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Ventilation

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 house, a church, a mine, etc.; free exposure to air.

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Activity 76% connected

The state or quality of being active; nimbleness; agility; vigorous action or operation; energy; active force; as, an increasing variety of human act…

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Discussion 76% connected

The act or process of discussing by breaking up, or dispersing, as a tumor, or the like.

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Improvement 76% connected

The act of improving; advancement or growth; promotion in desirable qualities; progress toward what is better; melioration; as, the improvement of th…

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Word 76% connected

The spoken sign of a conception or an idea; an articulate or vocal sound, or a combination of articulate and vocal sounds, uttered by the human voice…

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Heaving 76% connected

of Heave

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Panting 76% connected

of Pant

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Smoke 76% connected

The visible exhalation, vapor, or substance that escapes, or expelled, from a burning body, especially from burning vegetable matter, as wood, coal,…

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Smoking 76% connected

of Smoke

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Sniffle 76% connected

To snuffle, as one does with a catarrh.

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Snivel 76% connected

To run at the nose; to make a snuffling noise.

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Snore 76% connected

To breathe with a rough, hoarse, nasal voice in sleep.

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Snoring 76% connected

of Snore

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Snuffle 76% connected

To speak through the nose; to breathe through the nose when it is obstructed, so as to make a broken sound.

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Wheeze 76% connected

To breathe hard, and with an audible piping or whistling sound, as persons affected with asthma.

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Aspiration 70% connected

The act of aspirating; the pronunciation of a letter with a full or strong emission of breath; an aspirated sound.

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Exhalation 70% connected

The act or process of exhaling, or sending forth in the form of steam or vapor; evaporation.

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Expiration 70% connected

The act of expiring

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Inhalation 70% connected

The act of inhaling; also, that which is inhaled.

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Inspiration 70% connected

The act of inspiring or breathing in; breath; specif. (Physiol.), the drawing of air into the lungs, accomplished in mammals by elevation of the ches…

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Intake 70% connected

The place where water or air is taken into a pipe or conduit; -- opposed to outlet.

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Ventilator 70% connected

A contrivance for effecting ventilation; especially, a contrivance or machine for drawing off or expelling foul or stagnant air from any place or apa…

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Synonym 3

Airing 92% connected

of Air

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Breathing 92% connected

of Breathe

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Respiration 92% connected

The act of respiring or breathing again, or catching one's breath.

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