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breeze

N สายลม ที่ พัด เบาๆ zephyr sai-lom-ti-phad-bao-bao

breeze

VI เคลื่อนที่ อย่างรวดเร็ว khluean-ti-yang-ruad-reol

breeze in

PHRV เดิน เข้าไป หรือ เข้ามา อย่างมั่นใจ blow in doen-khaol-pai-rue-khao-ma-yang-man-jai

breeze through

PHRV สอบผ่าน อย่างง่ายดาย ผ่าน อย่าง สบาย romp through sall through sweep through walk through sob-phan-yang-ngai-dai

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

BREEZE

n.A genus of flies or insects, technically called Tabanus. There are many species, but the most noted is the bovinus, great horsefly, whose mouth is armed with two hooks which penetrate the skin of an animal, while with a proboscis, like a sting, it sucks the blood.

BREEZE

n.[Gr. to boil. ] 1. A light wind; a gentle gale.
From land a gentle breeze arose at night.
2. A shifting wind, that blows from the sea or from the land, for a certain time, by night or by day. Such breezes are common in the tropical regions, and in a good degree regular. The wind from the sea is called a sea breeze, and that from the land, a land breeze. In general, the sea breeze blows in the day time, and the land breeze at night. The like breezes are common, in the summer months, in the temperate latitudes.

BREEZE

v.i.To blow gently; a word common among seamen. For now the breathing airs, from ocean born,
Breeze up the bay, and lead the lively morn.

BREEZELESS

a.Motionless; destitute of breezes.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

BREEZE; BREEZE FLY

Breeze, Breeze " fly ` (, n. Etym: [OE. brese, AS. briósa; 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. ] (Zoöl.)

Defn: A fly of various species, of the family Tabanidæ, 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. ]

BREEZE

Breeze, n. Etym: [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.

BREEZE

Breeze, n. Etym: [F. braise cinders, live coals. See Brasier. ]

1. Refuse left in the process of making coke or burning charcoal.

2. (Brickmaking )

Defn: Refuse coal, coal ashes, and cinders, used in the burning of bricks.

BREEZE

BREEZE Breeze, v. i.

Defn: To blow gently. [R.] J. Barlow. To breeze up (Naut. ), to blow with increasing freshness.

BREEZELESS

BREEZELESS Breeze "less, a.

Defn: Motionless; destitute of breezes. A stagnant, breezeless air becalms my soul. Shenstone.

New American Oxford Dictionary

breeze

breeze 1 |brēz briz | ▶noun 1 a gentle wind. • [ with modifier ] a wind of force 2 to 6 on the Beaufort scale (4 –27 knots or 4.5-31 mph ). 2 informal a thing that is easy to do or accomplish: traveling through London was a breeze. ▶verb [ no obj. ] informal come or go in a casual or lighthearted manner: I breezed in as if nothing were wrong. • deal with something with apparently casual ease: the computer has the power to breeze through huge documents | he breezed to victory. PHRASES shoot the breeze see shoot. ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: probably from Old Spanish and Portuguese briza ‘northeastern wind ’ (the original sense in English ).

breeze

breeze 2 |briz brēz | ▶noun small cinders mixed with sand and cement to make cinder blocks. ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from French braise, (earlier ) brese ‘live coals. ’

breeze block

breeze block |briz blɑk | ▶noun British term for cinder block.

breezeway

breeze way |ˈbrēzˌwā ˈbrizˌweɪ | ▶noun a roofed outdoor passage, as between a house and a garage.

Oxford Dictionary

breeze

breeze 1 |briːz | ▶noun 1 a gentle wind. • [ with modifier ] a wind of force 2 to 6 on the Beaufort scale (4 –27 knots or 7 –50 kph ). 2 informal a thing that is easy to do or accomplish: travelling through London was a breeze. ▶verb [ no obj., with adverbial of direction ] informal come or go in a casual or light-hearted manner: Roger breezed into her office. • [ no obj. ] (breeze through ) deal with something with apparently casual ease: Milan had breezed through their first defence of the European Cup. ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: probably from Old Spanish and Portuguese briza ‘NE wind ’ (the original sense in English ).

breeze

breeze 2 |briːz | ▶noun [ mass noun ] small cinders mixed with sand and cement to make breeze blocks. ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from French braise, (earlier ) brese ‘live coals ’.

breeze block

breeze block ▶noun Brit. a lightweight building brick made from small cinders mixed with sand and cement.

breezeway

breeze |way |ˈbriːzweɪ | ▶noun N. Amer. a roofed outdoor passage, as between a house and a garage.

American Oxford Thesaurus

breeze

breeze noun 1 a breeze ruffled the leaves: gentle wind, puff of air, gust, cat's paw; Meteorology light air; literary zephyr. 2 informal getting your child in and out of the seat is a breeze: easy task, child's play, nothing; informal piece of cake, cinch, snap, kids' stuff, cakewalk, five-finger exercise, duck soup. ▶verb informal Roger breezed into her office: saunter, stroll, sail, cruise.

Oxford Thesaurus

breeze

breeze noun 1 a slight breeze ruffled the leaves of the trees: gentle wind, breath of wind, puff of air, current of air, flurry of air, gust; informal blow; technical light air; literary zephyr; rare cat's paw. 2 informal travelling through London was a breeze: easy task, easy job, child's play, nothing, five-finger exercise, gift, walkover, sinecure; informal 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; N. Amer. informal duck soup, snap; Austral. /NZ informal bludge, snack; S. African informal a piece of old tackie; Brit. vulgar slang a piece of piss; dated snip. ▶verb informal Roger breezed into her office: saunter, stroll, sail, cruise, walk casually; glide, drift, float.

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

breeze

breeze /briːz /〖語源は「北 (東 )風」〗名詞複～s /-ɪz /1 C そよ風, (心地よい )微風 (→wind 1 類義 )▸ The branches were waving in the breeze .木の枝がそよ風に揺れ動いていた ▸ a gentle breeze おだやかな風 ; 〘気象〙軟風 (!弱い方からlight, gentle, moderate, fresh, strongの5段階に分けられる ) 2 C 〖単数形で〗｟くだけて｠楽な仕事, 朝飯前のこと ▸ That exam was a breeze .あの試験は楽勝だった 3 C ｟英話｠大げんか, ごたごた .in a br é eze ｟米話｠楽々と, やすやすと〈勝つなど〉.sh ò ot the br é eze ｟米俗｠雑談をする, だべる .動詞自動詞〖～＋副詞〗〈人が〉さっそうと歩く ; 楽々と進む (!副詞は方向の表現 ) ▸ breeze into the final 決勝戦へすんなり行く ▸ breeze in [out ]すっと入って来る [出て行く ]他動詞〈テスト試合など〉で楽々と高成績を上げる .br é eze through A 1 A 〈難しい仕事など〉をさらりとやってのける .2 A 〈税関など〉を難なく通り抜ける .

breeze(-)block

br é eze (-)bl ò ck 名詞 C ｟英｠(セメント砂石炭灰から作られる )建築用軽量ブロック (｟米｠cinder block ).

breezeway

br é eze w à y 名詞複～s C (家と車庫をつなぐ )屋根付き通路 .