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Feather
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Noun
one of the horny structures forming the principal covering of birds, consisting typically of a hard, tubular portion attached to the body and tapering into a thinner, stemlike portion bearing a series of slender, barbed processes that interlock to form a flat structure on each side.
kind; character; nature
something like a feather, as a tuft or fringe of hair.
something very light, small, or trivial
Archery . one of the vanes at the tail of an arrow or dart.
Carpentry . a spline for joining the grooved edges of two boards.
Masonry . See under plug and feathers .
a featherlike flaw, esp. in a precious stone.
Machinery . feather key.
Archaic . attire.
Obsolete . plumage.
Verb (used with object)
to provide with feathers, as an arrow.
to clothe or cover with or as with feathers.
Rowing . to turn (an oar) after a stroke so that the blade becomes nearly horizontal, and hold it thus as it is moved back into position for the next stroke.
Aeronautics .
- to change the blade angle of (a propeller) so that the chords of the blades are approximately parallel to the line of flight.
- to turn off (an engine) while in flight.
Verb (used without object)
to grow feathers.
to be or become feathery in appearance.
to move like feathers.
Rowing . to feather an oar. ?
Verb phrase
feather into, South Midland U.S. to attack (a person, task, or problem) vigorously. ?
Idioms
a feather in one's cap
- a praiseworthy accomplishment; distinction; honor
- Being chosen class president is a feather in her cap.
birds of a feather. bird ( def. 15 ) .
feather one's nest
- to take advantage of the opportunities to enrich oneself
- The mayor had used his term of office to feather his nest.
in fine or high feather, in good form, humor
ruffle someone's feathers, to anger, upset
- or annoy (another person).
smooth one's ruffled or rumpled feathers
- to regain one's composure; become calm
- After the argument, we each retired to our own rooms to smooth our ruffled feathers.
Synonyms
noun
- calamus , crest , down , fin , fluff , fringe , penna , pinion , pinna , plume , plumule , pompon , quill , shaft , spike , wing , breed , cast , description , ilk , lot , manner , mold , nature , order , sort , species , stamp , stripe , type , variety , adorn , aigrette , auriculars , barba , character , cockade , covert , fledge , fletch , frill , mantle , osprey , panache , plumage , rectrix , remex , ruff , tectrix , vane , vexillum , web
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Feather bed
a mattress or a bed cover, as a quilt, stuffed with soft feathers. -
Feather bedding
the practice of requiring an employer to hire unnecessary employees, to assign unnecessary work, or to limit production according to a union rule or safety... -
Feather brain
a foolish or giddy person; scatterbrain. -
Feather brained
a foolish or giddy person; scatterbrain. -
Feather grass
any american grass of the genus stipa, having a feathery appendage. -
Feather head
featherbrain. -
Feather headed
featherbrain. -
Feather stitch
an embroidery stitch producing work in which a succession of branches extend alternately on each side of a central stem., to ornament by featherstitch. -
Feather weight
a boxer or other contestant intermediate in weight between a bantamweight and a lightweight, esp. a professional boxer weighing up to 126 lb. (57 kg).,... -
Featherbrained
a foolish or giddy person; scatterbrain., adjective, empty-headed , flighty , frivolous , frothy , harebrained , lighthearted , scatterbrained , silly... -
Feathered
clothed, covered, or provided with feathers, as a bird or an arrow., quick; rapid; speedy; swift, (of a veneer) cut to show a figure resembling a plume.,... -
Feathering
a covering of feathers; plumage., the arrangement of feathers on an arrow., music . a very light and delicate use of the violin bow. -
Featherless
one of the horny structures forming the principal covering of birds, consisting typically of a hard, tubular portion attached to the body and tapering... -
Feathery
clothed or covered with feathers; feathered., resembling feathers; light; airy; unsubstantial, adjective, feathery clouds ., feathered , fluffy , downy... -
Feature
a prominent or conspicuous part or characteristic, something offered as a special attraction, also called feature film. the main motion picture in a movie... -
Featured
made a feature or highlight; given prominence, having features or a certain kind of features (usually used in combination), obsolete . formed; fashioned.,... -
Featureless
without distinctive features; uninteresting, plain, or drab, adjective, a featureless landscape ., bland , characterless , faceless , forgettable , nameless... -
Feaze
to untwist (the end of a rope). -
Febrific
producing or marked by fever., adjective, febrile , feverish , hectic , pyretic -
Febrifugal
of or acting as a febrifuge.
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