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breeze 1
(brēz)n.
1. A light current of air; a gentle wind.
2. Any of five winds with speeds of from 4 to 27 knots (5 to 31 miles per hour; 7 to 50 kilometers per hour), according to the Beaufort scale.
3. Informal Something, such as a task, that is easy to do.
intr.v. breezed, breez·ing, breez·es
1. To move quickly, smoothly, or easily: breezing along on the freeway.
2. To progress swiftly or easily: We breezed through the test.
[Perhaps from Old Spanish briza, northeast wind.]
Synonyms: breeze1, cakewalk, cinch, pushover, snap
These nouns denote something easily accomplished: The exam was a breeze. This election promises to be a cakewalk. Chopping onions is a cinch with a food processor. The playoffs turned out to be a pushover. The new computer program was a snap to learn.
These nouns denote something easily accomplished: The exam was a breeze. This election promises to be a cakewalk. Chopping onions is a cinch with a food processor. The playoffs turned out to be a pushover. The new computer program was a snap to learn.
breeze 2
(brēz)n.
The refuse left when coke or charcoal is made.
[Probably from French braise, hot coals, from Old French brese, of Germanic origin; see bhreu- in Indo-European roots.]
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breeze
(briːz)n
1. (Physical Geography) a gentle or light wind
2. (Physical Geography) meteorol a wind of force two to six inclusive on the Beaufort scale
3. informal an easy task or state of ease: being happy here is a breeze.
4. informal chiefly Brit a disturbance, esp a lively quarrel
5. shoot the breeze informal to chat
vb (intr)
6. to move quickly or casually: he breezed into the room.
7. (of wind) to blow: the south wind breezed over the fields.
[C16: probably from Old Spanish briza northeast wind]
breeze
(briːz)n
(Animals) an archaic or dialect name for the gadfly
[Old English briosa, of unknown origin]
breeze
(briːz)n
(Building) ashes of coal, coke, or charcoal used to make breeze blocks
[C18: from French braise live coals; see braise]
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breeze1
(briz)n., v. breezed, breez•ing. n.
1. a wind or current of air, esp. a light or moderate one.
2. a wind of 4–31 mph (2–14 m/sec).
3. an easy task.
v.i. 4. to move in a self-confident or jaunty manner.
5. to proceed effortlessly.
Idioms: shoot or bat the breeze, Slang. to talk aimlessly; chat.
[1555–65; earlier brize, brise north or northeast wind]
breeze′less, adj.
syn: See wind1.
breeze2
(briz)n.
cinders, ash, or dust from coal, coke, or charcoal.
[1720–30; variant of dial. brays < French braise live coals, cinders]
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breeze
a light wind, 4 to 27 knots on the Beaufort scale.
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breeze
Past participle: breezed
Gerund: breezing
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| Noun | 1. |  breeze - a slight wind (usually refreshing); "the breeze was cooled by the lake"; "as he waited he could feel the air on his neck"sea breeze - a cooling breeze from the sea (during the daytime) breath - a slight movement of the air; "there wasn't a breath of air in the room" light air - wind moving 1-3 knots; 1 on the Beaufort scale light breeze - wind moving 4-7 knots; 2 on the Beaufort scale gentle breeze - wind moving 8-12 knots; 3 on the Beaufort scale moderate breeze - wind moving 13-18 knots; 4 on the Beaufort scale fresh breeze - wind moving 19-24 knots; 5 on the Beaufort scale strong breeze - wind moving 25-31 knots; 6 on the Beaufort scale air current, current of air, wind - air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure; "trees bent under the fierce winds"; "when there is no wind, row"; "the radioactivity was being swept upwards by the air current and out into the atmosphere" |
| 2. | breeze - any undertaking that is easy to do; "marketing this product will be no picnic" doddle - an easy task project, task, undertaking, labor - any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted; "he prepared for great undertakings" | |
| Verb | 1. | breeze - blow gently and lightly; "It breezes most evenings at the shore" blow - be blowing or storming; "The wind blew from the West" |
| 2. | breeze - to proceed quickly and easily go, locomote, move, travel - change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast" ace, breeze through, pass with flying colors, sail through, sweep through, nail - succeed at easily; "She sailed through her exams"; "You will pass with flying colors"; "She nailed her astrophysics course" |
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breeze
noun
1. light wind, air, whiff, draught, gust, waft, zephyr, breath of wind, current of air, puff of air, capful of wind a cool summer breeze
2. (Informal) child's play, piece of cake, pushover, doddle, walkover, cinch, no-brainer (informal) Making the pastry is a breeze if you have a food processor.
verb
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breeze
noun1. A gentle wind:
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Translations
vánekvětřík
brise
tuulenhenkäys
povjetarac
gyerekjátékszellõszellő
gola
そよ風疾風
산들바람
linksmasvėjelis
vēsmaviegls vējš
vánok
vetrič
bris
สายลมที่พัดเบาๆ
gió nhẹ
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
breeze
[ˈbriːz] n → brise fit's a breeze (= simple) → c'est du gâteau
breeze in
vi → entrer d'un air dégagébreeze-block [ˈbriːzblɒk] n (British) → parpaing mCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
breeze
[briːz]2. vi to breeze in/out (jauntily) → entrare/andarsene allegramente come se niente fosse; (briskly) → entrare/andarsene in fretta
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
breeze
(briːz) noun a gentle wind. There's a lovely cool breeze today.
ˈbreezy adjective1. windy. a breezy day.
2. (of people etc) bright, lively. She's always so bright and breezy; a breezy young man.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
breeze
→ نَسيم vánek brise Brise αύρα brisa tuulenhenkäys brise povjetarac brezza そよ風 산들바람 bries bris wiaterek brisa ветерок bris สายลมที่พัดเบาๆ hafif rüzgar gió nhẹ 微风Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
breeze
n. brisa, aire suave.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012