breath of air
1breath of air — a breath of (fresh) ˈair idiom clean air breathed in after being indoors or in a dirty atmosphere • We ll get a breath of fresh air at lunchtime. Main entry: ↑breathidiom …
2(a) breath of air — a breath of air/wind/mainly literary phrase a very small movement of the air Thesaurus: air we breathehyponym Main entry: breath …
3went out for a breath of air — came outside to breath some air, went outside to cool off or calm down, went outside to refresh himself …
4breath — W2S3 [breθ] n [: Old English; Origin: brAth] 1.) a) [U] the air that you send out of your lungs when you breathe ▪ Leo could smell the wine on her breath. ▪ Let your breath out slowly. ▪ He s got bad breath (=breath that smells unpleasant) …
5breath — [ breθ ] noun count or uncount *** the air that goes in and out of your body through your nose or mouth: He could feel her warm breath on his face. His breath smelled strongly of alcohol. a. the act of getting air into your lungs by breathing:… …
6a breath of air — a breath of (fresh) ˈair idiom clean air breathed in after being indoors or in a dirty atmosphere • We ll get a breath of fresh air at lunchtime. Main entry: ↑breathidiom …
7air-breath|ing — «AIR BREE thihng», adjective. 1. that takes in oxygen from the atmosphere to oxidize its fuel: »air breathing missiles. 2. that respirates or breathes air as a natural process: »air breathing insects …
8air-breath|er — «AIR BREE thuhr», noun. a missile whose engine uses oxygen from the atmosphere to oxidize its fuel …
9breath — /breT/ noun 1 AIR YOU BREATHE a) (U) the air that you take in and out of your lungs when you breathe: Paul smelt the cigarette smoke on her breath. | bad breath (=breath that smells unpleasant) b) the process of breathing in and out: Her breath… …
10breath — [[t]bre̱θ[/t]] ♦♦♦ breaths 1) N VAR: oft poss N Your breath is the air that you let out through your mouth when you breathe. If someone has bad breath, their breath smells unpleasant. I could smell the whisky on his breath... Smoking causes bad… …
