Definition of breath

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Breath (n.) Fig.: That which gives or strengthens life.

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Stifled :: Stifle (v. i.) To die by reason of obstruction of the breath, or because some noxious substance prevents respiration..
Nostril :: Nostril (n.) One of the external openings of the nose, which give passage to the air breathed and to secretions from the nose and eyes; one of the anterior nares..
Respire :: Respire (v. i.) To take breath again; hence, to take rest or refreshment..
Breathing :: Breathing (n.) A mark to indicate aspiration or its absence. See Rough breathing, Smooth breathing, below..
Trunk :: Trunk (n.) A long tube through which pellets of clay, p/as, etc., are driven by the force of the breath..
Breath :: Breath (n.) A very slight breeze; air in gentle motion.
Giggle :: Giggle (v. t.) To laugh with short catches of the breath or voice; to laugh in a light, affected, or silly manner; to titter with childish levity..
Expiration :: Expiration (n.) The last emission of breath; death.
Fnese :: Fnese (v. i.) To breathe heavily; to snort.
Expire :: Expire (v. i.) To emit the last breath; to breathe out the life; to die; as, to expire calmly; to expire in agony..
Long-breathed :: Long-breathed (a.) Having the power of retaining the breath for a long time; long-winded.
Breathe :: Breathe (v. i.) To take breath; to rest from action.
Breathe :: Breathe (v. t.) To inject by breathing; to infuse; -- with into.
Atonic :: Atonic (n.) An element of speech entirely destitute of vocality, or produced by the breath alone; a nonvocal or surd consonant; a breathing..
Aspirate :: Aspirate (v. t.) To pronounce with a breathing, an aspirate, or an h sound; as, we aspirate the words horse and house; to aspirate a vowel or a liquid consonant..
Voice :: Voice (n.) Sound of the kind or quality heard in speech or song in the consonants b, v, d, etc., and in the vowels; sonant, or intonated, utterance; tone; -- distinguished from mere breath sound as heard in f, s, sh, etc., and also whisper..
Igloo :: Igloo (n.) A cavity, or excavation, made in the snow by a seal, over its breathing hole in the ice..
Jew''s-harp :: "Jew's-harp (n.) An instrument of music, which, when placed between the teeth, gives, by means of a bent metal tongue struck by the finger, a sound which is modulated by the breath; -- called also Jew's-trump..
Snore :: Snore (v. i.) To breathe with a rough, hoarse, nasal voice in sleep..
Sigh :: Sigh (v. t.) To exhale (the breath) in sighs.
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