gentle+breeze

  • 41breeze — 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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  • 42breeze — 1. noun 1) a breeze ruffled the leaves Syn: gentle wind, puff of air, gust, cat s paw; Meteorology light air; literary zephyr 2) informal getting your child in and out of the seat is a breeze Syn: easy task, child s play, nothing; informal piece… …

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  • 43breeze — 1. n. & v. n. 1 a gentle wind. 2 Meteorol. a wind of 4 31 m.p.h. and between force 2 and force 6 on the Beaufort scale. 3 a wind blowing from land at night or sea during the day. 4 esp. Brit. colloq. a quarrel or display of temper. 5 esp. US… …

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  • 44gentle —   Akahai, mālie, laka, waipahē;    ♦ gentle, as a breeze, kauaheahe, kolonahe, nahenahe, āla i, ānea, aheahe.   Also: wai olu, akanahe, wawali, waliwali, kāpehe, nāwele, ūpalu …

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  • 45breeze — I. noun Etymology: probably from Spanish brisa northeast wind Date: 1626 1. a. a light gentle wind b. a wind of from 4 to 31 miles (6 to 50 kilometers) an hour 2. something easily done ; cinch • breezeless adjective …

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  • 46breeze — n. 1. Zephyr, air, gentle gale, moderate wind, light wind. 2. (Colloq.) Quarrel, disturbance, commotion, noise, tumult, uproar, stir, agitation …

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  • 47breeze — noun Syn: gentle wind, puff of air, gust, draught; literary zephyr …

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  • 48Land breeze — 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… …

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  • 49Sea breeze — 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… …

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  • 50sea breeze — noun a cooling breeze from the sea (during the daytime) • Hypernyms: ↑breeze, ↑zephyr, ↑gentle wind, ↑air * * * noun : a cooling breeze blowing inland from the sea generally in the daytime * * * a thermally produced wind blowing from a cool ocean …

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