breeze
noun
[ briːz ]
• a gentle wind.
• "tantalizing cooking smells wafted on the evening breeze"
Similar:
gentle wind,
breath of wind,
puff of air,
current of air,
flurry of air,
gust,
blow,
light air,
zephyr,
cat's paw,
• a thing that is easy to do or accomplish.
• "travelling through London was a breeze"
Similar:
easy task,
easy job,
child's play,
nothing,
five-finger exercise,
gift,
walkover,
sinecure,
doddle,
walk in the park,
piece of cake,
picnic,
money for old rope,
money for jam,
cinch,
sitter,
kids' stuff,
cushy job/number,
doss,
cakewalk,
pushover,
duck soup,
snap,
bludge,
snack,
a piece of old tackie,
snip,
a piece of piss,
breeze
verb
• come or go in a casual or light-hearted manner.
• "Roger breezed into her office"
Origin:
mid 16th century: probably from Old Spanish and Portuguese briza ‘NE wind’ (the original sense in English).
breeze
noun
• small cinders mixed with sand and cement to make breeze blocks.
Origin:
late 16th century: from French braise, (earlier) brese ‘live coals’.
