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  • 1task — task1 W1S2 [ta:sk US tæsk] n [Date: 1200 1300; : Old North French; Origin: tasque, from Medieval Latin tasca tax or service to be done for a ruler , from taxare to tax ] 1.) a piece of work that must be done, especially one that is difficult or… …

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  • 2easy — [[t]i͟ːzi[/t]] ♦ easier, easiest 1) ADJ GRADED: oft it v link ADJ to inf, ADJ to inf If a job or action is easy, you can do it without difficulty or effort, because it is not complicated and causes no problems. The shower is easy to install... It …

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  • 3easy — adj 1 *comfortable, restful, cozy, snug Analogous words: *soft, lenient, gentle: commodious, *spacious: *calm, tranquil, serene, placid: unconstrained, spontaneous (see corresponding nouns at UNCONSTRAINT) Antonym …

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  • 4Easy — Eas y, a. [Compar. {Easier}; superl. {Easiest}.] [OF. aisi[ e], F. ais[ e], prop. p. p. of OF. aisier. See {Ease}, v. t.] 1. At ease; free from pain, trouble, or constraint; as: (a) Free from pain, distress, toil, exertion, and the like; quiet;… …

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  • 5easy — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} adj. VERBS ▪ be, look, seem, sound ▪ become, get ▪ Life is getting easier for us. ▪ …

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  • 6easy — eas|y1 W1S1 [ˈi:zi] adj comparative easier superlative easiest ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(not difficult)¦ 2¦(comfortable)¦ 3¦(not worried)¦ 4¦(friendly)¦ 5¦(easily attacked)¦ 6 take the easy way out 7 have an easy time (of it) …

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  • 7task — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ awesome, challenging, daunting, enormous, formidable, great, Herculean, huge, mammoth (esp. BrE), massive …

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  • 8easy, easily — These words are not interchangeable in standard speech and writing. Easily is an adverb; easy is an adjective. Such expressions as Take it easy, Go easy, and Travel easy by bus are informal, although widely used. Examples of standard use: This is …

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  • 9Windows Task Scheduler — Task Scheduler is a component of Microsoft Windows that provides the ability to schedule the launch of programs or scripts at pre defined times or after specified time intervals. It was first introduced in the Windows 95 Plus! pack as System… …

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  • 10Honors are easy — Easy Eas y, a. [Compar. {Easier}; superl. {Easiest}.] [OF. aisi[ e], F. ais[ e], prop. p. p. of OF. aisier. See {Ease}, v. t.] 1. At ease; free from pain, trouble, or constraint; as: (a) Free from pain, distress, toil, exertion, and the like;… …

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