noun, verb, -tured, -tur⋅ing.| 1. | a prominent or conspicuous part or characteristic: Tall buildings were a new feature on the skyline. |
| 2. | something offered as a special attraction: This model has several added features. |
| 3. | Also called feature film. the main motion picture in a movie program: What time is the feature? |
| 4. | any part of the face, as the nose, chin, or eyes: prominent features. |
| 5. | features, the face; countenance: to compose one's features for the photographers. |
| 6. | the form or cast of the face: delicate of feature. |
| 7. | a column, cartoon, etc., appearing regularly in a newspaper or magazine. |
| 8. | feature story. |
| 9. | Archaic. make, form, or shape. |
| 10. | to be a feature or distinctive mark of: It was industrial expansion that featured the last century. |
| 11. | to make a feature of; give prominence to: to feature a story or picture in a newspaper. |
| 12. | to delineate the main characteristics of; depict; outline. |
| 13. | Informal. to conceive of; imagine; fancy: He couldn't quite feature himself as a bank president. |
| 14. | Older Use. to resemble in features; favor. |
| 15. | to play a major part. |
