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breeze

/bɹiːz/

noun

Meaning

  • A light, gentle wind.

    "The breeze rustled the papers on her desk."

  • Any activity that is easy, not testing or difficult.

    "After studying Latin, Spanish was a breeze."

  • Wind blowing across a cricket match, whatever its strength.

  • Ashes and residue of coal or charcoal, usually from a furnace. See Wikipedia article on Clinker.

  • An excited or ruffled state of feeling; a flurry of excitement; a disturbance; a quarrel.

    "The discovery produced a breeze."

  • A brief workout for a racehorse.

Synonyms

cakewalk,
cinch,
doddle,
piece of cake,
walk in the park,
walkover

verb

Meaning

  • (usually with along) To move casually, in a carefree manner.

  • To blow gently.

  • To take a horse on a light run in order to understand the running characteristics of the horse and to observe it while under motion.