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ease / ēz/ • n. absence of difficulty or effort: he gave up tobacco and alcohol with ease. ∎ absence of rigidity or discomfort; poise: I was always vexed by her self-contained ease. ∎ freedom from worries or problems, esp. about one's material situation: a life of wealth and ease. • v. 1. [tr.] make (something unpleasant, painful, or intense) less serious or severe: a huge road-building program to ease congestion. ∎ [intr.] become less serious or severe: the pain doesn't usually ease off for several hours. ∎ [intr.] (ease up) relax one's efforts; do something with more moderation: I'd ease up on the hard stuff if I were you. ∎ make (something) happen more easily; facilitate. ∎ [intr.] Finance (of share prices, interest rates, etc.) decrease in value or amount: these shares should be bought and tucked away for when interest rates ease [as n.] (easing) a slight easing of inflation. 2. [intr.] move carefully, gradually, or gently: I eased down the slope with care [tr.] the pilot eased the throttle back. ∎ [tr.] (ease someone out) gradually exclude someone from a post or place, esp. by devious or subtle maneuvers: after the scandal he was eased out of his job. PHRASES: at (one's) ease free from worry, awkwardness, or problems; relaxed: she was never quite at ease with Phil. ∎ (at ease) Mil. in a relaxed attitude with the feet apart and the hands behind the back (often as a command). ease someone's mind alleviate someone's anxiety. |
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"ease." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "ease." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-ease.html "ease." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-ease.html |
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ease †opportunity, means; comfort, convenience. XIII. — AN. ese, OF. eise, (also mod.) aise †elbow-room; †favourable occasion, convenience :- Rom. *adjaces for (sb. use of) adjacēns ADJACENT.
So ease vb. relieve, comfort. XIV. |
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T. F. HOAD. "ease." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "ease." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-ease.html T. F. HOAD. "ease." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-ease.html |
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ease v.
1. (ease something away/down/off) slacken a rope or sail slowly or gently. 2. (at ease) in a relaxed attitude with the feet apart and the hands behind the back (often as a command): all right, stand at ease! |
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"ease." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "ease." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O63-ease.html "ease." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O63-ease.html |
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•Achinese, Ambonese, appease, Assamese, Balinese, Belize, Beninese, Bernese, bêtise, Bhutanese, breeze, Burmese, Cantonese, Castries, cerise, cheese, chemise, Chinese, Cingalese, Cleese, Congolese, Denise, Dodecanese, ease, éminence grise, expertise, Faroese, freeze, Fries, frieze, Gabonese, Genoese, Goanese, Guyanese, he's, Japanese, Javanese, jeez, journalese, Kanarese, Keys, Lebanese, lees, legalese, Louise, Macanese, Madurese, Maltese, marquise, Milanese, Nepalese, Nipponese, officialese, overseas, pease, Pekinese, Peloponnese, Piedmontese, please, Portuguese, Pyrenees, reprise, Rwandese, seise, seize, Senegalese, she's, Siamese, Sienese, Sikkimese, Sinhalese, sleaze, sneeze, squeeze, Stockton-on-Tees, Sudanese, Sundanese, Surinamese, Tabriz, Taiwanese, tease, Tees, telegraphese, these, Timorese, Togolese, trapeze, valise, Viennese, Vietnamese, vocalese, wheeze
•superficies • Héloïse • Averroës
•rabies • pubes • Maccabees
•headcheese
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"ease." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "ease." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-ease.html "ease." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-ease.html |
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