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ALL meanings of feather one's nest

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  • noun feather one's nest 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 one's nest kind; character; nature: two boys of the same feather. 1
  • noun feather one's nest something like a feather, as a tuft or fringe of hair. 1
  • noun feather one's nest something very light, small, or trivial: Your worry is a mere feather. 1
  • noun feather one's nest Archery. one of the vanes at the tail of an arrow or dart. 1
  • noun feather one's nest Carpentry. a spline for joining the grooved edges of two boards. 1
  • noun feather one's nest Masonry. See under plug and feathers. 1
  • noun feather one's nest a featherlike flaw, especially in a precious stone. 1
  • noun feather one's nest Machinery. feather key. 1
  • noun feather one's nest Archaic. attire. 1
  • noun feather one's nest Obsolete. plumage. 1
  • verb with object feather one's nest to provide with feathers, as an arrow. 1
  • verb with object feather one's nest to clothe or cover with or as with feathers. 1
  • verb with object feather one's nest 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 one's nest 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 one's nest to grow feathers. 1
  • verb without object feather one's nest to be or become feathery in appearance. 1
  • verb without object feather one's nest to move like feathers. 1
  • verb without object feather one's nest Rowing. to feather an oar. 1
  • idioms feather one's nest a feather in one's cap, a praiseworthy accomplishment; distinction; honor: Being chosen class president is a feather in her cap. 1
  • idioms feather one's nest birds of a feather. bird (def 15). 1
  • idioms feather one's nest 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 one's nest in fine / high feather, in good form, humor, or health: feeling in fine feather. 1
  • idioms feather one's nest ruffle someone's feathers, to anger, upset, or annoy (another person). 1
  • idioms feather one's nest 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 one's nest to provide oneself with comforts, esp financial 0
  • noun feather one's nest to grow rich by taking advantage of circumstances 0
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