Breath

  • 31breath — 01. He took a deep [breath], and then jumped into the lake. 02. She had the smell of alcohol and cigarettes on her [breath], and I didn t really feel like kissing her. 03. The air is so polluted that it s almost difficult to [breathe] there. 04.… …

    Grammatical examples in English

  • 32breath — [[t]brɛθ[/t]] n. 1) the air inhaled and exhaled in respiration 2) respiration, esp. as necessary to life 3) life; vitality 4) the ability to breathe easily and normally: I stopped to regain my breath[/ex] 5) time to breathe; pause or respite 6) a …

    From formal English to slang

  • 33breath — noun Etymology: Middle English breth, from Old English brǣth; akin to Old High German brādam breath, and perhaps to Old English beorma yeast more at barm Date: before 12th century 1. a. air filled with a fragrance or odor b …

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  • 34breath — Synonyms and related words: Aqua Lung, a breath, afterdamp, amaze, anima, anima humana, animating force, aroma, artificial respiration, aspiration, asthmatic wheeze, astonish, astound, atman, ba, bated breath, bathmism, beating heart, biological… …

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  • 35breath — 1. The respired air. 2. An inspiration. [A.S. braeth] liver b. SYN: fetor hepaticus. uremic b. characteristic odor of the b. in patients with chronic renal failure, variously described as “fishy,” “ammoniacal,” and “fetid,” which is indicative of …

    Medical dictionary

  • 36breath — noun 1) I took a deep breath Syn: inhalation, inspiration, gulp of air; exhalation, expiration; Medicine respiration 2) a breath of wind Syn: puff, waft, faint breeze 3) a breath of scandal …

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  • 37Breath — Filmdaten Deutscher Titel Breath Originaltitel 숨 (Sum) Produktionsland …

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  • 38breath — noun /brɛθ/ a) The act or process of breathing. I could hear the breath of the runner behind me. b) A single act of breathing in or out. The childs breath came quickly and unevenly. See Also: breathe …

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  • 39BREATH — (Roget s Thesaurus II) Index breath noun breath (2), breeze, inspiration, pull, wind1 adjective airy (2) verb air, blow1, breathe (3), gasp …

    English dictionary for students

  • 40breath — [OE] Breath comes ultimately from the Indo European base *bhrē ‘burn, heat’ (source also of braise, breed, brood, and probably brawn), and in its original Indo European form *bhrētos appears to have meant something like the ‘steam, vapour, etc… …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins