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Easier

[ee-zee-er]

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adjective

comparative of easy.

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Smartphones can't eliminate all the pain of holiday shopping, but depending on what's on your list, they can make the job easier.

It all gets easier when you're older and more experienced.

Governments need to keep testing and monitoring, but that may be becoming easier.

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Smartphones can't eliminate all the pain of holiday shopping, but depending on what's on your list, they can make the job easier.

It all gets easier when you're older and more experienced.

Governments need to keep testing and monitoring, but that may be becoming easier.

The bigger the bird's beak, the easier it is to crack open the seeds' coatings.

Learning a second language makes it easier to learn a third language which is a good opportunity.

In some ways, corn plastic is clearly easier on the environment.

Making an elegant wedding bouquet is easier than you may think.

It's about to get a lot easier to go electric motorcycle racing.

Now researchers say there is an easier way that allows some patients to stay at home.

It seems to me that atheists have a much easier time being biocentric rather than anthropocentric.

Fair enough, but inflation is easier to put right than deflation.

While worms made it harder for some native plants to grow, bees made it easier for some alien plants to take root.

Don't believe me, try meditating and see if it gets easier.

It is far easier to tell students to memorize something and vastly easier to test what they have memorized.

And tall pots make it easier for gardeners with limited mobility to tend crops without kneeling or squatting.

New voice-activated software makes computing much easier for quadriplegics.

At issue is legislation to make it easier for unions to organize.

The finite nature of physical space makes it easier to let things go.

Social networks offer a cheaper and easier way to identify dissidents than other, more traditional forms of surveillance.

Creating stunning, cutting-edge adventure films hasn't gotten any easier.

And if the lyrics are familiar the stroke sufferer finds it even easier to speak them.

And barbless hooks are much easier to unhook from fish, trees, clothing-and ears.

Although they're more expensive than the conically shaped ones, straight-sided cages are easier to use.

Talking about drugs is easier for parents because it's a vague subject.

The social sciences are easier than the natural sciences, according to second graders.

But there are plenty of cheaper, subtler ways in which governments can make life easier for women.

Like many plastics, however, they're easier to use than they are to recycle.

As sessions drag on, judges may find it easier to deny requests and let things stand as they are.

Save money by walking up--the climb is much easier than it looks, and the views are fantastic.

Pulley-drawn cords make it easier to open for ventilation.

It also has a bigger e-book store available and the better screen is likely to make it easier for readers.

It is easier to find new threats than new possibilities.

The shafts-known as wells-were filled in to make removing heavy objects from the tomb easier.

Perhaps it's somehow easier to talk about infectious disease than toilets.

Though these tools have been around for decades, they are now much easier to control, he says.

For the home cook, it's easier to toast the rolls first, then fill.

And the more you do it, the easier and more enjoyable it gets.

It is the rare child who will stop a parent's interference to give him an easier life.

My job as a photographer is to make that seeing easier.

Tactile models based on video footage could make navigating a new city easier.

By following these guidelines it becomes easier to determine whether or not you have really found a fossil bone.

She suggests split peas because they're easier to find than channa dal.

Congress is moving to make it easier for companies to send unsolicited faxes.

And mal-cha-kitty is easier to pronounce than mal-ka-kitty.

The presence of water on the moon could make future human visits easier.

The other group started with the hardest choices and moved toward the easier ones.

With a detailed line drawing of the buttes, it makes a visit much easier to manage.

Keeping the plant too wet makes it easier for bacteria or fungi to establish themselves.

The fact that it's easier to read might explain why it's also easier for me to fall asleep.

Getting ahead professionally tends is easier when one is recognized and well regarded.

Its small size makes it easier to move through dense rain forest.

Compounds that block bad tastes would make medicines easier to take.

The way the story was told chronologically was beneficial to the reader and made it easier to follow.

We used a table with wheels to make it even easier to bring the party outside.

Phillips wasn't trying to make life with hand tools easier.

But it sure makes it easier to do those problem sets.

Same eerie darkness, same glistening moisture on black basalt, only shorter and easier.

They also allow enemies to have a much easier time causing catastrophic damage.

Roughing it is always easier if there's good grub around, but cooking while camping can be tricky.

Double boilers are great for gently melting chocolate, but we've found an even easier method that uses common kitchen equipment.

The promise is that listening to music will get easier.

And bringing social and health services onto campus makes everyone's lives a bit easier.

Conserving energy in your home is easier than you think.

Thus, beans fermented prior to packaging could be easier to eat.

And the strawberries, especially, would be much easier to harvest.

