ALL meanings of feeler
feel·er
F f - noun feeler An animal organ such as an antenna or palp that is used for testing things by touch or for searching for food. 1
- noun feeler a person or thing that feels. 1
- noun feeler a proposal, remark, hint, etc., designed to bring out the opinions or purposes of others: Interested in an accord, both labor and management were putting out feelers. 1
- noun feeler Zoology. an organ of touch, as an antenna or a tentacle. 1
- noun feeler Also called feeler gauge. Engineering. a gauge having several blades of known thickness, used for measuring clearances. 1
- noun feeler Nautical. a device for indicating that the lead of a mechanical sounding device has come to the bottom. 1
- noun feeler insect, etc.: antenna 1
- countable noun feeler An insect's feelers are the two thin stalks on its head with which it touches and senses things around it. 0
- noun plural feeler If you put out feelers, you make careful, quiet contacts with people in order to get information from them, or to find out what their reaction will be to a suggestion. 0
- noun feeler a person or thing that feels 0
- noun feeler an organ in certain animals, such as an antenna or tentacle, that is sensitive to touch 0
- noun feeler a remark designed to probe the reactions or intentions of other people 0
- noun feeler a specialized sensory organ that projects typically from the head of an animal, esp. an insect 0
- noun feeler a remark, question, offer, etc. made to feel out another 0
- noun feeler (literally) Someone or something that feels. 0
- noun feeler (anatomy) An antenna or appendage used for feeling, especially on an insect. 0
- noun feeler (figuratively) Something ventured to test another's feelings, opinion, or position. 0