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breathe |
breathe in |
breathe out |
breathed |
breather
| breathful
| breathing
| breathing apparatus
| breathing device
| breathing in
breather
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun breather has 2 senses
- breather(n = noun.time) breath, breathing place, breathing space, breathing spell, breathing time - a short respite; Array is a kind of relief, respite, rest, rest period
- breather(n = noun.artifact) schnorchel, schnorkel, snorkel, snorkel breather - air passage provided by a retractable device containing intake and exhaust pipes; permits a submarine to stay submerged for extended periods of time; Array is a kind of air duct, air passage, airway
Derived form verb breathe7
is a part of pigboat, sub, submarine, u-boat
Derived form verb breathe1
CIDE DICTIONARY
breather, n.
- One who breathes. [1913 Webster]
- That which puts one out of breath, as violent exercise. [1913 Webster]
- a pause to catch one's breath, or for some other form of rest or refreshment; -- often used in the phrase
to take a breather, i.e. to pause for refreshment. [PJC] - a vent in a container to allow equalization of internal and external pressure. [PJC]
- an air intake pipe to provide air to machinery or people submerged or otherwise sealed off from the outside. [PJC]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
breather, n.
1 colloq. a a brief pause for rest. b a short spell of exercise.
2 a safety-vent in the crankcase of a motor vehicle etc.
1 colloq. a a brief pause for rest. b a short spell of exercise.
2 a safety-vent in the crankcase of a motor vehicle etc.
THESAURUS
breather
athletics, blow, break, breath, breathing place, breathing space, breathing spell, breathing time, calisthenics, cigarette break, cocktail hour, coffee break, constitutional, daily dozen, downtime, drill, enforced respite, exercise, exercising, gymnastic exercises, gymnastics, halt, happy hour, interlude, intermission, isometrics, letup, lull, pause, physical education, physical jerks, practice, recess, respite, rest, setting-up exercises, spell, stay, stretch, surcease, suspension, tea break, ten, time out, workout, yoga
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