feathery
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| —n | |
| 1. | 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 |
| 2. | something resembling a feather, such as a tuft of hair or grass |
| 3. | archery |
| a. a bird's feather or artificial substitute fitted to an arrow to direct its flight | |
| b. the feathered end of an arrow, opposite the head | |
| 4. | a strip, spline, or tongue of wood fitted into a groove |
| 5. | the wake created on the surface of the water by the raised periscope of a submarine |
| 6. | rowing Compare square the position of an oar turned parallel to the water between strokes |
| 7. | a step in ballroom dancing in which a couple maintain the conventional hold but dance side by side |
| 8. | condition of spirits; fettle: in fine feather |
| 9. | something of negligible value; jot: I don't care a feather |
| 10. | birds of a feather people of the same type, character, or interests |
| 11. | feather in one's cap a cause for pleasure at one's achievements: your promotion is a feather in your cap |
| 12. | (Irish) not take a feather out of someone, not knock a feather out of someone to fail to upset or injure someone: it didn't take a feather out of him |
| —vb | |
| 13. | (tr) to fit, cover, or supply with feathers |
| 14. | rowing Compare square to turn (an oar) parallel to the water during recovery between strokes, principally in order to lessen wind resistance |
| 15. | (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 |
| 16. | to change the pitch of (an aircraft propeller) so that the chord lines of the blades are in line with the airflow |
| 17. | (tr) to join (two boards) by means of a tongue-and-groove joint |
| 18. | (intr) (of a bird) to grow feathers |
| 19. | (intr) to move or grow like feathers |
| 20. | feather one's nest to provide oneself with comforts, esp financial |
| [Old English fether; related to Old Frisian fethere, Old Norse fjöthr feather, Old High German fedara wing, Greek petesthai to fly, Sanskrit patati he flies] | |
| 'featherless | |
| —adj | |
| 'feather-like | |
| —adj | |
| 'feathery | |
| —adj | |
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Feathery
is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
Example sentences
The submersed leaves are feathery, and are found whorled around the stem.
The newt changes shape as it grows, and the adult newt doesn't have these feathery gills.
The flower heads are large, feathery and gray to tan in color.
Cirrus clouds are wispy, feathery, and composed entirely of ice crystals.
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