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Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Breeze \Breeze\, v. i.
   To blow gently. [R.] --J. Barlow.

   {To breeze up} (Naut.), to blow with increasing freshness.

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}.]

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.

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.

Source : WordNet®

breeze
     v 1: blow gently and lightly; "It breezes most evenings at the
          shore"
     2: to proceed quickly and easily

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}]
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