Definition of breath

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Breath (n.) The act of breathing naturally or freely; the power or capacity to breathe freely; as, I am out of breath..

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Sharp :: Sharp (superl.) Uttered in a whisper, or with the breath alone, without voice, as certain consonants, such as p, k, t, f; surd; nonvocal; aspirated..
Reed :: Reed (n.) A small piece of cane or wood attached to the mouthpiece of certain instruments, and set in vibration by the breath. In the clarinet it is a single fiat reed; in the oboe and bassoon it is double, forming a compressed tube..
Orthopny :: Orthopny (n.) Specifically, a morbid condition in which respiration can be performed only in an erect posture; by extension, any difficulty of breathing..
Breathe :: Breathe (v. t.) To inhale and exhale in the process of respiration; to respire.
Breath :: Breath (n.) Fig.: That which gives or strengthens life.
Spiroylic :: Spiroscope (n.) A wet meter used to determine the breathing capacity of the lungs.
Opisthobranchiata :: Opisthobranchiata (n. pl.) A division of gastropod Mollusca, in which the breathing organs are usually situated behind the heart. It includes the tectibranchs and nudibranchs..
Ruttle :: Ruttle (n.) A rattling sound in the throat arising from difficulty of breathing; a rattle.
Explosive :: Explosive (n.) A sound produced by an explosive impulse of the breath; (Phonetics) one of consonants p, b, t, d, k, g, which are sounded with a sort of explosive power of voice. [See Guide to Pronunciation, Ã 155-7, 184.].
Pipe :: Pipe (n.) A passageway for the air in speaking and breathing; the windpipe, or one of its divisions..
Tracheobranchia :: Tracheobranchia (n.) One of the gill-like breathing organs of certain aquatic insect larvae. They contain tracheal tubes somewhat similar to those of other insects.
Asper :: Asper (n.) The rough breathing; a mark (/) placed over an initial vowel sound or over / to show that it is aspirated, that is, pronounced with h before it; thus ws, pronounced h/s, rh`twr, pronounced hrat/r..
Wind :: Wind (v. t.) To rest, as a horse, in order to allow the breath to be recovered; to breathe..
Snail :: Snail (n.) Any one of numerous species of terrestrial air-breathing gastropods belonging to the genus Helix and many allied genera of the family Helicidae. They are abundant in nearly all parts of the world except the arctic regions, and feed almost entirely on vegetation; a land snail..
Outbreathe :: Outbreathe (v. t.) To cause to be out of breath; to exhaust.
Lim Naea :: Lim naea (n.) A genus of fresh-water air-breathing mollusks, abundant in ponds and streams; -- called also pond snail..
Air :: Air (n.) The fluid which we breathe, and which surrounds the earth; the atmosphere. It is invisible, inodorous, insipid, transparent, compressible, elastic, and ponderable..
Whoop :: Whoop (v. i.) To cough or breathe with a sonorous inspiration, as in whooping cough..
Breathing :: Breathing (n.) Utterance; communication or publicity by words.
Gasp :: Gasp (n.) The act of opening the mouth convulsively to catch the breath; a labored respiration; a painful catching of the breath.
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