per·spire

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• per|spire — «puhr SPYR», intransitive verb, transitive verb, spired, spir|ing. to sweat: »The lumberman perspired as he cut trees under the blazing sun. ╂[< Latin perspīrāre to blow or breathe constantly (said of the wind) < per through + spīrāre to… …   Useful english dictionary

• per — per·acetic; per·acid; per·act; per·acute; per·alkaline; per·aluminous; per·am·bu·lant; per·am·bu·late; per·am·bu·la·tion; per·am·bu·la·tor; per·am·bu·la·to·ry; per·a·na·kan; per·bend; per·borate; per·bromide; Per·bu·nan; per·ca; per·cale;… …   English syllables

• per|spir´ing|ly — per|spire «puhr SPYR», intransitive verb, transitive verb, spired, spir|ing. to sweat: »The lumberman perspired as he cut trees under the blazing sun. ╂[< Latin perspīrāre to blow or breathe constantly (said of the wind) < per through +… …   Useful english dictionary

• per|spir´a|ble — per|spire «puhr SPYR», intransitive verb, transitive verb, spired, spir|ing. to sweat: »The lumberman perspired as he cut trees under the blazing sun. ╂[< Latin perspīrāre to blow or breathe constantly (said of the wind) < per through +… …   Useful english dictionary

• spire — ac·ro·spire; con·spire; hy·dro·spire; in·spire; per·spire; re·spire; sig·ma·spire; spire·let; spire; tran·spire; lep·to·spire; …   English syllables

• Annum per annum — La cathédrale de Spire Genre Musique contemporaine Musique …   Wikipédia en Français

• e|vap|o|tran|spire — «ih VAP oh tran SPYR», transitive verb, spired, spir|ing. to cause the return of (water) to the atmosphere by evaporation and transpiration: »Water use efficiency can be expressed in a variety of ways, such as tons of hay or bushels of potatoes… …   Useful english dictionary

• perspire — per·spire …   English syllables

• perspire — per·spire pər spī(ə)r vi, per·spired; per·spir·ing to emit matter through the skin specif to secrete and emit perspiration …   Medical dictionary

• perspire — per|spire [pəˈspaıə US pərˈspaır] v [i]formal [Date: 1600 1700; : French; Origin: perspirer, from Latin spirare to breathe ] if you perspire, parts of your body become wet, especially because you are hot or have been doing hard work = ↑sweat ▪… …   Dictionary of contemporary English