'Breath' definitions:
Definition of 'breath'
(from WordNet)
noun
The process of taking in and expelling air during breathing; "he took a deep breath and dived into the pool"; "he was fighting to his last breath"
noun
The air that is inhaled and exhaled in respiration; "his sour breath offended her"
noun
A short respite [syn: breath, breather, breathing place, breathing space, breathing spell, breathing time]
noun
An indirect suggestion; "not a breath of scandal ever touched her" [syn: hint, intimation, breath]
noun
A slight movement of the air; "there wasn't a breath of air in the room"
Definition of 'Breath'
From: GCIDE
- Breath \Breath\ (br[e^]th), n. [OE. breth, breeth, AS. br[=ae][eth] odor, scent, breath; cf. OHG. br[=a]dam steam, vapor, breath, G. brodem, and possibly E. Brawn, and Breed.]
- 1. The air inhaled and exhaled in respiration; air which, in the process of respiration, has parted with oxygen and has received carbonic acid, aqueous vapor, warmth, etc. [1913 Webster]
- Melted as breath into the wind. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 2. The act of breathing naturally or freely; the power or capacity to breathe freely; as, I am out of breath. [1913 Webster]
- 3. The power of respiration, and hence, life. --Hood. [1913 Webster]
- Thou takest away their breath, they die. --Ps. civ. 29. [1913 Webster]
- 4. Time to breathe; respite; pause. [1913 Webster]
- Give me some breath, some little pause. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 5. A single respiration, or the time of making it; a single act; an instant. [1913 Webster]
- He smiles and he frowns in a breath. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
- 6. Fig.: That which gives or strengthens life. [1913 Webster]
- The earthquake voice of victory, To thee the breath of life. --Byron. [1913 Webster]
- 7. A single word; the slightest effort; a trifle. [1913 Webster]
- A breath can make them, as a breath has made. --Goldsmith. [1913 Webster]
- 8. A very slight breeze; air in gentle motion. [1913 Webster]
- Calm and unruffled as a summer's sea, when not a breath of wind flies o'er its surface. --Addison. [1913 Webster]
- 9. Fragrance; exhalation; odor; perfume. --Tennison. [1913 Webster]
- The breath of flowers. --Bacon. [1913 Webster]
- 10. Gentle exercise, causing a quicker respiration. [1913 Webster]
- An after dinner's breath. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- Out of breath, breathless, exhausted; breathing with difficulty.
- Under one's breath, in low tones. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'breath'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- a breath,
- afterdamp,
- amaze,
- anima,
- anima humana,
- animating force,
- Aqua-Lung,
- aroma,
- artificial respiration,
- aspiration,
- asthmatic wheeze,
- astonish,
- astound,
- atman,
- ba,
- bated breath,
- bathmism,
- beating heart,
- biological clock,
- biorhythm,
- bit,
- blackdamp,
- blood,
- blow,
- break,
- breath of air,
- breath of life,
- breather,
- breathing,
- breathing place,
- breathing space,
- breathing spell,
- breathing time,
- breathy voice,
- breeze,
- broken wind,
- brush,
- buddhi,
- capful of wind,
- caress,
- chokedamp,
- cigarette break,
- cloud,
- cocktail hour,
- coffee break,
- contact,
- cough,
- coup,
- crack,
- cutaneous sense,
- damp,
- dash,
- dazzle,
- definite odor,
- detectable odor,
- divine breath,
- divine spark,
- downtime,
- effluvium,
- ego,
- elan vital,
- emanation,
- enforced respite,
- essence,
- essence of life,
- exhalation,
- expiration,
- exsufflation,
- feel,
