Feather

What do we mean by feather?

One of the light, flat growths forming the plumage of birds, consisting of numerous slender, closely arranged parallel barbs forming a vane on either side of a horny, tapering, partly hollow shaft. noun

A feathery tuft or fringe of hair, as on the legs or tail of some dogs. noun

Character, kind, or nature. noun

A strip, wedge, or flange used as a strengthening part. noun

A wedge or key that fits into a groove to make a joint. noun

The vane of an arrow. noun

A feather-shaped flaw, as in a precious stone. noun

The wake made by a submarine's periscope. noun

The act of feathering the blade of an oar in rowing. noun

To cover, dress, or decorate with feathers or featherlike projections. intransitive verb

To fit (an arrow) with a feather. intransitive verb

To thin, reduce, or fringe the edge of (wood, for example) by cutting, shaving, or making thinner. intransitive verb

To spread (paint, for example) thinly at the edges so as to blend with the surrounding area. intransitive verb

To shorten and taper (hair) by cutting and thinning. intransitive verb

To blur or soften the edge of (an image). intransitive verb

To apply (a brake, throttle, or other control) gently or slightly and steadily. intransitive verb

To turn (an oar blade) almost horizontal as it is carried back after each stroke. intransitive verb

A branching, hair-like structure that grows on the bodies of birds, used for flight, swimming, protection and display.

Long hair on the lower legs of a dog or horse, especially a draft horse, notably the Clydesdale breed. Narrowly only the rear hair.

One of the fins or wings on the shaft of an arrow.

A longitudinal strip projecting from an object to strengthen it, or to enter a channel in another object and thereby prevent displacement sideways but permit motion lengthwise; a spline.

Kind; nature; species (from the proverbial phrase "birds of a feather").

One of the two shims of the three-piece stone-splitting tool known as plug and feather or plug and feathers; the feathers are placed in a borehole and then a wedge is driven between them, causing the stone to split.

The angular adjustment of an oar or paddle-wheel float, with reference to a horizontal axis, as it leaves or enters the water.

Anything petty or trifling; a whit or jot.

(in the plural) Partridges and pheasants, as opposed to rabbits and hares (called fur).

Words that are spelled similarly to feather:
feather, weather, leather, father, heather, feater, teather, fether.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word feather:
duster, pecking, welter, archaeopteryx, headdress, barbs, boas, feathers, mites, mite, lice, boa, feathered, featherweight, bonnet, cloak, quill, plume, beak, plumage, butte, boxer, sacramento, impressions, welterweight, fork, lightweight, andes, hat, watershed, cap, tips, bird, tail, moss, propeller, grass, birds, shaft, specimen, worn, canyon, sierra, nest, beds, crest, river, nevada, gang, bed, pen, edges, tributary, eagle, tip, wore, dress, boxing, skin, falls, hair, symbol, dam, wings, wear, neck, legs.

Words that rhyme with feather:
together, whether, weather, leather, altogether, bellwether, tether, wether, heather, nether, get-together, get together, come together, put together, all together, bring together, fair weather, coming together, merriweather, pull together, bad weather, shoe leather, whit leather, fairweather, draw together, add together, patent leather, russia leather, hot weather, raw weather, cobble together, hang together, cold weather, throw together, in the altogether, ooze leather, stick together, band together, sew together, white heather, scots heather, bell heather, bringing close together, slap together, crowd together, close together, mayweather, wash leather, bunch together, huddle together, living together, good weather, beach heather, crushed leather, calling together, lash together, meriwether, pack together, purple heather, grether, imitation leather, white leather, stay together, golden heather, clap together, false heather, league together, fudge together, meriweather, piece of leather, starkweather, birdfeather, raether, sether.

Adjectives that are often used to describe feather:
white, single, red, eagle, long, ostrich, black, high, small, little, blue, large, yellow, green, fine, full, golden, downy, tail, brown, soft, grey, bright, big, dark, down, wing, mottled, tiny, outer, gray, scarlet, primary, tall, light, beautiful, magic, quill, mere, the, pink, longest, broken, coloured, goose, fourth, colored, gay, huge, jaunty, speckled, fluffy, lightest, purple, crimson, stiff, pale, upright, outermost, enormous, brilliant, loose, pretty, axial, quetzal, sacred, finest, proverbial, precious, delicate.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective feather:
beds, work, bed, light, bedding, fan, stars, grass, fans, weight, dusters, pillows, headdress, picking, headdresses, duster, down, ornaments, star, head, dress, stitching, stitch, edges, bonnet, hat, brush, mosaic, plumes, cloaks, mites, edge, weights, wings, pillow, boas, cloak, tips, money, plucking, bonnets, workers, keys, growth, dresses, pattern, tracts, sticks, boa, heads, flowers, eating, crown, robe, plume, merchants, hats, cape, brain, flakes, grasses, inches, cloth, germs, quills, moss, cloud, pictures, keratin, edging, mattresses, design, brains, blankets, crowns, dust, parties, painting, string, patterns, stick, stone, capes, pecking, tufts, shafts, mattress, dance, quill, color, crest, dressers, cap.

Consonant match to feather:
further, father, fae the, fee the, fee thee, fer the, fi the, fir the, fur the, futher.

Words that sound like feather:
feather, fother, father, faither, feder, fedder, fedor, pfeffer, feher, fair, further, fare, feathers, fer, feller, fairer, faire, feathered, feathery, farer, fere, fetcher, fenner, ferrer, ferr, ferre, fehr, feth, phare, phair, fesser, fener, fehler, fenger, phear, phthor, fajr, fudder, fear, fifth, fisher, filler, fissure, fith, funner, fier, fischer, fizzer, finner, fiere, fearer, fusser, fisser, fuzzer, feere, filar, pheer, phir, phisher, feeder, fodder, femur, fader, pfeiffer, fifer, phifer, fior, fodor, pfeifer, foamer, foudre, foire, fider, feifer, far, faith, farther, fathers, fath, fathered, facer, faller, farr, fatha, fanner, failor, faser, faar, fanger, farrer, faur, faure, faithe, faeth, faler, fahr, fathi, faner, facere, fahrer.