flight vs air

flight and air both are nouns.

flight and air both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
flight	Yes	No	Yes	No
air	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, air is a hypernym of flight; that is, air is a word with a broader meaning than flight:

flight: an instance of traveling by air
air: travel via aircraft

Other hypernyms of flight include air travel, aviation.

flight (noun)	air (noun)
an instance of traveling by air	travel via aircraft
the act of escaping physically	a distinctive but intangible quality surrounding a person or thing
a scheduled trip by plane between designated airports	a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence
a stairway (set of steps) between one floor or landing and the next	medium for radio and television broadcasting
passing above and beyond ordinary bounds	the region above the ground
an air force unit smaller than a squadron	the mass of air surrounding the Earth
a formation of aircraft in flight	a slight wind (usually refreshing)
a flock of flying birds	a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
the path followed by an object moving through space	once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles), associated with the humour blood

flight (verb)	air (verb)
decorate with feathers	expose to cool or cold air so as to cool or freshen
fly in a flock	expose to warm or heated air, so as to dry
shoot a bird in flight	make public
	broadcast over the airwaves, as in radio or television
	be broadcast
	expose to fresh air

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