featherlike 的 4 个定义
- 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.
- (11)
- 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.
- to grow feathers.
- to be or become feathery in appearance.
- to move like feathers.
- Rowing. to feather an oar.
- feather into, South Midland U.S. to attack vigorously.
featherlike 近义词
等同于 downy
等同于 fluffy
由featherlike构成的短语
- 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
更多featherlike例句
- 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.