The act of inspiring or breathing in; breath; specif. (Physiol.), the drawing of air into the lungs, accomplished in mammals by elevation of the chest walls and flattening of the diaphragm; -- the opposite of expiration.
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A breath or blast of wind.
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A confection; a comfit; a drug.
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To open the mouth wide in catching the breath, or in laborious respiration; to labor for breath; to respire convulsively; to pant violently.
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That which is to develop a new individual; as, the germ of a fetus, of a plant or flower, and the like; the earliest form under which an organism app…
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A female parent; especially, one of the human race; a woman who has borne a child.
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To breathe quickly or in a labored manner, as after exertion or from eagerness or excitement; to respire with heaving of the breast; to gasp.
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A sudden and single emission of breath from the mouth; hence, any sudden or short blast of wind; a slight gust; a whiff.
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To draw, or attempt to draw, toward one; to draw forcibly.
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of Seed
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The act of rising; a rise; an ascent.
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The act of arousing, or the state of being aroused.
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The air inhaled and exhaled in respiration; air which, in the process of respiration, has parted with oxygen and has received carbonic acid, aqueous…
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The transcript, image, or picture of a visible object, that is formed by the mind; also, a similar image of any object whatever, whether sensible or…
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A looking after; a regard to.
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Anything that is produced, whether as the result of generation, growth, labor, or thought, or by the operation of involuntary causes; as, the product…
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The act or process or producing, bringing forth, or exhibiting to view; as, the production of commodities, of a witness.
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of Rouse
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Pertaining to inspiration.
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Pertaining to inspiration.
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To breathe into; to fill with the breath; to animate.
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To breathe into; to fill with the breath; to animate.
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The act of respiring or breathing again, or catching one's breath.
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The act of ventilating, or the state of being ventilated; the art or process of replacing foul air by that which is pure, in any inclosed place, as a…
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The act of aspirating; the pronunciation of a letter with a full or strong emission of breath; an aspirated sound.
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The act of inhaling; also, that which is inhaled.
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The place where water or air is taken into a pipe or conduit; -- opposed to outlet.
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