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feath·er
 feather
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- pronunciation:
- fe
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- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb, intransitive verb
- phrases:
- feather in one's cap, feather one's nest
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb), Word Explorer
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noun |
| definition 1: |
one of the structures forming the plumage of birds, consisting of a hollow, tapering, horny shaft growing from the skin and bearing a web of slender, parallel, interlocked barbs on either side.
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| definition 2: |
something resembling a bird's plumage, such as the silky hair on the rear side of some dogs' legs or the vane of an arrow, or something shaped like a feather.
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| definition 3: |
(pl.) plumage or attire.
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| definition 4: |
condition or character.
in fine featherbirds of a feather- similar words:
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| phrase: |
feather in one's cap |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
feathers, feathering, feathered |
| definition 1: |
to put feathers on or in (a covering, lining, tip, or the like).
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| definition 2: |
to cut and thin (an edge or hair ends).
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| definition 3: |
to turn and hold (an oar blade) horizontally between strokes in rowing.
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| definition 4: |
to turn the chords of (propeller blades) parallel to the line of flight, or turn off (a plane's engine) during flight.
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| phrase: |
feather one's nest |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition 1: |
to grow, or become covered with, feathers.
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| definition 2: |
to grow or spread out like feathers.
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| definition 3: |
to hold an oar parallel to the water between rowing strokes.
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| definition 4: |
to turn the chords of an airplane propeller's blades parallel to the line of flight.
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| derivations: |
featherless (adj.), featherlike (adj.) |
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