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Pretzel vs Breeze - What's the difference?

pretzel | breeze |

As nouns the difference between pretzel and breeze

is that pretzel is a toasted bread or cracker usually in the shape of a loose knot while breeze is a gadfly; a horsefly or breeze can be a light, gentle wind.

As verbs the difference between pretzel and breeze

is that pretzel is (north american) to bend, twist, or contort while breeze is to buzz or breeze can be to move casually, in a carefree manner.

pretzel

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A toasted bread or cracker usually in the shape of a loose knot.
  • Anything that is knotted, twisted, or tangled.
  • Verb

  • (North American) To bend, twist, or contort.
  • They discovered a snake pretzelled into knots.

    breeze

    English

    (wikipedia breeze)

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) brese, from (etyl) .

    Alternative forms

    *

    Noun

    (breezes)
  • A gadfly; a horsefly.
  • A strong-bodied dipterous insect of the family Tabanidae.
  • Verb

  • To buzz.
  • Etymology 2

    1555, nautical term .

    Alternative forms

    * (obsolete) * (obsolete)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A light, gentle wind.
  • :
  • *(William Wordsworth) (1770-1850)
  • *:Into a gradual calm the breezes sink.
  • *
  • *:Breezes blowing from beds of iris quickened her breath with their perfume; she saw the tufted lilacs sway in the wind, and the streamers of mauve-tinted wistaria swinging, all a-glisten with golden bees; she saw a crimson cardinal winging through the foliage, and amorous tanagers flashing like scarlet flames athwart the pines.
  • Any activity that is easy, not testing or difficult.
  • :
  • (lb) Wind blowing across a cricket match, whatever its strength.
  • Ashes and residue of coal or charcoal, usually from a furnace. .
  • An excited or ruffled state of feeling; a flurry of excitement; a disturbance; a quarrel.
  • :
  • Synonyms
    * See also * cakewalk, cinch, doddle, piece of cake, walk in the park, walkover; see also
    Coordinate terms
    * (gentle wind) gale, hurricane, storm
    See also
    * breeze block *

    Verb

    (breez)
  • To move casually, in a carefree manner.
  • (weather) To blow gently.
  • * '>citation
  • To take a horse under a light run in order to understand the running characteristics of the horse and to observe it while under motion.
  • Anagrams

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