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breather Definition

breather (brē′t̸hər)

noun

    1. one who breathes in a certain way a mouth breather
    2. Slang one who telephones another person and then breathes audibly instead of talking
  2. a small vent, as for the release of moisture from an enclosed space
  3. Informal
    1. a pause as for rest
    2. an easy contest, task, etc. coming between other, more difficult ones

breather Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • take: Dermot seems to be taking a breather in his virtual House of Commons.
  • have: Going to have a breather now, i think... .
  • get: The quiet last hour on all the markets except Winchester ( where its nice to get a breather ).
  • provide: Providing a nice breather, ' Jonah ' is a simple ballad.

Adjective modifier

  • discrete: As the discrete breather decays two small traveling waves detach from it and travel away from the central node.
  • quick: It offered a steady stream of blue movies with just a quick breather for horror films on Friday nights.
  • short: A trip to the rear for the Battalion was a welcome, if short, breather from the grisly realities of the front.

Modifies a noun

  • vent: Complies to BS7177 ignition source 5. Features: Turning handles, quarterly turning labels, brass breather vents, tufted mattress finish.
  • membrane: To minimize condensation a breather membrane was used behind the cladding.
  • pipe: Take off the engine breather pipes from the cam covers.
  • tube: The " after service " gasoline tank and its non-standard breather tube lying on the roof.
  • hole: Board mounted in protective housing with small breather hole.
  • system: Looking at the engine breather system, there is not really too much that can be improved.

Noun used with modifier

  • crankcase: To avoid pulling oil droplets through, an oil trap was placed inside the crankcase breather.
  • cask: I suppose I should explain what a cask breather is.
  • brass: Complies to BS7177 ignition source 5. Features: Turning handles, quarterly turning labels, brass breather vents, tufted mattress finish.
  • mouth: He had very small teeth and was a mouth breather due to inefficient face muscles and poor tongue posture.
  • engine: Take off the engine breather pipes from the cam covers.
  • fire: When you can't take the heat anymore watch in amazement as our fire breather puts on a show!