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Definition: Take A Breather |
Take A BreatherVerb1. Take a short breath. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Synonyms: Take A BreatherSynonyms: breathe (v), catch one's breath (v), rest (v). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Refreshment | Breathe, respire; drink in the ozone; take a break, take a breather, take five, draw breath, take a deep breath, take breath, gather breath, take a long breath, regain breath, recover breath; get better, raise one's head; recover one's strength, regain one's strength, renew one's strength; perk up, get one's second wind. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Expression using "take a breather": to take a breather. Additional references. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. |
| Language | Translations for "take a breather"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Chinese | 喘息 (to gasp for breath, to take a breather). (various references) | |
German | sich verschnaufen (have a breather). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | aketay aay eatherbray.(various references) | |
Turkish | mola vermek (have a break, have a slack, lay over, rest, stop off, stop over). (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-a-a-b-e-e-e-h-k-r-r-t-t" | |
-3 letters: heartbreak. | |
-4 letters: heartbeat. | |
-5 letters: barathea, barrette, berretta, breather, hebetate, hetaerae, reheater, trabeate. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)54 61 6B 65 41 42 72 65 61 74 68 65 72 |
| Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01010100 01100001 01101011 01100101 00100000 01000001 00100000 01000010 01110010 01100101 01100001 01110100 01101000 01100101 01110010 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)T a k e   A   B r e a t h e r |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0054 0061 006B 0065 0041 0042 0072 0065 0061 0074 0068 0065 0072 |
Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)5467777123523684716786747184 |
| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Expressions 4. Translations: Modern | 5. Anagrams 6. Orthography 7. Bibliography |
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