ill+at+ease
41Ease — ([=e]z), n. [OE. ese, eise, F. aise; akin to Pr. ais, aise, OIt. asio, It. agio; of uncertain origin; cf. L. ansa handle, occasion, opportunity. Cf. {Agio}, {Disease}.] 1. Satisfaction; pleasure; hence, accommodation; entertainment. [Obs.] [1913… …
42ill — ► ADJECTIVE 1) not in full health; unwell. 2) poor in quality. 3) harmful, hostile, or unfavourable. ► ADVERB 1) badly, wrongly, or imperfectly: ill chosen. 2) only with difficulty. ► NOUN …
43ill — ill1 [il] adj. worse, worst [ME < ON illr (replacing OE yfel, evil, in many senses): prob. < Gmc * ilhila < IE base * elk , hungry, bad > OIr elc, bad] 1. characterized by, causing, or tending to cause harm or evil; specif., a)… …
44ease — ease1 [i:z] n [U] [Date: 1100 1200; : Old French; Origin: aise comfort ] 1.) with ease if you do something with ease, it is very easy for you to do it = ↑easily ▪ They won with ease. ▪ The security codes could be broken with relative ease . ▪ I… …
45ease — 1 noun (U) 1 with ease if you do something with ease, it is very easy for you to do it: The car travelled smoothly up the hillside, taking the bends with ease. | It was the ease with which the burglars got into the house that worried her. | with… …
46ease — [[t]i͟ːz[/t]] ♦♦♦ eases, easing, eased 1) PHRASE: PHR after V If you do something with ease, you do it easily, without difficulty or effort. Anne was intelligent and capable of passing her exams with ease. ...the ease with which young people… …
47ease — I n. 1) at ease (to put smb. at ease; ill at ease) 2) at ease with (she feels at ease with us) 3) (formal) for ease in (for ease in sleeping) 4) with ease (he can lift a hundred pounds with great ease) II v. (P; refl., tr.) they eased the piano… …
48ill — ill1 W3S3 [ıl] adj [Date: 1100 1200; : Old Norse; Origin: illr] 1.) especially BrE suffering from a disease or not feeling well American Equivalent: sick ▪ Bridget can t come she s ill. ▪ I was feeling ill that day and decided to stay at home. ▪… …
49ill — ill1 W3S3 [ıl] adj [Date: 1100 1200; : Old Norse; Origin: illr] 1.) especially BrE suffering from a disease or not feeling well American Equivalent: sick ▪ Bridget can t come she s ill. ▪ I was feeling ill that day and decided to stay at home. ▪… …
50ill — 1 /Il/ adjective 1 (not usually before noun) especially BrE suffering from a disease or not feeling well; sick: Bridget can t come she s ill. | feel ill: I was feeling ill that day, and decided to stay at home. | be taken ill/fall ill (=become… …
