feather
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- noun
- /ˈfɛðər/
:
pluma
- Those are feathers, pheasant feathers done in color on paper.
- bird feathers
- tail feathers
- peacock feathers
And little by little, feather by feather, you take your wings off.
- And little by little, feather by feather, you take your wings off.
- I said, hey, Michelle, are pillows with feathers cruel?
- You know the one, the one with The Dirty beak and sooty feathers, the grimy swan.
- Remember, We can go crazy and paint the feathers purple.
- You know, naked of fur or feather without claws and big teeth.
- I'm all over and it has foil feathers, which I'm just obsessed with.
- We charge up the feathers and they start to leap.
Examples
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She's giving away her feathers.
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Now let that breath fall away, like a feather drifting down to the ground.
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We can see that these feathers are actually white, not yellow.
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Maybe I could use these feathers for something.
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How many feathers am I holding up?
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The hunter took the head of the animal and the skin full of feathers to the village.
Academic text (2008) -
One of the men strips the chicken of its feathers and roasts it over an open fire.
Academic text (1991) -
Her hair was pulled back, and damp, soft feathers wisps around her face.
Fiction book (1990) -
Suddenly they were light as feathers, and they thrashed the water with renewed vigor.
Fiction book (1990) -
The bird lost a feather as it flew through the trees, revealing its colorful plumage.
Synonyms
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A large decorative feather used on birds and hats
A long soft feather or small group of feathers used to decorate clothing
Idioms
- Informal
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8.3
Use a job or position to get money for yourself in a dishonest way
- Informal
People who share similar interests often spend time together
Compounds
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4.4
A long fluffy scarf made of feathers worn to look glamorous or to finish a costume
- Specialized
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A long part of a bird's wing at the outer edge that helps the bird fly
- Offensive
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9.5
A small white piece from a bird that people give to show someone is a coward
- Specialized
A feather that covers a bird's body and forms its smooth outer shape
- Specialized
A sea animal with many feathery arms that can swim and lives on the sea floor
A small plant with a pleasant smell, oak-shaped leaves, and groups of yellow-green flowers
- New Zealand
A New Zealand fern with divided leaves and very hairy stalks
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Surface Forms
Etymology
The word feather comes from an old German word feðer meaning 'feather', the light, flat parts that cover birds. That's why feather today means the soft, flat structure on a bird.