Word Finder - breather

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Something or someone that breathes.

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A short break; a rest or respite.

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After a short breather she was ready to continue up the hill.

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A spatially localized, time-periodic excitation in a one-dimensional lattice.

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That which puts one out of breath, such as violent exercise.

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An air inlet path to the crankcase

I've been taking a breather from that life.

I suppose I should explain what a cask breather is.

Dermot seems to be taking a breather in his virtual House of Commons.

Going to have a breather now, i think... .

McConaughey was apparently taking a breather from his hectic life and made a trip down to the Central American country to do a little surfing.

After his VMA outburst, Kanye West is taking a breather from work for a bit.

Jessi broke away from her excited cousins for a breather.

The quiet last hour on all the markets except Winchester (where its nice to get a breather ).

As the discrete breather decays two small traveling waves detach from it and travel away from the central node.

It offered a steady stream of blue movies with just a quick breather for horror films on Friday nights.

A trip to the rear for the Battalion was a welcome, if short, breather from the grisly realities of the front.

To avoid pulling oil droplets through, an oil trap was placed inside the crankcase breather.

He had very small teeth and was a mouth breather due to inefficient face muscles and poor tongue posture.

When you can't take the heat anymore watch in amazement as our fire breather puts on a show!

To minimize condensation a breather membrane was used behind the cladding.

The breather pipe on the front diff was only about 4 inches long so we replaced it with a 5ft length.

Either sod the walk on the heath entirely or kick back here for a well earned breather.

I'm almost relieved to see a common pigeon taking a breather next to a stone frieze of a giant heron.

Radostin Kishishev was also given a breather from midfield with Hughes and Holland afforded the chance to impress in the midfield triangle and how.

Removal The first task is to remove the crankcase breather from the tappet chest side of the engine.

The Celebrity Lounge gives you some variety, as you take a breather from the mental challenge of evaluating players and setting up fantasy football line-ups each week.

Invest in an electronic neck or back massager, and carve out 10 minutes to enjoy a breather from the daily grind.

Whether we are running a company or a carpool, when we don't take a breather and focus on our non-parent selves, our joy is too often displaced by feelings of resentment and pointless stress.

He lowered Dan into a chair outside the doctor's quarters and was about to sit for a breather when the general slapped him on the arm.