Feather in Kashmiri कॉशुर
Feather in Malayalam മലയാളം
Feather in Marathi मराठी
Feather in Punjabi ਪੰਜਾਬੀ
Feather in English
- feather⇄adj. featherless.
- feather⇄adj. featherlike.
- feather⇄expr. feather in one's cap, a mark of honor; something to be proud of.
Ex. Winning the essay contest is a feather in his cap. - feather⇄expr. feather one's nest. See under nest.
- feather⇄expr. feather out, (U.S.) to taper off.
Ex. Inflation is expected to feather out as manufacturing increases. - feather⇄expr. feather up to, (U.S. Slang.) to court.
Ex. His son ... was feathering up to Nina (Carl Carmer). - feather⇄expr. feathers, wings.
Ex. Fleet-wing'd duty with thought's feathers flies (Shakespeare). - feather⇄expr. in fine (good or high) feather, in good health, high spirits, etc..
Ex. Never was Mr. Rigsby in finer feather than at Court Royal (Sabine Baring-Gould). - feather⇄expr. make feathers fly, to cause trouble.
Ex. Old cronies feathering their nests appear alongside the young rebels hell-bent on making feathers fly (New York Times). - feather⇄expr. ruffle (someone's) feathers, to irritate; upset mildly.
Ex. Smoothly, discreetly, rarely ruffling feathers, Reston not only preserved the bureau's autonomy but also increased its prestige within a very few years (Gay Talese). - feather⇄expr. smooth (someone's) feathers, to placate.
Ex. Whether he can keep so calm, and smooth the feathers of all the provincial Premiers, when the next federal-provincial constitutional conference is held, is another matter (Clyde Sanger). - feather⇄feather, noun, verb.
- feather⇄noun 1. one of the light, thin growths that cover a bird's skin. A feather consists typically of a hollow, horny tube, the quill, attached to the body of the bird and passing into a squarish, tapering central midrib, the shaft or rachis, that is fringed
- feather⇄v.i. 1. to move like feathers.
2. to grow like feathers.
3. to be or become feathery in appearance.
4. to feather an oar. - feather⇄v.t. 1. to supply or cover with or as if with feathers.
Ex. to feather an arrow.
2a. to turn (an oar or paddle) after a stroke so that the blade is flat and keep it that way until the next stroke begins.
b. to turn (the blade of an ai