| easily | | |
| adv. | 1. easily, easy | with ease (`easy' is sometimes used informally for `easily').; "she was easily excited"; "was easily confused"; "he won easily"; "this china breaks very easily"; "success came too easy" |
| ~ colloquialism | a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech. |
| adv. | 2. easily | without question.; "easily the best book she's written" |
| adv. | 3. easily, well | indicating high probability; in all likelihood.; "I might well do it"; "a mistake that could easily have ended in disaster"; "you may well need your umbrella"; "he could equally well be trying to deceive us" |
| ease | | |
| n. (attribute) | 1. ease, easiness, simpleness, simplicity | freedom from difficulty or hardship or effort.; "he rose through the ranks with apparent ease"; "they put it into containers for ease of transportation"; "the very easiness of the deed held her back" |
| ~ effortlessness | the quality of requiring little effort.; "such effortlessness is achieved only after hours of practice" |
| ~ quality | an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone.; "the quality of mercy is not strained" |
| n. (state) | 2. comfort, ease | a freedom from financial difficulty that promotes a comfortable state.; "a life of luxury and ease"; "he had all the material comforts of this world" |
| ~ affluence, richness | abundant wealth.; "they studied forerunners of richness or poverty"; "the richness all around unsettled him for he had expected to find poverty" |
| ~ lap of luxury | in conditions of wealth and comfort.; "he was raised in the lap of luxury" |
| n. (state) | 3. ease, relief | the condition of being comfortable or relieved (especially after being relieved of distress).; "he enjoyed his relief from responsibility"; "getting it off his conscience gave him some ease" |
| ~ comfort, comfortableness | a state of being relaxed and feeling no pain.; "he is a man who enjoys his comfort"; "she longed for the comfortableness of her armchair" |
| ~ reprieve, respite | a (temporary) relief from harm or discomfort. |
| n. (attribute) | 4. ease, informality | freedom from constraint or embarrassment.; "I am never at ease with strangers" |
| ~ naturalness | the quality of being natural or based on natural principles.; "he accepted the naturalness of death"; "the spontaneous naturalness of his manner" |
| n. (act) | 5. ease, relaxation, repose, rest | freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility).; "took his repose by the swimming pool" |
| ~ inactivity | being inactive; being less active. |
| ~ bed rest, bedrest | confinement to bed continuously (as in the case of some sick or injured persons). |
| ~ laziness | relaxed and easy activity.; "the laziness of the day helped her to relax" |
| ~ lie-in | a long stay in bed in the morning. |
| ~ dormancy, quiescence, quiescency, sleeping | quiet and inactive restfulness. |
| ~ leisure | freedom to choose a pastime or enjoyable activity.; "he lacked the leisure for golf" |
| v. (motion) | 6. ease | move gently or carefully.; "He eased himself into the chair" |
| ~ go, locomote, move, travel | change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically.; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast" |
| v. (body) | 7. comfort, ease | lessen pain or discomfort; alleviate.; "ease the pain in your legs" |
| ~ alleviate, relieve, palliate, assuage | provide physical relief, as from pain.; "This pill will relieve your headaches" |
| v. (change) | 8. alleviate, ease, facilitate | make easier.; "you could facilitate the process by sharing your knowledge" |
| ~ aid, assist, help | give help or assistance; be of service.; "Everyone helped out during the earthquake"; "Can you help me carry this table?"; "She never helps around the house" |
| v. (emotion) | 9. allay, ease, relieve, still | lessen the intensity of or calm.; "The news eased my conscience"; "still the fears" |
| ~ comfort, console, solace, soothe | give moral or emotional strength to. |
| ~ abreact | discharge bad feelings or tension through verbalization. |
| facility | | |
| n. (artifact) | 1. facility, installation | a building or place that provides a particular service or is used for a particular industry.; "the assembly plant is an enormous facility" |
| ~ artefact, artifact | a man-made object taken as a whole. |
| ~ airfield, flying field, landing field, field | a place where planes take off and land. |
| ~ arboretum, botanical garden | a facility where trees and shrubs are cultivated for exhibition. |
| ~ athletic facility | a facility for athletic events. |
| ~ backroom | the meeting place of a group of leaders who make their decisions via private negotiations. |
| ~ cafeteria facility | (usually plural) facilities for providing food for employees or visitors. |
| ~ communication equipment, communication system | facility consisting of the physical plants and equipment for disseminating information. |
| ~ course | facility consisting of a circumscribed area of land or water laid out for a sport.; "the course had only nine holes"; "the course was less than a mile" |
| ~ depositary, depository, repository, deposit | a facility where things can be deposited for storage or safekeeping. |
| ~ drive-in | any installation designed to accommodate patrons in their automobiles. |
| ~ meeting place, forum, assembly | a public facility to meet for open discussion. |
| ~ gas system | facility (plant and equipment) for providing natural-gas service. |
| ~ zoo, zoological garden, menagerie | the facility where wild animals are housed for exhibition. |
| ~ military installation | any facility servicing military forces. |
| ~ power grid, power system, grid | a system of high tension cables by which electrical power is distributed throughout a region. |
| ~ range | a place for shooting (firing or driving) projectiles of various kinds.; "the army maintains a missile range in the desert"; "any good golf club will have a range where you can practice" |
| ~ recreation facility, recreational facility | a public facility for recreation. |
| ~ sewage system, sewage works, sewer system | facility consisting of a system of sewers for carrying off liquid and solid sewage. |
| ~ source | a facility where something is available. |
| ~ station | a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose.; "he started looking for a gas station"; "the train pulled into the station" |
| ~ transportation, transportation system, transit | a facility consisting of the means and equipment necessary for the movement of passengers or goods. |
| ~ utility | a facility composed of one or more pieces of equipment connected to or part of a structure and designed to provide a service such as heat or electricity or water or sewage disposal.; "the price of the house included all utilities" |
| ~ water supply, water system, water | a facility that provides a source of water.; "the town debated the purification of the water supply"; "first you have to cut off the water" |
| n. (cognition) | 2. adeptness, adroitness, deftness, facility, quickness | skillful performance or ability without difficulty.; "his quick adeptness was a product of good design"; "he was famous for his facility as an archer" |
| ~ skillfulness | the state of being cognitively skillful. |
| ~ touch | deftness in handling matters.; "he has a master's touch" |
| ~ dexterity, manual dexterity, sleight | adroitness in using the hands. |
| n. (attribute) | 3. facility, readiness | a natural effortlessness.; "they conversed with great facility"; "a happy readiness of conversation" |
| ~ effortlessness | the quality of requiring little effort.; "such effortlessness is achieved only after hours of practice" |
| n. (act) | 4. facility | something designed and created to serve a particular function and to afford a particular convenience or service.; "catering facilities"; "toilet facilities"; "educational facilities" |
| ~ artefact, artifact | a man-made object taken as a whole. |
| ~ comfort station, public convenience, public lavatory, public toilet, restroom, toilet facility, wash room, convenience | a toilet that is available to the public. |
| n. (act) | 5. facility | a service that an organization or a piece of equipment offers you.; "a cell phone with internet facility" |
| ~ service | work done by one person or group that benefits another.; "budget separately for goods and services" |
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