breaths
Signs of life
Breaths is the plural of breath—the air taken into and expelled from the lungs.
You might take several deep breaths to calm yourself, or notice that your breaths were visible in the cold.
The word counts individual instances: She held her breath for three breaths.
Respiratory chest organs
- oxygenElement eight, colorless gas
- inhaleDraw air in
- exhaleExpel breath outward
- airwaysRespiratory or flight paths
diaphragm · pulmonary · respiratory · trachea · bronchi · alveoli · ventilation · inhalation
Draw air in
relaxation · meditation · mindfulness · centering · soothing · pause · release · quietude
lungs
Respiratory chest organs
airways · diaphragm · pulmonary · respiratory · trachea · bronchi · alveoli · ventilation · inhalation · exhalation
inhale
Draw air in
steady · relaxation · meditation · mindfulness · centering · soothing · pause · release · quietude · composure
vitality
Capacity for spirited existence
- animationTechnique creating movement illusion
- spiritSoul, mood, or liquor
- essenceFundamental nature of something
soul · awakening · first · last · dying · living · spark · life-giving · resuscitation · revival
cadence
Rhythmic pulse or pattern
timing · pulse · cycle · regularity · counting · intervals · measured · synchronize · pacing · timed
breathssuffocation
Fatal lack of air
asphyxiation · apnea · breathlessness · choking · airlessness
breathsheartbeats
Cardiac muscle contractions
pulse · pulses · cardiac rhythm · blood pressure · heart rate
- deep breathThorough filling of lungs
- out of breathLacking sufficient air
- bad breathFoul mouth odor
- take a deep breathInhale slowly to calm
- hold your breathStop breathing temporarily
- breathe inTake air into lungs
breath, breathe, breathing, breather, breathed, breathless, breathy, breathlessly, breathlessness