break-off vs breather

break-off

noun
  • A break, discontinuance, or interruption 

  • That which breaks off, or is broken off 

  • The first shot in a game of snooker or other cue-game 

verb
  • To play the first shot in a game of snooker 

breather

noun
  • A short break; a rest or respite. 

  • A spatially localized, time-periodic excitation in a one-dimensional lattice. 

  • An air inlet path to the crankcase 

  • Something or someone that breathes. 

  • A heavy breather. 

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