English to English

feather
('f/E//D//@/r )

noun (n)

  • the light horny waterproof structure forming the external covering of birds(noun.animal)
    Synonym:
    plumage, plume
    source: wordnet30
  • turning an oar parallel to the water between pulls(noun.act)
    Synonym:
    feathering
    source: wordnet30
  • One of the peculiar dermal appendages, of several kinds, belonging to birds, as contour feathers, quills, and down.(noun)
    source: webster1913

verb (v)

  • join tongue and groove, in carpentry(verb.contact)
    source: wordnet30
  • cover or fit with feathers(verb.contact)
    source: wordnet30
  • turn the paddle; in canoeing(verb.competition)
    Synonym:
    square
    source: wordnet30
  • turn the oar, while rowing(verb.competition)
    source: wordnet30
  • grow feathers(verb.body)
    Synonym:
    fledge
    source: wordnet30
  • To furnish with a feather or feathers, as an arrow or a cap.(verb)
    source: webster1913
  • To grow or form feathers; to become feathered; -- often with out; as, the birds are feathering out.(verb)
    source: webster1913
Advertisement

Bookmark This Site