

    To wet or supply with water; to moisten; to overflow with water; to irrigate.

  3. Water as a verb (transitive):

    To provide (animals) with water for drinking.

    Examples:

    "I need to go water the cattle''."

  4. Water as a verb (intransitive):

    To get or take in water.

    Examples:

    "The ship put into port to water."

  5. Water as a verb (transitive, colloquial):

    To urinate onto.

    Examples:

    "[[nature calls Nature called]], so I stepped into the woods and watered a tree."

  6. Water as a verb (transitive):

    To dilute.

    Examples:

    "Can you water the whisky, please?"

  7. Water as a verb (transitive, dated, finance):

    To overvalue (securities), especially through deceptive accounting.

  8. Water as a verb (intransitive):

    To fill with or secrete water.

    Examples:

    "Chopping onions makes my eyes water."

    "The smell of fried onions makes my mouth water."

  9. Water as a verb (transitive):

    To wet and calender, as cloth, so as to impart to it a lustrous appearance in wavy lines; to diversify with wavelike lines.

    Examples:

    "to water silk"

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