The network computer is supposed to make users' lives easier.

The strike leaves its victim stunned for easier consumption.

As more ants travel the path, the scent becomes stronger and easier to follow.

To make the seed easier to distribute, mix it with native soil or sand.

Microsoft was asking the justices to make it easier for companies to defend themselves against patent-infringement allegations.

We all want to be green these days, and some companies are making it even easier for us to travel that way.

The wheel motors might allow a vehicle to almost literally turn on a dime, making parking much easier.

Communicating with a busy household is much easier when your message center is tailor-made to fit your space and your needs.

The device itself is tiny, but it ostensibly makes typing easier than on the tiny keyboards on mobile devices.

The earthworms excrete a slightly different version of the metals, making them easier for plants to suck up.

Rodents and primates around the world can breathe a little easier.

Around the first of the year, many gardeners cut the leaves off at ground level so that the flowers will be easier to see.

Most predators move past the hedgehog to look for easier prey.

Fugu genome to guide them, the scientists say, locating genes in the comparatively cluttered human genome will be much easier.

It lasts longer and is easier for time-pressed gardeners to maintain.

The shift could make it easier for rare whales to find each other and reproduce, researchers say.

Unfortunately these reactors make nuclear weapons proliferation somewhat easier.

They look great together and seriously couldn't have been any easier to grow.

In other words, genetic changes in the whale lice happen faster and are therefore easier to trace than those in whales.

The process of finding out about the science itself is no easier.

It may be easier and more affordable than you think.

It is often far easier to give information in an unlimited number of words than to be limited.

It will be easier to get everything on the table if you have help in the kitchen after the turkey comes out of the oven.

The question is what will happen to the region once access has become easier.

Plan to stay in the valley?it's central to everything, and reservations are easier to come by at this time of year.

With a new color palette and stunning shaded relief, backcountry navigation has never been easier.

But keep in mind that a pot containing primarily foliage will be easier to maintain.

For one, the plentiful food sources allowed for easier reproduction and a denser population.

These kinds expand slowly and gradually from the center, so they're much easier to control than their running relations.

It's also easier to catch leopards because they are more plentiful than tigers.

Raising chicks is both easier and harder than getting grown-up chickens.

The crocodile cousins are easier to catch on land, but jaguars don't mind swimming.

If possible, rent a rotary tiller to make the job easier.

They're easier to spot in the morning when feeding at the tips of stems.

The rug defines the space and color scheme, making it easier to choose accessories.

Better to simplify and make it easier to run a business.

Rather than flooded tunnels, easier migration and predation fear may drive the worms.

It is far easier for me to think of bad dinosaur movies.

Canada is making it easier for foreign students to stay in the country to work for up to.

It should become easier to determine which drugs will work best in a particular patient, and why.

But the research could lead to therapies that make quitting easier.

But there is still room to make them easier to use, he believes.

The neighborhoods are easier than ever to visit in tandem, thanks to the bicycle-and.

Florida community-college students will soon find it easier to complete their bachelor's.

And perhaps it is easier to take care of her if you know exactly what it will cost you if you do not.

To make it easier to open the lids for ventilation, he.

Lately, it's been getting easier and easier to find.

Most games make the first level easier than others so as to encourage players to play.

If it all works, picking tumours up at a stage when they can be dealt with should become a lot easier.

Nepal's complex blend of religion is easier felt than understood.

Some new green car tires offered by major manufacturers roll easier and contain less crude.

Angling the sink and simplifying wall treatments allowed the cramped and busy room to breathe easier.

Libraries, of course, have catalogues to make it easier to find books.

Learning how to carve boats and birds had come easier.

They're much more portable, and easier to hand over to.

E-mail makes it easier than ever for professors and.

The mountains seem sharper, the air purer, other animals more numerous and easier to spot.

These crews are using it because it will be easier to acquire and store.

Resultant dead growth will be easier to identify and remove later on.

But a new tricycle that morphs into a two-wheeler as it gains speed may make things easier.

And finally, what if you want a nice, printed copy of the story or you want to make it easier to read onscreen.

Its leaders will find foreign relations easier to manage if they draw less on historic grievances.

It is easier to spot a bear's tracks than to spot the bear.

Several countries enact new limits and providers make it easier to report abusers.

Generally speaking, goods are easier to sell on than services.

Regions are used to simplify complex spaces so that they are easier to consider.

Shooting point-of-view uh, short films would be a lot easier if you didn't have to hold the camcorder.

At home, giving the police still more powers was already on the cards, and may now be easier for the government to justify.

If the midget had been fatally struck and sunk on the spot, the search might be easier.

