'Breeze' definitions:
Definition of 'breeze'
(from WordNet)
noun
A slight wind (usually refreshing); "the breeze was cooled by the lake"; "as he waited he could feel the air on his neck" [syn: breeze, zephyr, gentle wind, air]
noun
Any undertaking that is easy to do; "marketing this product will be no picnic" [syn: cinch, breeze, picnic, snap, duck soup, child's play, pushover, walkover, piece of cake]
verb
Blow gently and lightly; "It breezes most evenings at the shore"
verb
To proceed quickly and easily
Definition of 'Breeze'
From: GCIDE
- Breeze \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. [1913 Webster]
- Into a gradual calm the breezes sink. --Wordsworth. [1913 Webster]
- 2. An excited or ruffed state of feeling; a flurry of excitement; a disturbance; a quarrel; as, the discovery produced a breeze. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Breeze'
From: GCIDE
- Breeze \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.] (Zool.) 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.] [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Breeze'
From: GCIDE
- Breeze \Breeze\, n. [F. braise cinders, live coals. See Brasier.]
- 1. Refuse left in the process of making coke or burning charcoal. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Brickmaking) Refuse coal, coal ashes, and cinders, used in the burning of bricks. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Breeze'
From: GCIDE
- Breeze \Breeze\, v. i. To blow gently. [R.] --J. Barlow. [1913 Webster]
- To breeze up (Naut.), to blow with increasing freshness. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'breeze'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- 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
Words containing 'Breeze'
- To breeze up,
- breeze in,
- breeze through,
- Breeze fly,
- Briny Breezes,
- Fresh breeze,
- Gulf Breeze,
- Land breeze,
- Sea Breeze,
- Topgallant breeze,
- breeze block,
- breeze flies,
- gentle breeze,
- light breeze,
- moderate breeze,
- shoot the breeze,
- spanking breeze,
- strong breeze,
- Briny Breezes, FL,
- Gulf Breeze, FL,
- Ocean Breeze Park,
- Sea Breeze, NC,
- Ocean Breeze Park, FL