breeze
1. a slight wind (usually refreshing) (Freq. 6)
- the breeze was cooled by the lake
- as he waited he could feel the air on his neck
• Syn:
zephyr, gentle wind, air
• Derivationally related forms:
airy (for: air), breezy
• Hypernyms:
wind, air current, current of air
• Hyponyms:
sea breeze, breath, light air, light breeze, gentle breeze,
moderate breeze, fresh breeze, strong breeze
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
• Derivationally related forms:
walk over (for: walkover), cinch (for: cinch)
• Hypernyms:
undertaking, project, task, labor
• Hyponyms:
doddle
1. blow gently and lightly
- It breezes most evenings at the shore
• Hypernyms:
blow
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- It is ----ing
- Something is ----ing PP
2. to proceed quickly and easily
• See Also:
breeze through
• Hypernyms:
travel, go, move, locomote
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s PP
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