Synonyms of the word

breather

• n. Something or someone that breathes.
• n. A short break; a rest or respite.
• n. (physics) A spatially localized, time-periodic excitation in a one-dimensional lattice.
• n. (colloquial, dated) That which puts one out of breath, such as violent exercise.
• n. (mechanics) An air inlet path to the crankcase.

airway

• n. (anatomy) The trachea.
• n. A flight path used by aeroplanes.

breath

• n. (uncountable) The act or process of breathing.
• n. (countable) A single act of breathing in or out.
• n. (uncountable) Air expelled from the lungs.
• n. (countable) A rest or pause.
• n. A small amount of something, such as wind, or common sense.
• n. (obsolete) Fragrance; exhalation; odor; perfume.
• n. (obsolete) Gentle exercise, causing a quicker respiration.

relief

• n. The removal of stress or discomfort.
• n. The feeling associated with the removal of stress or discomfort.
• n. The person who takes over a shift for another.
• n. Aid or assistance offered in time of need.
• n. (law) Court-ordered compensation, aid, or protection, a redress.
• n. A lowering of a tax through special provisions; short for tax relief.
• n. A type of sculpture or other artwork in which shapes or figures protrude from a flat background.
• n. The apparent difference in elevation in the surface of a painting or drawing made noticeable by a variation…
• n. The difference of elevations on a surface.
• adj. (of a surface) Characterized by surface inequalities.
• adj. Of or used in letterpress.

respite

• n. A brief interval of rest or relief.
• n. (law) A reprieve, especially from a sentence of death.
• n. (law) The delay of appearance at court granted to a jury beyond the proper term.
• v. (transitive) To delay or postpone.

rest

• n. (uncountable, of a person or animal) Relief from work or activity by sleeping; sleep.
• n. (countable) Any relief from exertion; a state of quiet and relaxation.
• n. (uncountable) Peace; freedom from worry, anxiety, annoyances; tranquility.
• n. (uncountable, of an object or concept) A state of inactivity; a state of little or no motion; a state…
• n. (euphemistic, uncountable) A final position after death.
• n. (music, countable) A pause of a specified length in a piece of music.
• n. (music, countable) A written symbol indicating such a pause in a musical score such as in sheet music.
• n. (physics, uncountable) Absence of motion.
• n. (snooker, countable) A stick with a U-, V- or X-shaped head used to support the tip of a cue when the…
• n. (countable) Any object designed to be used to support something else.
• n. A projection from the right side of the cuirass of armour, serving to support the lance.
• n. A place where one may rest, either temporarily, as in an inn, or permanently, as, in an abode.
• n. (poetry) A short pause in reading poetry; a caesura.
• n. The striking of a balance at regular intervals in a running account. Often, specifically, the intervals…
• n. (dated) A set or game at tennis.
• v. (intransitive) To cease from action, motion, work, or performance of any kind; stop; desist; be without…
• v. (intransitive) To come to a pause or an end; end.
• v. (intransitive) To be free from that which harasses or disturbs; be quiet or still; be undisturbed.
• v. (intransitive, transitive, reflexive) To be or to put into a state of rest.
• v. (intransitive) To stay, remain, be situated.
• v. (transitive, intransitive, reflexive) To lean, lie, or lay.
• v. (intransitive, transitive, law, US) To complete one's active advocacy in a trial or other proceeding,…
• v. (intransitive) To sleep; slumber.
• v. (intransitive) To lie dormant.
• v. (intransitive) To sleep the final sleep; sleep in death; die; be dead.
• v. (intransitive) To rely or depend on.
• v. To be satisfied; to acquiesce.
• n. (uncountable) That which remains.
• n. Those not included in a proposition or description; the remainder; others.
• n. (Britain, finance) A surplus held as a reserved fund by a bank to equalize its dividends, etc.; in the…
• v. (obsolete) To remain.
• v. (obsolete) To arrest.

schnorkel

• n. Alternative form of snorkel.
• v. To use a snorkel.

snorkel

• n. A hollow tube, held in the mouth, used by swimmers for breathing underwater.
• n. A retractable tube fitted in diesel-engine submarines to allow sufficient ventilation that the engines…
• v. To use a snorkel.