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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ 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]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ 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.] (Zo["o]l.)
     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]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ 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]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Breeze \Breeze\, v. i.
     To blow gently. [R.] --J. Barlow.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     To breeze up (Naut.), to blow with increasing freshness.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Breeze \Breeze\, v. i.
     To blow gently. [R.] --J. Barlow.
  
     To breeze up (Naut.), to blow with increasing freshness.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  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.] (Zo["o]l.)
     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.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  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.
  
              Into a gradual calm the breezes sink. --Wordsworth.
  
     2. An excited or ruffed state of feeling; a flurry of
        excitement; a disturbance; a quarrel; as, the discovery
        produced a breeze. [Colloq.]
  
     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.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Breeze \Breeze\, n. [F. braise cinders, live coals. See
     Brasier.]
     1. Refuse left in the process of making coke or burning
        charcoal.
  
     2. (Brickmaking) Refuse coal, coal ashes, and cinders, used
        in the burning of bricks.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  breeze
       n 1: a slight wind (usually refreshing); "the breeze was cooled
            by the lake"; "as he waited he could feel the air on his
            neck" [syn: zephyr, gentle wind, air]
       2: any undertaking that is easy to do; "marketing this product
          will be no picnic" [syn: cinch, picnic, snap, duck
          soup, child's play, pushover, walkover, piece of
          cake]
       v 1: blow gently and lightly; "It breezes most evenings at the
            shore"
       2: to proceed quickly and easily

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  breeze
     Αγγλικά n.
     1 η αύρα, το αεράκι
     2 μια δραστηριότητα σχετικά εύκολη
     3 στάχτη και υπολείμματα κάρβουνων από ένα φούρνο
     Αγγλικά vb.
     (λείπει ο ορισμός: en)

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  breeze
     alt.
     A light, gentle wind.
     n.
     A light, gentle wind.
     vb.
     1 (lb en usually with ''along'') To move casually, in a carefree
  manner.
     2 (lb en weather) To blow gently.
     3 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.
     4 (lb en of fish) To swim near the surface of the water, causing
  ripples in the surface.
     alt.
     A gadfly; a horsefly; a strong-bodied dipterous insect of the family
  Tabanidae.
     n.
     A gadfly; a horsefly; a strong-bodied dipterous insect of the family
  Tabanidae.
     vb.
     (lb en intransitive) To buzz.
     n.
     Ashes and residue of coal or charcoal, usually from a furnace. (w
  Clinker_(waste) See Wikipedia article on Clinker).

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  Breeze
     n.
     (surname: en).

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  breeze
     alt.
     A light, gentle wind.
     n.
     A light, gentle wind.
     vb.
     1 (lb en usually with ''along'') To move casually, in a carefree
  manner.
     2 (lb en weather) To blow gently.
     3 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.
     4 (lb en of fish) To swim near the surface of the water, causing
  ripples in the surface.
     alt.
     A gadfly; a horsefly; a strong-bodied dipterous insect of the family
  Tabanidae.
     n.
     A gadfly; a horsefly; a strong-bodied dipterous insect of the family
  Tabanidae.
     vb.
     (lb en intransitive) To buzz.
     n.
     Ashes and residue of coal or charcoal, usually from a furnace. (w
  Clinker_(waste) See Wikipedia article on Clinker).

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  Breeze
     n.
     (surname: en).

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  breeze
     alt.
     A light, gentle wind.
     n.
     A light, gentle wind.
     vb.
     1 (lb en usually with ''along'') To move casually, in a carefree
  manner.
     2 (lb en weather) To blow gently.
     3 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.
     4 (lb en of fish) To swim near the surface of the water, causing
  ripples in the surface.
     alt.
     A gadfly; a horsefly; a strong-bodied dipterous insect of the family
  Tabanidae.
     n.
     A gadfly; a horsefly; a strong-bodied dipterous insect of the family
  Tabanidae.
     vb.
     (lb en intransitive) To buzz.
     n.
     Ashes and residue of coal or charcoal, usually from a furnace. (w
  Clinker_(waste) See Wikipedia article on Clinker).

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  Breeze
     n.
     (surname: en).

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  breeze
     alt.
     A light, gentle wind.
     n.
     A light, gentle wind.
     vb.
     1 (lb en usually with ''along'') To move casually, in a carefree
  manner.
     2 (lb en weather) To blow gently.
     3 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.
     4 (lb en of fish) To swim near the surface of the water, causing
  ripples in the surface.
     alt.
     A gadfly; a horsefly; a strong-bodied dipterous insect of the family
  Tabanidae.
     n.
     A gadfly; a horsefly; a strong-bodied dipterous insect of the family
  Tabanidae.
     vb.
     (lb en intransitive) To buzz.
     n.
     Ashes and residue of coal or charcoal, usually from a furnace. (w
  Clinker_(waste) See Wikipedia article on Clinker).

