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AERY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Any habitation at a high altitude
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Hypernyms ("aery" is a kind of...):
habitation (the native habitat or home of an animal or plant)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The lofty nest of a bird of prey (such as a hawk or eagle)
Synonyms:
aerie; aery; eyrie; eyry
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Hypernyms ("aery" is a kind of...):
bird's nest; bird nest; birdnest (nest where birds lay their eggs and hatch their young)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Characterized by lightness and insubstantiality; as impalpable or intangible as air
Example:
physical rather than ethereal forms
Synonyms:
aerial; aeriform; aery; airy; ethereal
Classified under:
Similar:
insubstantial; unreal; unsubstantial (lacking material form or substance; unreal)
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