breezeless

breezeless
adjective see breeze I

New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.

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  • Breezeless — Breeze less, a. Motionless; destitute of breezes. [1913 Webster] A stagnant, breezeless air becalms my soul. Shenstone. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • breezeless — adjective Without a breeze. Syn: still, windless, zephyrless …   Wiktionary

  • breezeless — (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Marked by an absence of circulating air: airless, breathless, still, windless. See BREATH …   English dictionary for students

  • breezeless — breeze·less …   English syllables

  • breezeless — lə̇s adjective : being without a breeze …   Useful english dictionary

  • Steel — (st[=e]l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Steeled} (st[=e]ld); p. pr. & vb. n. {Steeling}.] [AS. st[=y]lan: cf. Icel. st[ae]la. See {Steel}, n.] 1. To overlay, point, or edge with steel; as, to steel a razor; to steel an ax. [1913 Webster] 2. Fig.: To make …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Steeled — Steel Steel (st[=e]l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Steeled} (st[=e]ld); p. pr. & vb. n. {Steeling}.] [AS. st[=y]lan: cf. Icel. st[ae]la. See {Steel}, n.] 1. To overlay, point, or edge with steel; as, to steel a razor; to steel an ax. [1913 Webster] 2.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Steeling — Steel Steel (st[=e]l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Steeled} (st[=e]ld); p. pr. & vb. n. {Steeling}.] [AS. st[=y]lan: cf. Icel. st[ae]la. See {Steel}, n.] 1. To overlay, point, or edge with steel; as, to steel a razor; to steel an ax. [1913 Webster] 2.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • breeze — 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 …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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