breeze
breeze Lexical Profile
breeze Game Scores & Validity
• noun
A gentle, refreshing wind or light current of air, specifically classified on the Beaufort scale as a wind moving between 4 and 31 miles per hour.
"A cool sea breeze blew through the open window and rustled the linen curtains."
A task, activity, or undertaking that is very easy to accomplish and requires minimal effort (informal).
"Once you understand the basic algebraic formulas, solving the rest of the assignment is a breeze."
British Fine cinders, coal dust, or furnace ash, historically used in making lightweight building blocks.
"The builders constructed the interior partition walls using blocks made from compressed breeze and cement."
• verb
To move or progress quickly, casually, and effortlessly in a specified direction, or to succeed easily at a challenge.
"She breezed through the preliminary interview and was invited back for the final round the next morning."
To blow gently and steadily (of the wind).
"A warm wind breezed across the meadow, carrying the scent of wildflowers."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the 16th century from Old Spanish 'briza', originally denoting a cold northeast wind, and later adapted in the West Indies to refer to the refreshing northeast trade wind.