Definition of breath

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Breath (n.) 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..

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Inflatus :: Inflatus (v. t.) A blowing or breathing into; inflation; inspiration.
Lunged :: Lunged (a.) Having lungs, or breathing organs similar to lungs..
Puff :: Puff (n.) A sudden and single emission of breath from the mouth; hence, any sudden or short blast of wind; a slight gust; a whiff..
Breathe :: Breathe (v. t.) To inhale and exhale in the process of respiration; to respire.
Breathless :: Breathless (a.) Not breathing; holding the breath, on account of fear, expectation, or intense interest; attended with a holding of the breath; as, breathless attention..
Respire :: Respire (v. t.) To breathe out; to exhale.
Aspiration :: Aspiration (n.) The act of breathing; a breath; an inspiration.
Stuttering :: Stuttering (n.) The act of one who stutters; -- restricted by some physiologists to defective speech due to inability to form the proper sounds, the breathing being normal, as distinguished from stammering..
Blow :: Blow (v. t.) To put out of breath; to cause to blow from fatigue; as, to blow a horse..
Cetacea :: Cetacea (n. pl.) An order of marine mammals, including the whales. Like ordinary mammals they breathe by means of lungs, and bring forth living young which they suckle for some time. The anterior limbs are changed to paddles; the tail flukes are horizontal. There are two living suborders:.
Inspiration :: Inspiration (n.) The act of inspiring or breathing in; breath; specif. (Physiol.), the drawing of air into the lungs, accomplished in mammals by elevation of the chest walls and flattening of the diaphragm; -- the opposite of expiration..
Breathed :: Breathed (imp. & p. p.) of Breath.
Aspirate :: Aspirate (n.) A sound consisting of, or characterized by, a breath like the sound of h; the breathing h or a character representing such a sound; an aspirated sound..
Vent :: Vent (v. i.) To snuff; to breathe or puff out; to snort.
Blain :: Blain (n.) A bladder growing on the root of the tongue of a horse, against the windpipe, and stopping the breath..
Exsufflation :: Exsufflation (n.) A kind of exorcism by blowing with the breath.
Blowhole :: Blowhole (n.) A hole in the ice to which whales, seals, etc., come to breathe..
Slur :: Slur (n.) A mark, thus [/ or /], connecting notes that are to be sung to the same syllable, or made in one continued breath of a wind instrument, or with one stroke of a bow; a tie; a sign of legato..
Soup :: Soup (v. t.) To breathe out.
Groan :: Groan (v. i.) To give forth a low, moaning sound in breathing; to utter a groan, as in pain, in sorrow, or in derision; to moan..
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