spiro-, spir-, spira-, spirat-, -spire, -spiring, -spiration, -spirational (breath)

A reference to the process whereby an aquatic animal obtains oxygen from the surrounding water.

1. A strong desire, longing, or aim; an ambition: "Her studies indicate her intellectual aspirations."
2. A goal or objective desired: "The sixteen-year old girl has had aspirations to be a professional golfer ever since she was four-years old."

1. A description of someone haviong a great ambition or an ultimate goal; desiring strongly.
2. A reference to those striving toward an end; such as, aspiring to great knowledge.

New biometrics program looks for perspiration to authenticate real-living fingers.

1. A secret agreement between two or more people to perform an unlawful act: "They were involved in a conspiracy to assassinate the president."

The assassination of Julius Caesar was the result of a conspiracy by approximately forty Roman senators led by Gaius Cassius Longinus and Marcus Junius Brutus.

2. An agreement between two or more people to commit a crime or to accomplish a legal purpose using an illegal action.
3. A secret plan, plot, or agreement to carry out an illegal or harmful act; especially, with a political objective.

1. A joint effort directed toward a goal, an objective, or a purpose.
2. An action of working in secret to obtain some goal or to achieve some outcome.

1. Anyone who secretly makes a plan with another person or group to do something bad or illegal; especially, in a political situation.
2. A member of a group of people who plan, or agree in secret, to commit an illegal or subversive act.

1. To plan or to agree in secret with others to commit an illegal or subversive act: "During the trial, the defendant would not admit to conspiring against the president."
2. To combine so as to cause a particular result, often one involving harm, inconvenience, or difficulty.
3. To act jointly with another person or other people for a common purpose or result: "Natural conditions conspired to delay our trip."