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  Breeze
     n.
     (surname: en).

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  breeze
     Englanti n.
     1 tuulahdus, tuulenvire
     2 paarma

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  breeze
     Engelska n.
     1 (tagg kat=meteorologi språk=en) bris; mild vind
     2 en lätt utförd handling

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Breeze /bɹˈiːz/
  النّسيم

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  breeze //bɹiːz// 
  бриз
  a light, gentle wind

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  breeze /bɹˈiːz/
  vánek

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  breeze /bɹˈiːz/
  větřík

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  breeze /bɹˈiːz/
  bríza

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  breeze /bɹˈiːz/
  vanout

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  breeze /bɹˈiːz/
  ovád

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  breeze /bɹˈiːz/
  střeček

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  breeze /bɹˈiːz/
  škvára

From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 :   [ freedict:eng-cym ]

  breeze /bɹˈiːz/ 
  awel 

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  breeze /bɹˈiːz/
  Brise  [meteo.]
        "There's not a breeze stirring."  - Es weht kein Lüftchen.
   see: breezes, light breeze, slight breeze, gentle breeze, moderate breeze, fresh breeze, strong breeze, stiff breeze
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  breeze /bɹˈiːz/
  Grießkohle , Gruskohle , Nusskohle , Nussklein , Kohlenklein , Kohlengrus , Kohlenlösche  [min.]
     Synonyms: small coal, slack coal, nutty slack, smalls, mucks, beans of coal
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  breeze /bɹˈiːz/
  Hauch 

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  breeze /bɹˈiːz/
   [Am.] Kinderspiel , Spaziergang  [ugs.]
           Note: einfache Sache
     Synonyms: piece of cake, cakewalk, pushover
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  breeze /bɹˈiːz/
  Kokslösche , Abrieb  [min.]
        "breeze from screening"  - Siebabrieb
     Synonym: coke breeze
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  breeze /bɹˈiːz/
  Krach , Lärm , Streit 

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  breeze /bɹˈiːz/
  Lüftchen 
        "mild gentle breeze"  - laues Lüftchen
   see: gentle zephyr
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  breeze /bɹˈiːz/ 
  spazieren 
           Note: mit lässigem Gang kommen/gehen
        "breeze past sb."  - an jdm. vorbeispazieren
        "breeze into a room"  - in einen Raum spazieren
        "breeze out the door"  - (aus einem Raum) hinausspazieren
        "breeze out the back door"  - zur Hintertür hinausspazieren
        "breeze out of the building"  - aus dem Gebäude hinausspazieren
   see: breezing, breezed, breeze in
  
           Note: come or go in a casual manner

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  breeze /bɹˈiːz/ 
  wehen 
   see: breezing, breezed
  

From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:eng-ell ]

  breeze /bɹˈiːz/
  
  αεράκι, αύρα

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  breeze //bɹiːz// 
  1. tuulenvire, tuulonen
  a light, gentle wind
  2. lastenleikki
  activity that is easy

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  breeze /bɹˈiːz/ 
  1. मन्द~समीर
        "The breeze was cooled by the lake"

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  breeze /bɹˈiːz/
  lahor, novost, obad, povjetarac, vijest, vjetrić

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  breeze /bɹˈiːz/
  1. szél
  2. betonba való rostált salak
  3. dara
  4. szellô
  5. szénpor
  6. civakodás

From English-Italian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.2 :   [ freedict:eng-ita ]

  breeze /bɹˈiːz/
  brezza

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-jpn ]

  breeze //bɹiːz// 
  微風
  a light, gentle wind

From English-Latin FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.2 :   [ freedict:eng-lat ]

  breeze /briːz/
  aura

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-pol ]

  breeze /bri:z/ 
   1.  bryza, wietrzyk
   2.  [US]  łatwizna
   3.  breeze into a place (breeze V: :into :a :place)
   - wpadać bezceremonialnie

From English-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-por ]

  breeze /briːz/
  aragem, brisa, vento brando

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  breeze //bɹiːz// 
  bris
  a light, gentle wind

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  breeze //bɹiːz// 
  fläkta
  blow gently

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  breeze /bɹˈiːz/
  1. ing. kok ve mangal kömürü artığı kul ve kömür parçaları.

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  breeze /bɹˈiːz/
  1. hafif rüzgâr, esinti, meltem
  2. ing., (k.dili.) münakaşa, huzur bozucu bir şey
  3. (k.dili.) coşarak gitmek, kolayca bitirmek. in a breeze (argo) kolayca.

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˈbɹiz/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  125 Moby Thesaurus words for "breeze":
     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
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  n. 微风,轻而易举的事;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     n. 和风,微风;流言,争吵;轻松的事情
     v. 刮微风,轻松地完成

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