About The Word Breeze
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Breeze
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What's The Definition Of Breeze?
[n] any undertaking that is easy to do; "marketing this product will be no picnic"
[n] a slight wind (usually refreshing); "the breeze was cooled by the lake"; "as he waited he could feel the air on his neck" [v] to proceed quickly and easily [v] blow gently and lightly; "It breezes most evenings at the shore" Synonyms | Synonyms for Breeze: air | child's play | cinch | duck soup | gentle wind | picnic | piece of cake | pushover | snap | walkover | zephyr Related Terms | Find terms related to Breeze: air | ball the jack | barrel | blast | blow | blow a hurricane | blow great guns | blow over | blow up | blubber | bluster | boom | bowl along | breath | breeze along | breeze up | brew | brush | butter | carry by storm | cinch | clay | clip | come up | cooling breeze | cushion | cut along | dough | down | draught | easy target | easy thing | eiderdown | feather bed | feathers | fleece | fleet | flit | floss | flue | fluff | fly | fly low | foam | foot | freshen | gale | gather | gentle wind | go fast | gust | highball | huff | kapok | lead-pipe cinch | light air | light breeze | light wind | make knots | moderate breeze | nip | nothing | ocean breeze | onshore breeze | outstrip the wind | picnic | pie | piece of cake | pillow | pipe | pipe up | plush | pour it on | pudding | puff | pushover | putty | rage | rip | romp home | rubber | satin | scorch | sea breeze | set in | setup | silk | sinecure | sitting duck | sizzle | skim | slide | slip | snap | softblowing wind | speed | squall | storm | storm along | swansdown | sweep | take by storm | tear | tear along | thistledown | thunder along | velvet | waft | walk off with | walk over | waltz | waltz off with | wax | whiff | whiffle | whisk | whiz | win going away | win hands down | wind | wool | zephyr | zing | zip | zoom See Also | ace | blow | breath | breeze through | doddle | fresh breeze | gentle breeze | go | labor | light air | light breeze | locomote | moderate breeze | move | nail | pass with flying colors | project | sail through | sea breeze | strong breeze | sweep through | task | travel | undertaking | wind Breeze In Webster's Dictionary \Breeze\, Breeze fly \Breeze" fly`\, n. [OE. brese, AS.
bri['o]sa; perh. akin to OHG. brimissa, G. breme, bremse, D.
brems, which are akin to G. brummen to growl, buzz, grumble,
L. fremere to murmur; cf. G. brausen, Sw. brusa, Dan. bruse,
to roar, rush.] (Zo["o]l.)
A fly of various species, of the family {Tabanid[ae]}, noted
for buzzing about animals, and tormenting them by sucking
their blood; -- called also {horsefly}, and {gadfly}. They
are among the largest of two-winged or dipterous insects. The
name is also given to different species of botflies. [Written
also {breese} and {brize}.]
\Breeze\, n. [F. brise; akin to It. brezza breeze, Sp. briza, brisa, a breeze from northeast, Pg. briza northeast wind; of uncertain origin; cf. F. bise, Pr. bisa, OHG. bisa, north wind, Arm. biz northeast wind.] 1. A light, gentle wind; a fresh, soft-blowing wind. Into a gradual calm the breezes sink. --Wordsworth. 2. An excited or ruffed state of feeling; a flurry of excitement; a disturbance; a quarrel; as, the discovery produced a breeze. [Colloq.] {Land breeze}, a wind blowing from the land, generally at night. {Sea breeze}, a breeze or wind blowing, generally in the daytime, from the sea. \Breeze\, n. [F. braise cinders, live coals. See {Brasier}.] 1. Refuse left in the process of making coke or burning charcoal. 2. (Brickmaking) Refuse coal, coal ashes, and cinders, used in the burning of bricks. \Breeze\, v. i. To blow gently. [R.] --J. Barlow. {To breeze up} (Naut.), to blow with increasing freshness. |
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