Associations to the word «Breather»

Wiktionary

BREATHER, noun. Something or someone that breathes.
BREATHER, noun. A short break; a rest or respite.
BREATHER, noun. (physics) A spatially localized, time-periodic excitation in a one-dimensional lattice.
BREATHER, noun. (colloquial) (dated) That which puts one out of breath, such as violent exercise.

Dictionary definition

BREATHER, noun. A short respite.
BREATHER, noun. Air passage provided by a retractable device containing intake and exhaust pipes; permits a submarine to stay submerged for extended periods of time.

Wise words

In the End, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.
Martin Luther King, Jr.