aspiration

English Thesaurus

1. the act of inhaling; the drawing in of air (or other gases) as in breathing (noun.act)

hypernym	:	breath,
definition	:	the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing (noun.act)

hyponym	:	gasp, pant,
definition	:	a short labored intake of breath with the mouth open (noun.act)

hyponym	:	drag, puff, pull,
definition	:	a slow inhalation (as of tobacco smoke) (noun.act)

part meronym	:	breathing, external respiration, respiration, ventilation,
definition	:	the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation (noun.act)

2. a will to succeed (noun.attribute)

hypernym	:	ambition, ambitiousness,
definition	:	a strong drive for success (noun.attribute)

3. a manner of articulation involving an audible release of breath (noun.communication)

hypernym	:	articulation,
definition	:	the aspect of pronunciation that involves bringing articulatory organs together so as to shape the sounds of speech (noun.communication)

4. a cherished desire (noun.feeling)

hypernym	:	desire,
definition	:	the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state (noun.feeling)

hyponym	:	american dream,
definition	:	the widespread aspiration of Americans to live better than their parents did (noun.feeling)

hyponym	:	emulation,
definition	:	ambition to equal or excel (noun.feeling)

hyponym	:	nationalism,
definition	:	the aspiration for national independence felt by people under foreign domination (noun.feeling)

5. the act of inhaling; the drawing in of air (or other gases) as in breathing (noun.act)

derivation	:	aspirate,
definition	:	suck in (air) (verb.body)

derivation	:	breathe in, inhale, inspire,
definition	:	draw in (air) (verb.body)

derivation	:	inhale,
definition	:	draw deep into the lungs in by breathing (verb.consumption)

6. a will to succeed (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	aim, aspire, draw a bead on, shoot for,
definition	:	have an ambitious plan or a lofty goal (verb.cognition)

7. a manner of articulation involving an audible release of breath (noun.communication)

derivation	:	aspirate,
definition	:	pronounce with aspiration; of stop sounds (verb.communication)

8. a cherished desire (noun.feeling)

derivation	:	aim, aspire, draw a bead on, shoot for,
definition	:	have an ambitious plan or a lofty goal (verb.cognition)

derivation	:	ambition,
definition	:	have as one's ambition (verb.emotion)

derivation	:	ambitious, challenging,
definition	:	requiring full use of your abilities or resources (adj.all)

9. the act of inhaling; the drawing in of air (or other gases) as in breathing (noun.act)

derivation	:	aspirate,
definition	:	suck in (air) (verb.body)

derivation	:	breathe in, inhale, inspire,
definition	:	draw in (air) (verb.body)

derivation	:	inhale,
definition	:	draw deep into the lungs in by breathing (verb.consumption)

10. a will to succeed (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	aim, aspire, draw a bead on, shoot for,
definition	:	have an ambitious plan or a lofty goal (verb.cognition)

11. a manner of articulation involving an audible release of breath (noun.communication)

derivation	:	aspirate,
definition	:	pronounce with aspiration; of stop sounds (verb.communication)

12. a cherished desire (noun.feeling)

derivation	:	aim, aspire, draw a bead on, shoot for,
definition	:	have an ambitious plan or a lofty goal (verb.cognition)

derivation	:	ambition,
definition	:	have as one's ambition (verb.emotion)

derivation	:	ambitious, challenging,
definition	:	requiring full use of your abilities or resources (adj.all)