BREATHE
7 letters
12 Scrabble points
/bɹiːð/
Definition of BREATHE
verb
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To draw air into (inhale), and expel air from (exhale), the lungs in order to extract oxygen and excrete waste gases.
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To take in needed gases and expel waste gases in a similar way.
"Fish have gills so they can breathe underwater."
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To inhale (a gas) to sustain life.
"While life as we know it depends on oxygen, scientists have speculated that alien life forms might breathe chlorine or methane."
Related words:
live and breathe
Source: Wiktionary
Word Details
Letters
B
R
E
A
T
H
E
Length
7 letters
Scrabble Score
12 points
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