breeze

[ breez ]

/ briz /

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noun

a wind or current of air, especially a light or moderate one.

a wind of 4–31 miles per hour (2–14 meters per second).

Informal. an easy task; something done or carried on without difficulty: Finding people to join in the adventure was a breeze.

Chiefly British Informal. a disturbance or quarrel.

verb (used without object), breezed, breez·ing.

(of the wind) to blow a breeze (usually used impersonally with it as subject): It breezed from the west all day.

to move in a self-confident or jaunty manner: She breezed up to the police officer and asked for directions.

Informal. to proceed quickly and easily; move rapidly without intense effort (often followed by along, into, or through): He breezed through the task.The car breezed along the highway.

verb (used with object), breezed, breez·ing.

to cause to move in an easy or effortless manner, especially at less than full speed: The boy breezed the horse around the track.

Verb Phrases

breeze in, Informal.

to win effortlessly: He breezed in with an election plurality of 200,000.
Also breeze into / out. to move or act with a casual or careless attitude: He breezed out without paying attention to anyone.

breeze up, Atlantic States. to become windy.

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Let’s start with some etymology: What are the origins of the typographical word “bracket”?

First appeared around 1750, and is related to the French word “braguette” for the name of codpiece armor.

First appeared in 1610, based on the French word “baguette” for the long loaf of bread.

First appeared in 1555, and is related to the French word “raquette” for a netted bat.

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Idioms for breeze

shoot / bat the breeze, Slang. to converse aimlessly; chat: We sat around most of the afternoon, just shooting the breeze.

Origin of breeze

First recorded in 1555–65; earlier brize, brise “north or northeast wind”; compare Dutch bries, East Frisian brîse, French brize, Spanish, Portuguese, Catalan brisa, Italian brezza; further origin uncertain

synonym study for breeze

1. See wind¹.

OTHER WORDS FROM breeze

breezeless, adjectivebreezelike, adjective

Words nearby breeze

breed of cat, Breed's Hill, breeks, breen, breenge, breeze, breeze block, breeze in, breezeway, breezy, Bregenz

Definition for breeze (2 of 2)

breeze²

[ breez ]

/ briz /

noun

cinders, ash, or dust from coal, coke, or charcoal.

concrete, brick, or cinder block in which such materials form a component.

Origin of breeze

1720–30; variant of dial. brays<French braise live coals, cinders; see braze²

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It was all breeze and freshness, and the sunlight struck picturesquely aslant the hill-sides.
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Rosemary shook her head doubtfully, and her falling hair of pale, shimmering gold waved like a wheat-field shaken by a breeze.
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A gentle breeze stirred the air and the surface of the lakes lay shimmering in the soft autumnal light.
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British Dictionary definitions for breeze (1 of 3)

breeze¹

/ (briːz) /

noun

a gentle or light wind

meteorol a wind of force two to six inclusive on the Beaufort scale

informal an easy task or state of easebeing happy here is a breeze

informal, mainly British a disturbance, esp a lively quarrel

shoot the breeze informal to chat

verb (intr)

to move quickly or casuallyhe breezed into the room

(of wind) to blowthe south wind breezed over the fields

Word Origin for breeze

C16: probably from Old Spanish briza northeast wind

British Dictionary definitions for breeze (2 of 3)

breeze²

/ (briːz) /

noun

an archaic or dialect name for the gadfly

Word Origin for breeze

Old English briosa, of unknown origin

British Dictionary definitions for breeze (3 of 3)

breeze³

/ (briːz) /

noun

ashes of coal, coke, or charcoal used to make breeze blocks

Word Origin for breeze

C18: from French braise live coals; see braise

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Idioms and Phrases with breeze

breeze

In addition to the idiom beginning with breeze

breeze in

also see:

hands down (in a breeze)
shoot the breeze

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verb (used without object), breezed, breez·ing.