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Breath

//bɹɛθ// adj, noun, verb

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    voiceless, surd; contrasting with voice (breath sounds, voice sounds) not-comparable
Noun
  1. 1
    The act or process of breathing. uncountable

    "I could hear the breath of the runner behind me."

  2. 2
    the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing wordnet
  3. 3
    A single act of breathing in or out; a breathing of air. countable

    "I took a deep breath and started the test."

  4. 4
    an indirect suggestion wordnet
  5. 5
    Air expelled from the lungs. uncountable

    "I could feel the runner's breath on my shoulder."

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  1. 6
    a slight movement of the air wordnet
  2. 7
    A rest or pause. countable

    "Let's stop for a breath when we get to the top of the hill."

  3. 8
    the air that is inhaled and exhaled in respiration wordnet
  4. 9
    A small amount of something, such as wind, or common sense. countable, uncountable

    "Even with all the windows open, there is hardly a breath of air in here."

  5. 10
    a short respite wordnet
  6. 11
    Fragrance; exhalation; odor; perfume. countable, obsolete, uncountable

    "Autumn[…]Who wakenest with thy balmy breath"

  7. 12
    Gentle exercise, causing a quicker respiration. countable, obsolete, uncountable

    "an after dinner's breath"

Verb
  1. 1
    Misspelling of breathe. alt-of, misspelling

    "In the polar regions one finds dark cold waters with few places to breath."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English breeth, breth, from Old English brǣþ (“odor, scent, stink, exhalation, vapor”), from Proto-West Germanic *brāþi (“vapour, waft, exhalation, breath”) (compare German Brodem (“haze, vapor; breath”), of a different but related formation).

Etymology 2

From Middle English breeth, breth, from Old English brǣþ (“odor, scent, stink, exhalation, vapor”), from Proto-West Germanic *brāþi (“vapour, waft, exhalation, breath”) (compare German Brodem (“haze, vapor; breath”), of a different but related formation).

Etymology 3

From Middle English breeth, breth, from Old English brǣþ (“odor, scent, stink, exhalation, vapor”), from Proto-West Germanic *brāþi (“vapour, waft, exhalation, breath”) (compare German Brodem (“haze, vapor; breath”), of a different but related formation).

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