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Breath vs Width - What's the difference?

breath | width |

As nouns the difference between breath and width

is that breath is the act or process of breathing while width is the state of being wide.

breath

English

Alternative forms

* (obsolete)

Noun

  • (lb) The act or process of breathing.
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  • *:Breezes blowing from beds of iris quickened her breath with their perfume; she saw the tufted lilacs sway in the wind, and the streamers of mauve-tinted wistaria swinging, all a-glisten with golden bees; she saw a crimson cardinal winging through the foliage, and amorous tanagers flashing like scarlet flames athwart the pines.
  • (lb) A single act of breathing in or out.
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  • *:Serene, smiling, enigmatic, she faced him with no fear whatever showing in her dark eyes.She put back a truant curl from her forehead where it had sought egress to the world, and looked him full in the face now, drawing a deep breath which caused the round of her bosom to lift the lace at her throat.
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  • *:She knew from avalanche safety courses that outstretched hands might puncture the ice surface and alert rescuers. She knew that if victims ended up buried under the snow, cupped hands in front of the face could provide a small pocket of air for the mouth and nose. Without it, the first breaths could create a suffocating ice mask.
  • (lb) Air expelled from the lungs.
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  • (lb) A rest or pause.
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  • A small amount of something, such as wind, or common sense.
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  • (lb) Fragrance; exhalation; odor; perfume.
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  • *(Francis Bacon) (1561-1626)
  • *:the breath of flowers
  • (lb) Gentle exercise, causing a quicker respiration.
  • *(William Shakespeare) (c.1564–1616)
  • *:an after dinner's breath

    • Derived terms

    * bad breath * breather * breathless * breath of fresh air * breathtaking * breathy * draw breath * draw one's last breath * fresh breath * get one's breath back * hold one's breath * out of breath * take one's breath away * under one's breath * waste breath

    Related terms

    * breathe * breather

    See also

    * exhalation * inhalation * respiration

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    width

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia width) (en noun)
  • The state of being wide.
  • The measurement of the extent of something from side to side.
  • A piece of material measured along its smaller dimension, especially fabric.
  • (cricket) The horizontal distance between a batsman and the ball as it passes him.
  • (sports) The use of all the width of the pitch, from one side to the other.
    • Manchester United like to play with width .
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2011 , date=September 18 , author=Ben Dirs , title=Rugby World Cup 2011: England 41-10 Georgia , work=BBC Sport citation , page= , passage=England looked to put width on the ball after the restart, Armitage very nearly going over in the corner only for the video referee to decide his foot was in touch. But Armitage did get on the score-sheet five minutes later, Ben Foden straightening and putting the London Irish man in. }}

    Synonyms

    * (extent or measure of how broad or wide something is) breadth

    Related terms

    * wide * wideness * breadth