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easy 1, adjective (oh) and diaphragma sellae (medicine)


easy 1, adjective (oh)



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1 ?not difficult?
2 ?comfortable?
3 ?not worried?
4 ?friendly?
5 ?easily attacked?
6 take the easy way out
7 have an easy time (of it)
8 easy money
9 easy on the eye/ear
10 it's/that's easy for you to say
11 there are no easy answers
12 I'm easy
13 be (living) on easy street
14 on easy terms
15 eggs over easy
16 woman/lady/girl of easy virtue
17 ?sex?
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[Date: 1100-1200; Language: Old French; Origin: aisie, from aise; EASE1]
?NOT DIFFICULT?
not difficult to do, and not needing much effort
-opposite difficult difficult, hard hard
::The test was easy.
::Finishing the task will not be easy.
::There must be an easier way to do that.
easy to do sth
::It's a great car, and very easy to drive.
::instructions that are easy to follow
::It would have been easy for the team to lose the game.
make it easier (to do sth)
::The Software makes it easier to download Music from the net.
::Having you here does make things a lot easier for me.
as easy as pie/ABC/falling off a log
(=very easy)
::The station is within easy reach of (=close to) the town centre.
::The park is within easy walking distance (=close enough to walk to) .
?COMFORTABLE?
comfortable or relaxed, and without problems
-opposite hard hard
::On the whole, Dad has had an easy life .
easy day/week etc
::She had a nice easy day at Home.
::You can have an easy time of it now that the kids have all left Home.
::Why don't we make life easy for ourselves and finish it tomorrow?
?NOT WORRIED?
not feeling worried or anxious
-opposite uneasy uneasy
::We talk more openly when we feel easy and relaxed.
::I can leave the children with my mother with an easy mind .
?FRIENDLY?
friendly and pleasant with Other people
::She is gentle and easy to be with .
?EASILY ATTACKED?
able to be hunted or attacked without difficulty
::The soldiers on the streets are an easy target for terrorists.
::Tourists are easy prey for thieves.
take the easy way out
to end a situation in a way that seems easy, but is not the best or most sensible way
::I just took the easy way out and gave him some cash.
have an easy time (of it)
to have no problems or difficulties
::She's not been having an easy time of it financially.
easy money
money that you do not have to work hard to get
::We can buy them for $10 and sell them for $25 - easy money.
easy on the eye/ear
pleasant to look at or listen to
::Soft colours are easy on the eye.
it's/that's easy for you to say
spoken used when someone has given you some advice that would be difficult for you to follow
there are no easy answers
used when saying that it is difficult to find a good way of dealing with a problem
I'm easy
spoken used to say that you do not mind what choice is made
::'What would you like to do now?' 'I don't know, I'm easy.'
be (living) on easy street
informal, especially AmE to be in a situation in which you have plenty of money
::If I get this new job, we'll be living on easy street.
on easy terms
if you buy something on easy terms, you pay for it with several small payments instead of paying the whole amount at once
::New settlers in the west could buy land on relatively easy terms.
eggs over easy
AmE eggs cooked on a hot surface and turned over quickly before serving
woman/lady/girl of easy virtue
old-fashioned a woman who has sex with a lot of men
?SEX?
informal someone, especially a woman, who is easy has a lot of sexual partners
-see also ease , easily
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WORD FOCUS: easy
easy to do: simple, not difficult
very easy to do: be a piece of cake, be child's play, be a snap (AmE), be a doddle (BrE), anyone can do it, be like falling off a log (informal)
easy to use: user-friendly
easy job: cushy (informal)

diaphragma sellae (medicine)


diaphragma sellae -->
diaphragm of sella


A fold of dura mater extending transversely across the sella turcica and roofing over the hypophyseal fossa; it is perforated in its centre for the passage of the infundibulum.

Synonym: diaphragma sellae, diaphragm sellae, tentorium of hypophysis.