ALL meanings of feather
feath·er
F f - noun feather plumage of a bird 1
- adjective feather made using feathers 1
- noun feather carpentry joint 1
- noun feather on an arrow 1
- transitive verb feather plane propeller: reduce drag 1
- transitive verb feather hair: cut to look wispy 1
- transitive verb feather rowing 1
- noun feather one of the horny structures forming the principal covering of birds, consisting typically of a hard, tubular portion attached to the body and tapering into a thinner, stemlike portion bearing a series of slender, barbed processes that interlock to form a flat structure on each side. 1
- noun feather kind; character; nature: two boys of the same feather. 1
- noun feather something like a feather, as a tuft or fringe of hair. 1
- noun feather something very light, small, or trivial: Your worry is a mere feather. 1
- noun feather Archery. one of the vanes at the tail of an arrow or dart. 1
- noun feather Carpentry. a spline for joining the grooved edges of two boards. 1
- noun feather Masonry. See under plug and feathers. 1
- noun feather a featherlike flaw, especially in a precious stone. 1
- noun feather Machinery. feather key. 1
- noun feather Archaic. attire. 1
- noun feather Obsolete. plumage. 1
- verb with object feather to provide with feathers, as an arrow. 1
- verb with object feather to clothe or cover with or as with feathers. 1
- verb with object feather Rowing. to turn (an oar) after a stroke so that the blade becomes nearly horizontal, and hold it thus as it is moved back into position for the next stroke. 1
- verb with object feather Aeronautics. to change the blade angle of (a propeller) so that the chords of the blades are approximately parallel to the line of flight. to turn off (an engine) while in flight. 1
- verb without object feather to grow feathers. 1
- verb without object feather to be or become feathery in appearance. 1
- verb without object feather to move like feathers. 1
- verb without object feather Rowing. to feather an oar. 1
- idioms feather a feather in one's cap, a praiseworthy accomplishment; distinction; honor: Being chosen class president is a feather in her cap. 1
- idioms feather birds of a feather. bird (def 15). 1
- idioms feather feather one's nest, to take advantage of the opportunities to enrich oneself: The mayor had used his term of office to feather his nest. 1
- idioms feather in fine / high feather, in good form, humor, or health: feeling in fine feather. 1
- idioms feather ruffle someone's feathers, to anger, upset, or annoy (another person). 1
- idioms feather smooth one's ruffled / rumpled feathers, to regain one's composure; become calm: After the argument, we each retired to our own rooms to smooth our ruffled feathers. 1
- noun feather 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. 1
- countable noun feather A bird's feathers are the soft covering on its body. Each feather consists of a lot of smooth hairs on each side of a thin stiff centre. 0
- noun feather any of the flat light waterproof epidermal structures forming the plumage of birds, each consisting of a hollow shaft having a vane of barbs on either side. They are essential for flight and help maintain body temperature 0
- noun feather something resembling a feather, such as a tuft of hair or grass 0
- noun feather a bird's feather or artificial substitute fitted to an arrow to direct its flight 0
- noun feather the feathered end of an arrow, opposite the head 0
- noun feather a strip, spline, or tongue of wood fitted into a groove 0
- noun feather the wake created on the surface of the water by the raised periscope of a submarine 0
- noun feather the position of an oar turned parallel to the water between strokes 0
- noun feather a step in ballroom dancing in which a couple maintain the conventional hold but dance side by side 0
- noun feather condition of spirits; fettle 0
- noun feather something of negligible value; jot 0
- verb feather to fit, cover, or supply with feathers 0
- verb feather to touch lightly 0
- verb feather to turn (an oar) parallel to the water during recovery between strokes, principally in order to lessen wind resistance 0
- verb feather (in canoeing) to turn (a paddle) parallel to the direction of the canoe between strokes, while keeping it in the water, principally in order to move silently 0
- verb feather to change the pitch of (an aircraft propeller) so that the chord lines of the blades are in line with the airflow 0
- verb feather to join (two boards) by means of a tongue-and-groove joint 0