breath

[ breth ]
/ brɛθ /

noun

Idioms for breath

Origin of breath

before 900; Middle English breth, breeth, Old English brǣth smell, exhalation; akin to German Brodem vapor, steam

OTHER WORDS FROM breath

in·ter·breath, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH breath

breadth breath breathe

Example sentences from the Web for breath

British Dictionary definitions for breath

breath
/ (brɛθ) /

noun

Word Origin for breath

Old English brǣth; related to brǣdan to burn, Old High German brādam heat, breath

Medical definitions for breath

breath
[ brĕth ]

n.

The air inhaled and exhaled in respiration.
A single respiration.

Idioms and Phrases with breath

breath