| NOUN | attribute | aspiration | a will to succeed |
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| feeling | aspiration, ambition, dream | a cherished desire | |
| communication | aspiration | a manner of articulation involving an audible release of breath | |
| act | aspiration, inhalation, inspiration, intake, breathing in | the act of inhaling |
| Sounds | ae.sperey'shahn | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... | |
| Meaning | A will to succeed. | |
|---|---|---|
| Broader | ambition, ambitiousness | A strong drive for success / success |
| Spanish | aspiración | |
| Catalan | anhel, aspiració | |
| Verbs | aspire | have an ambitious plan or a lofty goal |
| Meaning | A cherished desire. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | ambition, dream | |
| Narrower | American Dream | The widespread aspiration of Americans to live better than their parents did |
| emulation | ambition to equal or excel | |
| nationalism | The aspiration for national independence felt by people under foreign domination | |
| Broader | desire | The feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state |
| Spanish | ambición, aspiración, pretensión, sueño | |
| Catalan | ambició | |
| Verbs | aspire | have an ambitious plan or a lofty goal |
| Meaning | A manner of articulation involving an audible release of breath. | |
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| Broader | articulation | The aspect of pronunciation that involves bringing articulatory organs together so as to shape the sounds of speech |
| Spanish | aspiración | |
| Catalan | aspiració | |
| Verbs | aspirate | pronounce with aspiration |
| Meaning | The act of inhaling; the drawing in of air (or other gases) as in breathing. | |
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| Synonyms | inhalation, inspiration, intake, breathing in | |
| Part of | breathing, external respiration, respiration, ventilation | The bodily process of inhalation and exhalation |
| Narrower | gasp, pant | A short labored / labored intake of breath with the mouth open |
| puff, drag, pull | A slow inhalation (as of tobacco smoke) | |
| Broader | breath | The process of taking in and expelling air during breathing |
| Spanish | aspiración, inhalación, inspiración | |
| Catalan | aspiració, inhalació, inspiració | |
| Verbs | aspirate | (air) suck in |
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