| slovo | definícia |
breather
(encz) | breather,oddych n: Zdeněk Brož |
breather
(encz) | breather,průduch n: Zdeněk Brož |
Breather
(gcide) | Breather \Breath"er\, n.
1. One who breathes. Hence:
(a) One who lives.
(b) One who utters.
(c) One who animates or inspires.
[1913 Webster]
2. That which puts one out of breath, as violent exercise.
[Colloq.]
[1913 Webster]
3. 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.
[Colloq.]
[PJC]
4. a vent in a container to allow equalization of internal
and external pressure.
[PJC]
5. an air intake pipe to provide air to machinery or people
submerged or otherwise sealed off from the outside.
[PJC] |
breather
(wn) | breather
n 1: a short respite [syn: breath, breather, {breathing
place}, breathing space, breathing spell, {breathing
time}]
2: air passage provided by a retractable device containing
intake and exhaust pipes; permits a submarine to stay
submerged for extended periods of time [syn: snorkel,
schnorkel, schnorchel, snorkel breather, breather] |
| | podobné slovo | definícia |
breather
(encz) | breather,oddych n: Zdeněk Brožbreather,průduch n: Zdeněk Brož |
snorkel breather
(encz) | snorkel breather, n: |
take a breather
(encz) | take a breather, v: |
to take a breather
(gcide) | Breather \Breath"er\, n.
1. One who breathes. Hence:
(a) One who lives.
(b) One who utters.
(c) One who animates or inspires.
[1913 Webster]
2. That which puts one out of breath, as violent exercise.
[Colloq.]
[1913 Webster]
3. 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.
[Colloq.]
[PJC]
4. a vent in a container to allow equalization of internal
and external pressure.
[PJC]
5. an air intake pipe to provide air to machinery or people
submerged or otherwise sealed off from the outside.
[PJC] |
Water breather
(gcide) | Water breather \Wa"ter breath"er\ (Zool.)
Any arthropod that breathes by means of gills.
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breather
(wn) | breather
n 1: a short respite [syn: breath, breather, {breathing
place}, breathing space, breathing spell, {breathing
time}]
2: air passage provided by a retractable device containing
intake and exhaust pipes; permits a submarine to stay
submerged for extended periods of time [syn: snorkel,
schnorkel, schnorchel, snorkel breather, breather] |
snorkel breather
(wn) | snorkel breather
n 1: air passage provided by a retractable device containing
intake and exhaust pipes; permits a submarine to stay
submerged for extended periods of time [syn: snorkel,
schnorkel, schnorchel, snorkel breather, breather] |
take a breather
(wn) | take a breather
v 1: take a short break from one's activities in order to relax
[syn: rest, breathe, catch one's breath, {take a
breather}] |
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