- feeling,
- fetid air,
- fingertip caress,
- firedamp,
- flash,
- flatus,
- flavor,
- flick,
- fluid,
- force of life,
- fragrance,
- fume,
- gasp,
- glance,
- graze,
- growth force,
- gulp,
- gust,
- hack,
- half a jiffy,
- half a mo,
- half a second,
- half a shake,
- halt,
- hand-mindedness,
- happy hour,
- heart,
- heartbeat,
- heartblood,
- hiccup,
- hint,
- impulse of life,
- indication,
- inhalation,
- inhalator,
- inner man,
- inspiration,
- inspiriting force,
- instant,
- insufflation,
- interlude,
- intermission,
- iron lung,
- jiff,
- jiffy,
- jiva,
- jivatma,
- khu,
- kiss,
- lambency,
- lap,
- letup,
- lick,
- life breath,
- life cycle,
- life essence,
- life force,
- life principle,
- life process,
- lifeblood,
- light touch,
- little,
- little bit,
- little voice,
- little while,
- living force,
- low voice,
- lull,
- malaria,
- manes,
- mephitis,
- miasma,
- microsecond,
- millisecond,
- mind,
- minute,
- moment,
- mouth-to-mouth resuscitation,
- mumble,
- mumbling,
- murmur,
- murmuration,
- murmuring,
- mutter,
- muttering,
- nephesh,
- no time,
- odor,
- oxygen mask,
- oxygen tent,
- pair of winks,
- pant,
- pause,
- pneuma,
- prana,
- psyche,
- puff,
- puff of air,
- puff of smoke,
- puff of wind,
- purusha,
- recess,
- redolence,
- reek,
- respiration,
- respite,
- rest,
- ruach,
- rub,
- savor,
- scent,
- scuba,
- seat of life,
- sec,
- second,
- sense of touch,
- shade,
- shadow,
- shake,
- shock,
- short spell,
- short time,
- sigh,
- small space,
- smell,
- smoke,
- smudge,
- sneeze,
- sniff,
- sniffle,
- snore,
- snoring,
- snuff,
- snuffle,
- soft voice,
- soul,
- soupcon,
- span,
- spark of life,
- spell,
- spirit,
- spiritual being,
- spiritus,
- split second,
- spoor,
- spurt,
- stage whisper,
- stagger,
- startle,
- stay,
- steam,
- stench,
- sternutation,
- stertor,
- still small voice,
- stir,
- stir of air,
- stirring,
- streak,
- stroke,
- subtle odor,
- suggestion,
- surcease,
- surprise,
- suspension,
- suspicion,
- suspiration,
- susurration,
- susurrus,
- tactile sense,
- taction,
- tap,
- tea break,
- ten,
- tentative poke,
- the self,
- tick,
- time out,
- touch,
- trace,
- trail,
- trice,
- twink,
- twinkle,
- twinkling,
- twitch,
- two shakes,
- underbreath,
- undertone,
- vapor,
- vis vitae,
- vis vitalis,
- vital energy,
- vital flame,
- vital fluid,
- vital force,
- vital principle,
- vital spark,
- vital spirit,
- volatile,
- waft,
- water vapor,
- wheeze,
- whiff,
- whiffet,
- whisper,
- whispering,
- wind,
- wink,
- zephyr
Words containing 'Breath'
- Breathe,
- Breathed,
- Breathful,
- Breathing,
- Breathing while,
- Out of breath,
- To breathe again,
- Under the breath,
- breathe in,
- breathe out,
- breathing in,
- breathing out,
- in the same breath,
- Breathing place,
- Breathing time,
- Rough breathing,
- Smooth breathing,
- To breathe a vein,
- To draw breath,
- To gather breath,
- To take breath,
- To yield the breath,
- To yield the breath up,
- Tubular breathing,
- Under one's breath,
- abdominal breathing,
- babies'-breath,
- baby's breath,
- bad breath,
- bated breath,
- breathing apparatus,
- breathing device,
- breathing machine,
- breathing room,
- breathing space,
- breathing spell,
- periodic breathing,
- shortness of breath,
- take a breath,
- with bated breath,
- Cogged breath sound,
- Incense-breathing,
- Long-breathed,
- Short-breathed,
- To breathe one's last,
- air-breathing,
- breath of fresh air,
- catch one's breath,
- false baby's breath,
- infant's-breath,
- sweet-breathed,
- Self-contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus