Feathers Meaning and Definition


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Feathers meaning

Word: Feathers

How to pronounce: ˈfeðəz

How to pronounce: ˈfeðə

Noun

Definitions:

1. Any of the flat appendages growing from a bird's skin and forming its plumage, consisting of a partly hollow horny shaft fringed with vanes of barbs.

Example sentences: "The waxwing has very bright feathers and a prominent crest"

Verb

Definitions:

1. Rotate the blades of (a propeller) about their own axes in such a way as to lessen the air or water resistance.

Example sentences: "A fire erupted in the starboard engine and the pilot was unable to feather the propeller."

2. Float or move like a feather.

Example sentences: "The green fronds feathered against a blue sky"

3. Blend or smooth delicately.

Example sentences: "Feather the paint in, in a series of light strokes"

4. (of ink, lipstick, etc.) separate into tiny lines after application.

Example sentences: "The ink started to feather and smudge"

5. Short for feather cut


Synonyms:

feathery

plumy

feather


Synonyms:

pen

quill

plumage

empennage

plume

tail unit


Derivations:

feathered

feathery

featherbed

feathering

Featherweight


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Feathers in Other Languages...

Spanish: Pluma

German: Feathers

French: Plume

Italian: Piuma

Turkish: Tüy


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