1. n. & v.
--n.
1. a gentle wind.
2 Meteorol. a wind of 4-31 m.p.h. and between force 2 and force 6 on the Beaufort scale.
3 a wind blowing from land at night or sea during the day.
4 esp. Brit. colloq. a quarrel or display of temper.
5 esp. US colloq. an easy task.
--v.intr. (foll. by in, out, along, etc.) colloq. come or go in a casual or lighthearted manner.
Etymology: prob. f. OSp. & Port. briza NE wind 2. n. small cinders.
Phrases and idioms:
breeze-block any lightweight building block, esp. one made from breeze mixed with sand and cement.
Etymology: F braise live coals 3. n. a gadfly or cleg.
Etymology: OE briosa, of unkn. orig.