breasted
- v meet at breast level
The runner breasted the tape - v reach the summit (of a mountain)
They breasted the mountain - v confront bodily
- a having a breast or breasts; or breasts as specified; used chiefly in compounds
small-breasted
red-breasted sandpiper
breakaway
- n the act of breaking away or withdrawing from
there was a breakaway by the discontented members - s having separated or advocating separation from another entity or policy or attitude
a breakaway faction
breathed
- v draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs
- v be alive
- v impart as if by breathing
He breathed new life into the old house - v allow the passage of air through
- v utter or tell
- v manifest or evince
- v take a short break from one's activities in order to relax
- v reach full flavor by absorbing air and being let to stand after having been uncorked
- v expel (gases or odors)
- s uttered without voice
could hardly hear her breathed plea, `Help me'
breathing
- n the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation
- v draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs
- v be alive
- v impart as if by breathing
- v allow the passage of air through
- v utter or tell
- v manifest or evince
- v take a short break from one's activities in order to relax
- v reach full flavor by absorbing air and being let to stand after having been uncorked
- v expel (gases or odors)
- a passing or able to pass air in and out of the lungs normally; sometimes used in combination
the boy was disappointed to find only skeletons instead of living breathing dinosaurs
the heavy-breathing person on the telephone
breathless
- a not breathing or able to breathe except with difficulty
breathless at thought of what I had done
breathless from running
followed the match with breathless interest - s tending to cause suspension of regular breathing
a breathless flight - s appearing dead; not breathing or having no perceptible pulse
breathtaking
- s tending to cause suspension of regular breathing
breathtaking adventure