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pos>n. (Basketball) A throw at the basket that completely misses, not even hitting the rim. Compare swoosh and nothing but net. [ PJC ]

adj. 1. conveyed by or through air, as dust or pollen; as, a clean room is needed to avoid airborne contaminants. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. in flight; flying; -- said of an airplane. [ PJC ]

3. (Mil.) carried directly to the site of battle by aircraft; -- said of combat troops, as, an airborne division. [ PJC ]

n. 1. 1 a small parachute or articulated flap to reduce the speed of an aircraft.
Syn. -- dive brake [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. a vehicular brake that operates by compressed air; especially for heavy vehicles. Same as air brake.
Syn. -- air brake [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. 1. an atomizer to spray by means of compressed air. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

v. t. 1. 1. to paint with an airbrush. The old car looks like new now that we airbrushed it [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. to alter or remove by use of an airbrush. “After the photographer airbrushed out the wrinkles on her face she looked twenty years younger.” [ PJC ]

. A kind of atomizer for applying liquid coloring matter, such as paint, in a spray by compressed air. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. a compact mass of hair that forms in the stomach of animals as a result of licking fur; as, the cat coughed up a hairball right on the new rug. [ wns=1 + 2 ] [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. (Bot.) See Harebell. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Zool.) The chipping sparrow. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. See Harebrained.

a. Having the breadth of a hair; very narrow; as, a hairbreadth escape. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A brush for cleansing and smoothing the hair. [ 1913 Webster ]