Breeze - English meaning

verb

(of wind) move creating an air current.

Usage examples:

A cold breeze was blowing in off the sea

noun

A strong wind.

Usage examples:

We're in for a bit of a blow

noun

A powerful stroke with a hand, weapon, or hard object.

Usage examples:

He received a blow to the skull

noun

An extremely easy task.

Usage examples:

The program was a cinch to use

verb

Secure (a garment) with a belt.

Usage examples:

My cut-offs are cinched by a belt

noun

Something that is very easy or certain to be done or happen

Usage examples:

Training a puppy is a cinch if you bribe him with treats., my guide cinched the llama’s saddle tigh…

verb

Sail about in an area without a precise destination, especially for pleasure.

Usage examples:

They were cruising off the california coast

noun

A voyage on a ship or boat taken for pleasure or as a holiday and usually calling in at several places.

Usage examples:

A cruise down the nile

verb

To travel at a continuous speed

Usage examples:

The plane is cruising at 240 knots., we went cruising around downtown on friday night., a caribbean…

noun

A very easy task.

Usage examples:

This printer's a doddle to set up and use

noun

Something that is very easy to do

Usage examples:

The exam was a doddle.

verb

Be carried slowly by a current of air or water.

Usage examples:

The cabin cruiser started to drift downstream

noun

A continuous slow movement from one place to another.

Usage examples:

There was a drift to the towns

verb

To move slowly, especially as a result of outside forces, with no control over direction

Usage examples:

Drift out to sea no one noticed that the boat had begun to drift out to sea., drift out many vehicl…

verb

Rest or move on or near the surface of a liquid without sinking.

Usage examples:

She relaxed, floating gently in the water

noun

A thing that is buoyant in water.

Usage examples:

Eventually the many rings were threaded, the float attached, shotted and the hook tied on.

verb

Be on or below a liquid surface and not sink to the bottom

noun

A thing given willingly to someone without payment; a present.

Usage examples:

Wedding gifts

verb

Give (something) as a gift, especially formally or as a donation or bequest.

Usage examples:

The company gifted 2,999 shares to a charity

noun

Gamete intrafallopian transfer, a technique for assisting conception by introducing mixed ova and sperm into a fallopian tube.

Usage examples:

The first successful pregnancy conceived through gift occurred in 1984

verb

Move with a smooth, quiet continuous motion.

Usage examples:

A few gondolas glided past

noun

A gliding movement.

Usage examples:

The cuckoo makes its approach in a hawklike glide

noun

A sudden strong rush of wind.

Usage examples:

As the players went back on to the court there were incredibly strong gusts of wind blowing through…

verb

(of the wind) blow in gusts.

Usage examples:

The wind was gusting through the branches of the tree

idiom

Money you get for doing something very easy

Usage examples:

Babysitting is money for old rope if the children don't wake up.

idiom

Money you get for doing something very easy

Usage examples:

Babysitting is money for old rope if the children don't wake up.

pronoun

Not anything; no single thing.

Usage examples:

I said nothing

adjective

Having no prospect of progress; of no value.

Usage examples:

He had a series of nothing jobs

adverb

Not at all.

Usage examples:

A man who cared nothing for her

noun

An occasion when a packed meal is eaten outdoors, especially during an outing to the countryside.

Usage examples:

We swam and went on picnics

verb

Have or take part in a picnic.

Usage examples:

In summer they picnicked on the beach

idiom

Any undertaking that is easy to do

idiom

Infml something that is easy to do

Usage examples:

For him, taking tests is a piece of cake.

noun

A piece of material extended on a mast to catch the wind and propel a boat or ship or other vessel.

Usage examples:

All the sails were unfurled

verb

Travel in a boat with sails, especially as a sport or recreation.

Usage examples:

Ian took us out sailing on the lake

verb

A large piece of fabric used to propel a vessel

verb

Walk in a slow, relaxed manner.

Usage examples:

Adam sauntered into the room

noun

A leisurely stroll.

Usage examples:

A quiet saunter down the road

noun

A position requiring little or no work but giving the holder status or financial benefit.

Usage examples:

Political sinecures for the supporters of ministers

noun

A paid position that involves little or no work

Usage examples:

I never thought of my job as a sinecure.

noun

A person who sits, especially for a portrait or examination.

Usage examples:

She always hopes to imbue a portrait with the sitter's character

noun

Short form ofbaby-sitter

verb

Walk in a leisurely way.

Usage examples:

I strolled around the city

noun

A short leisurely walk.

Usage examples:

We took a stroll in the garden

verb

To walk in a slow, relaxed manner, esp. for pleasure

Usage examples:

We could stroll into town if you like., sometimes he would take a stroll before dinner.

idiom

Something that is very easy to do, and usually pleasant

Usage examples:

He's used to hard physical work - this is a walk in the park to him.

noun

An easy victory.

Usage examples:

A 12–2 walkover

noun

A game or sports event that is won very easily by one side or one person

Usage examples:

The semifinal should be a walkover for france.

noun

A soft gentle breeze.

Usage examples:

Anything less than a wind of 30 miles per hour is considered but a gentle zephyr.

noun

A light wind