There are more than 50 countries that export coffee. They are near the equator, where the climate is conducive to producing coffee beans.
BREATH
breath
(noun) the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing; “he took a deep breath and dived into the pool”; “he was fighting to his last breath”
hint, intimation, breath
(noun) an indirect suggestion; “not a breath of scandal ever touched her”
breath
(noun) a slight movement of the air; “there wasn’t a breath of air in the room”
breath
(noun) the air that is inhaled and exhaled in respiration; “his sour breath offended her”
breath, breather, breathing place, breathing space, breathing spell, breathing time
(noun) a short respite
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
breath (countable and uncountable, plural breaths)
(uncountable) The act or process of breathing.
(countable) A single act of breathing in or out.
(uncountable) Air expelled from the lungs.
(countable) A rest or pause.
A small amount of something, such as wind, or common sense.
(obsolete) Fragrance; exhalation; odor; perfume.
(obsolete) Gentle exercise, causing a quicker respiration.
Verb
breath (third-person singular simple present breaths, present participle breathing, simple past and past participle breathed)
Misspelling of breathe.
Anagrams
• Bertha, bareth, bather, bertha
Source: Wiktionary
Breath, n. Etym: [OE. breth, breeth, AS. br odor, scent, breath; cf. OHG. bradam steam, vapor, breath, G. brodem, and possibly E. Brawn, and Breed.]
1. The air inhaled and exhaled in respiration, air which, in the process of respiration, has parted with oxygen and has received carbonic acid, aqueous vapor, warmth, etc. Melted as breath into the wind. Shak.
2. The act of breathing naturally or freely; the power or capacity to breathe freely; as, I am out of breath.
3. The power of respiration, and hence, life. Hood. Thou takest away their breath, they die. Ps. civ. 29.
4. Time to breathe; respite; pause. Give me some breath, some little pause. Shak.
5. A single respiration, or the time of making it; a single act; an instant. He smiles and he frowns in a breath. Dryden.
6. Fig.: That which gives or strengthens life. The earthquake voice of victory, To thee the breath of life. Byron.
7. A single word; the slightest effort; a triffle. A breath can make them, as a breath has made. Goldsmith.
8. A very slight breeze; air in gentle motion. Calm and unruffled as a summer's sea, when not a breath of wind flies o'er its surface. Addison.
9. Fragrance; exhalation; odor; perfume. Tennison. The breath of flowers. Bacon.
10. Gentle exercise, causing a quicker respiration. An after dinner's breath. Shak. Out of breath, breathless, exhausted; breathing with difficulty.
– Under one's breath, in low tones.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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