Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with breeze in American Collocation
breeze
noun
countable
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Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
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What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
US
/briz/
slight
gentle
light
slight
soft
It was still pleasantly warm but with a cooling, gentle breeze.
powerful
brisk
fresh
stiff
strong
The course was made more difficult by the stiff breeze.
pleasant
pleasant
It was a very warm day, relieved by a pleasant breeze.
cold
chilly
cold
cool
cooling
A cool breeze blew in from the moors.
The sky is bright blue and a cooling breeze keeps the temperature down.
warm
balmy
mild
warm
The wonderful warm weather and balmy sea breezes have given me a real appetite for life.
from a particular direction
northerly, southerly etc
A persistent north-westerly breeze continued and gave a fresh feel to the day.
from/towards the sea
offshore
onshore
The cliffs provide shelter from the onshore breeze.
move
blow
drift
sweep
waft
A warm sea breeze blew right through the building.
touch or move something
caress
fan
rustle
stir
The breeze stirred the trees.