breath
The act or process of breathing.
Noun 4 meanings
The act or process of breathing.
“I could hear the breath of the runner behind me.”
A single act of breathing in or out; a breathing of air.
“I took a deep breath and started the test.”
Air expelled from the lungs.
“I could feel the runner's breath on my shoulder.”
A rest or pause.
“Let's stop for a breath when we get to the top of the hill.”
Adjective 1 meaning
voiceless, surd; contrasting with voice (breath sounds, voice sounds)
Etymology
From Middle English breeth, breth, from Old English brǣþ (“odor, scent, stink, exhalation, vapor”), from Proto-West Germanic *brāþi (“vapour, waft, exhalation, breath”) (compare German Brodem (“haze, vapor; breath”), of a different but related formation).
BREATH at a glance
BREATH has 6 letters and scores 11 points in Scrabble (B 3 + R 1 + E 1 + A 1 + T 1 + H 4) and 11 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #2,818 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with breath
All rhymesOne letter away
- BREACH13
- WREATH12
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