feather
21feather — feath|er1 [ feðər ] noun count * one of the narrow tubes with thin soft hairs on each side that cover a bird s body a. only before noun filled with feathers: a feather bed/pillow/duvet a feather in your cap an achievement that you can feel… …
22feather — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ breast, neck, tail, wing ▪ ostrich, peacock, etc. ▪ flight ▪ …
23feather — [OE] The concept of ‘feathers’ is closely bound up with those of ‘wings’ and ‘flying’, and not surprisingly feather belongs to a word family in which all three of these meanings are represented. Its ultimate source is the prehistoric Indo… …
24feather — noun 1》 any of the flat appendages growing from a bird s skin, consisting of a partly hollow horny shaft fringed with vanes of barbs. 2》 (feathers) a fringe of long hair on the legs of a dog, horse, or other animal. verb 1》 rotate the blades of… …
25feather — noun the size and markings of this feather would indicate a barred owl Syn: plume, quill, flight feather, tail feather; Ornithology covert, plumule; (feathers) plumage, feathering, down …
26feather — [OE] The concept of ‘feathers’ is closely bound up with those of ‘wings’ and ‘flying’, and not surprisingly feather belongs to a word family in which all three of these meanings are represented. Its ultimate source is the prehistoric Indo… …
27feather — See: BIRDS OF A FEATHER FLOCK TOGETHER, TAR AND FEATHER, FINE FEATHERS DO NOT MAKE FINE BIRDS, FUSS AND FEATHERS, MAKE THE FEATHERS FLY, RUFFLE FEATHERS …
28feather — See: BIRDS OF A FEATHER FLOCK TOGETHER, TAR AND FEATHER, FINE FEATHERS DO NOT MAKE FINE BIRDS, FUSS AND FEATHERS, MAKE THE FEATHERS FLY, RUFFLE FEATHERS …
29feather — Synonyms and related words: a continental, a curse, a damn, a darn, a hoot, air, bagatelle, bank, bauble, bead, bean, bejewel, beribbon, bespangle, bibelot, bit, blood, blubber, brand, brass farthing, breed, breeze, bubble, butter, button, cast,… …
30feather — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. plume, plumage, down, aigrette, quill; kind, sort, variety. See covering, difference, class, roughness. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. quill, plume, plumage, shaft, down, fin, wing, calamus, tuft, crest,… …