Also, insects and diseases were easier to spot on the lighter rice strains.

It doesn't have everything in it, but it has the important stuff organized so it's much easier to find.

The smaller the problem, the easier it is to face it squarely.

And that could make counting and catching them a lot easier.

With the female body builders it was much easier to get these in between, off moments.

But he also admitted that for-profit companies do help charitable groups by making it easier to donate online.

You'll porbably notice that the power-steering pump is quieter and that the truck steers easier at low speeds.

Its new mate, in the starry moments of courtship, may find it easier to see the opportunities than the challenges.

Climographs were developed to make it easier to characterize the climate of specific places.

Seems the motorway makes it easier for resistant microbes to migrate from person to person, and to immigrate in from out-of-town.

But it is easier than all the other molecular techniques right now.

Using the right tool for the job can make grading much easier and more enjoyable.

Improving the mechanics of an execution does not make the decision to put a big firm to death much easier.

Each street follows one general direction-north-south for example-allowing for easier navigation and better orientation.

Sure it is easier for parents, but it encourages picky eating.

Raised buttons with different feel make it easier to use in the dark.

Personally, and this is easier said than done, don't let it get to you.

Killing a moose is far easier than getting permission to do so.

Females were usually taken first because they were smaller and easier to find in the lowland areas during the egg-laying season.

Exchange of information between dental professionals is also becoming easier with technology.

Filing your email as it comes can make this part easier and less time-intensive.

Recruitment often involves word-of-mouth recommendations: getting on a shortlist is easier if.

For the researchers, the fishes' exotic markings make it easier to detect individual specimens and observe their behavior.

Definitely am glad they're working on this sort of thing to make our future years easier.

Those who were too weak, young or awkward to do more strenuous work were given the easier tasks of carding wool or spooling.

They're easier to maintain and harder to steal from.

It also gets easier once you have your materials prepared.

It will always be easier to make organic brains by unskilled labor than to create a machine-based artificial intelligence.

Getting in shape is way easier with a personal trainer.

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Dictionary.com Unabridged

adjective

not hard or difficult; requiring no great labor or effort: a book that is easy to read; an easy victory.

free from pain, discomfort, worry, or care: He led an easy life.

providing or conducive to ease or comfort; comfortable: an easy stance; an easy relationship.

fond of or given to ease; easygoing: an easy disposition.

not harsh or strict; lenient: an easy master.

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not burdensome or oppressive: easy terms on a loan.

not difficult to influence or overcome; compliant: an easy prey; an easy mark.

free from formality, constraint, or embarrassment: He has an easy manner.

effortlessly clear and fluent: an easy style of writing.

10.

readily comprehended or mastered: an easy language to learn.

11.

not tight or constricting: an easy fit.

12.

not forced or hurried; moderate: an easy pace.

13.

not steep; gradual: an easy flight of stairs.

14.

Commerce.

(of a commodity) not difficult to obtain; in plentiful supply and often weak in price.

(of the market) not characterized by eager demand.

15.

Nautical.

(of a bilge) formed in a long curve so as to make a gradual transition between the bottom and sides of a vessel; slack.

(of the run of a hull) having gently curved surfaces leading from the middle body to the stern; not abrupt.

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adverb

16.

Informal. in an easy manner; comfortably: to go easy; take it easy.

noun

17.

a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter E.

Origin:
1150–1200; Middle English aisie, esy < Anglo-French (a)eisie, Old French aisié, aised, past participle of aisier to ease

Related forms

eas·y·like, adjective

o·ver·eas·y, adjective

Synonyms
2. tranquil, untroubled, comfortable, contented, quiet. 8. smooth, unconstrained.

Antonyms
1. difficult. 2. agitated. 3. uncomfortable.

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Word Origin & History

easy

c.1200, "at ease," from O.Fr. aisie, pp. of aisier "to put at ease," from aise (see ease). Sense of "not difficult to deal with" is mid-14c.; of conditions, "comfortable," late 14c. The concept of "not difficult" was expressed in O.E. and early M.E. by eaþe (adv.), ieþe

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(adj.), apparently common W.Gmc., but of disputed origin. Easy Street first printed 1901 in "Peck's Red-Headed Boy." Easy rider (1912) was U.S. black slang for "sexually satisfying lover." The easy listening radio format is from 1965, defined by William Safire (in 1986) as, "the music of the 60's played in the 80's with the style of the 40's." Related: Easier; easiest.

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Slang Dictionary

easy definition

mod.
easy to please; flexible. : Don't worry about me. I'm easy.

Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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