Index of English words, starting with "br"

(1) - Breathe (v. t.) To utter without vocality, as the nonvocal consonants.
(2) - Breathe (v. t.) To put out of breath; to exhaust.
(3) - Breathe (v. t.) To suffer to take breath, or recover the natural breathing; to rest; as, to breathe a horse.
(4) - Breathe (v. t.) To promote free respiration in; to exercise.
(5) - Breathe (v. t.) To act upon by the breath; to cause to sound by breathing.
(6) - Breathe (v. t.) To express; to manifest; to give forth.
(7) - Breathe (v. t.) To exhale; to emit, as breath; as, the flowers breathe odors or perfumes.
(8) - Breathe (v. t.) To emit or utter by the breath; to utter softly; to whisper; as, to breathe a vow.
(9) - Breathe (v. t.) To inject by breathing; to infuse; -- with into.
(10) - Breathe (v. t.) To inhale and exhale in the process of respiration; to respire.
(11) - Breathe (v. i.) To pass like breath; noiselessly or gently; to exhale; to emanate; to blow gently.
(12) - Breathe (v. i.) To take breath; to rest from action.
(13) - Breathe (v. i.) To respire; to inhale and exhale air; hence;, to live.

(1) - Breathed (imp. & p. p.) of Breathe

(1) - Breather (n.) That which puts one out of breath, as violent exercise.
(2) - Breather (n.) One who breathes. Hence: (a) One who lives.(b) One who utters. (c) One who animates or inspires.

(1) - Breathing (n.) A mark to indicate aspiration or its absence. See Rough breathing, Smooth breathing, below.
(2) - Breathing (n.) Also, in a wider sense, the sound caused by the friction of the outgoing breath in the throat, mouth, etc., when the glottis is wide open; aspiration; the sound expressed by the letter h.
(3) - Breathing (n.) Stop; pause; delay.
(4) - Breathing (n.) Breathing place; vent.
(5) - Breathing (n.) Utterance; communication or publicity by words.
(6) - Breathing (n.) Exercising; promotion of respiration.
(7) - Breathing (n.) Aspiration; secret prayer.
(8) - Breathing (n.) Any gentle influence or operation; inspiration; as, the breathings of the Spirit.
(9) - Breathing (n.) Air in gentle motion.
(10) - Breathing (n.) Respiration; the act of inhaling and exhaling air.
(11) - Breathing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Breathe