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breeze1 definition

breeze (brēz)

noun

  1. a light current of air; wind, esp. a gentle wind
  2. Brit., Informal commotion or disturbance
  3. ☆ Informal a thing easy to do
  4. Meteorol. any wind ranging in speed from 4 to 31 miles per hour

Etymology: 16th-c. nautical term brise, prob. (? via Du) < EFris brisen, to blow fresh and strong

intransitive verb breezed, breezing breez′ing

☆ Informal to move or go quickly, jauntily, easily, etc.
breeze Idioms

in a breeze

☆
Informal with little or no effort; easily

shoot the breeze

or bat the breeze☆
Slang to converse idly about trivial matters
breeze2 definition

breeze (brēz)

noun

  1. a substance left when coke, coal, or charcoal is burned or processed: it is used as a filler for concrete, etc.
  2. small pieces of coke or coal with a diameter of 1.27 cm (.5 in) or less

Etymology: Fr braise, live coals: see braise

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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