a breeze

  • 71breeze block — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms breeze block : singular breeze block plural breeze blocks British a large light brick made from cement and cinders that is used in building …

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  • 72breeze through — phrasal verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms breeze through : present tense I/you/we/they breeze through he/she/it breezes through present participle breezing through past tense breezed through past participle breezed through breeze through… …

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  • 73breeze — [briːz] noun [C] I a light wind a gentle/light/slight breeze[/ex] II verb [I] breeze [briːz] to go somewhere in a very confident way He breezed into the meeting and took charge.[/ex] • breeze through sth …

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  • 74breeze — I [[t]briz[/t]] n. v. breezed, breez•ing 1) mer a wind or current of air, esp. a light or moderate one 2) mer a wind of 4–31 mph (2–14 m/sec) 3) inf an easy task 4) to move in a self confident or jaunty manner 5) inf to proceed effortlessly •… …

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  • 75breeze — [16] Breeze has not always connoted ‘lightness’ or ‘gentleness’. Old Spanish briza, its probable source, meant ‘cold northeast wind’, and that is the meaning it originally had in English. The word was picked up through English Spanish contact in… …

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  • 76breeze through — verb succeed at easily She sailed through her exams You will pass with flying colors She nailed her astrophysics course • Syn: ↑ace, ↑pass with flying colors, ↑sweep through, ↑sail through, ↑nail …

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  • 77breeze fly — Horsefly Horse fly , n.; pl. {Horseflies}. 1. (Zo[ o]l.) Any dipterous fly of the family {Tabanid[ae]}, that stings horses, and sucks their blood. [1913 Webster] Note: Of these flies there are numerous species, both in Europe and America. They… …

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  • 78breeze — 1. noun a) A gentle to moderate wind. The breeze rustled the papers on her desk. b) Any activity that is easy, not testing or difficult …

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  • 79breeze — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. zephyr, breath [of air]. See wind. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. gentle wind, zephyr, flurry; see wind 1 . See Synonym Study at wind . • in a breeze, Syn. effortlessly, readily, jauntily; see easily 1 . •… …

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  • 80breeze — breeze1 noun 1》 a gentle wind. 2》 informal something easy to do. verb informal come or go in a casual or cheerful manner. ↘(breeze through) deal with or accomplish with ease. Origin C16 (in sense NE wind ): prob. from Old Sp. and Port. briza.… …

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