BREEZE

breeze

Noun

  1. A gadfly; a horsefly.
  2. A strong-bodied dipterous insect of the family Tabanidae.

Noun (etymology 2)

  1. A light, gentle wind.
    The breeze rustled the papers on her desk.
  2. Any activity that is easy, not testing or difficult.
    After studying Latin, Spanish was a breeze.
  3. Wind blowing across a cricket match, whatever its strength.
  4. Ashes and residue of coal or charcoal, usually from a furnace. .
  5. An excited or ruffled state of feeling; a flurry of excitement; a disturbance; a quarrel.
    The discovery produced a breeze.

Verb

  1. To buzz.

Verb (etymology 2)

  1. To move casually, in a carefree manner.
  2. To blow gently.
  3. To take a horse under a light run in order to understand the running characteristics of the horse and to observe it while under motion.


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