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featherlike

/feth-er/US // ˈfɛð ər //UK // (ˈfɛðə) //

羽毛状,羽毛状的,羽毛状物,羽毛状物体

Related Words

plume羽毛,翎羽,翎毛,羽流fringe边缘地带,边缘人,边缘化,边缘shaft轴,轴心,轴线,轴上fluff绒毛,绒布,蓬松,绒毛的crest徽章,峰顶,徽记,鸡冠down下来,下,下来的,下降spike尖顶,尖峰,尖峰时刻,尖锐湿疣fin翅片,罚款,融资,鳍片wing翅膀,机翼,翼,翅子calamus菖蒲,石菖蒲,水菖蒲,菖蒲树pompon绒球,绒毛,鲳鱼,绒布pinna耳针,耳耳耳,耳耳耳耳耳耳耳耳耳,耳耳耳耳耳耳耳plumule胚胎,梅花桩,梅花鹿,胚芽quill羽毛笔,羽毛球拍,鹅毛笔,羽毛球场pinion小齿轮,齿轮,小行星,小数点penna笔者,笔者认为,笔者的观点,笔者的

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : one of the horny structures forming the principal covering of birds, consisting typically of a hard, tubular portion attached to the body and tapering into a thinner, stemlike portion bearing a series of slender, barbed processes that interlock to form a flat structure on each side.
    • : kind; character; nature: two boys of the same feather.
    • : something like a feather, as a tuft or fringe of hair.
    • : something very light, small, or trivial: Your worry is a mere feather.
    • : Archery. one of the vanes at the tail of an arrow or dart.
    • : Carpentry. a spline for joining the grooved edges of two boards.
    • : Masonry. See under plug and feathers.
    • : a featherlike flaw, especially in a precious stone.
    • : Machinery. feather key.
    • : Archaic. attire.
    • : Obsolete. plumage.
v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to provide with feathers, as an arrow.
    • : to clothe or cover with or as with feathers.
    • : Rowing. to turn after a stroke so that the blade becomes nearly horizontal, and hold it thus as it is moved back into position for the next stroke.
    • : Aeronautics. to change the blade angle of so that the chords of the blades are approximately parallel to the line of flight.to turn off while in flight.
v.无主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to grow feathers.
    • : to be or become feathery in appearance.
    • : to move like feathers.
    • : Rowing. to feather an oar.
  1. 1
    • : feather into, South Midland U.S. to attack vigorously.

Phrases

  • feather in one's cap, a
  • feather one's nest
  • birds of a feather
  • fuss and feathers
  • in fine feather
  • knock down with a feather
  • light as a feather
  • make the dust (feathers) fly
  • ruffle someone's feathers
  • show the white feather
  • tar and feather

Synonyms & Antonyms

as indowny
Synonyms
feathery羽翼丰满,羽毛状的,羽翼丰满的,羽毛状fleecy跳蚤市场,跳蚤,跳蚤的,跳蚤市场上fuzzy模糊的,模糊不清的,毛茸茸的,模糊不清light光,光线,光明,光照plumate羽毛状的,翎羽状的,羽毛状物,翎毛状的plumose翎毛,翎毛类,翎毛类动物,翎羽pubescent青春期,青春期的,青春期的人,年轻人silky丝质的,丝滑的,丝质,丝滑soft软,软的,软性,软体velutinous天鹅绒状的,天鹅绒的,天鹅绒,天鹅绒状velvety天鹅绒,天鹅绒的,天鹅绒似的,丝绒woolly羊毛状的,羊毛的,绵软的,羊毛
as influffy
Synonyms
creamy奶油味的,奶油味,奶油色,奶油味十足feathery羽翼丰满,羽毛状的,羽翼丰满的,羽毛状gossamer蛛丝马迹,苔丝,苔藓,纱布silky丝质的,丝滑的,丝质,丝滑downy绒毛,羽绒服,绒毛的,绒毛虫fleecy跳蚤市场,跳蚤,跳蚤的,跳蚤市场上flocculent絮状物,絮状的,絮凝剂,絮状体flossy絮絮叨叨,絮絮叨叨的,絮状物,絮状的linty林蒂,林提,琳蒂,林特pile一堆,堆积,堆积物,堆velutinous天鹅绒状的,天鹅绒的,天鹅绒,天鹅绒状

Examples

  • Compared with his meeting with Bengough, Sir Richard's contact with the knight in black was almost featherlike in its softness.

  • They were as graceful as swans and usually wore white featherlike dresses.

  • On the mountain side, wherever the blood and feathers fell, there sprang up trees with featherlike leaves and blood-red berries.

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