feather
[noun]
Synonyms: type, breed, ilk, kidney, kind, order, sort, species, stripe, variety

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

I. feath‧er¹ /ˈfeðə $ -ər/ noun [countable]
[Language: Old English; Origin: fether]

1. one of the light soft things that cover a bird’s body:
an ostrich feather
feather bed/pillow etc (=a bed etc that is filled with feathers)

2. a feather in your cap something you have done that you should be proud of
⇒ light as a feather at light²(4), ⇒ birds of a feather at bird(5), ⇒ ruffle sb’s feathers at ruffle¹(2)

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

II. feather² verb [transitive]

1. feather your nest to get money by dishonest methods

2. to put feathers on an arrow
⇒ tar and feather somebody at tar²(3)

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

feather
noun
ADJ. breast, neck, tail | ostrich, peacock, etc. | downy the downy feathers on the duck's breast
VERB + FEATHER preen a swan preening its feathers
fluff (out/up) The owl fluffed out its feathers.
ruffle Its feathers were ruffled by the chill breeze.
pluck plucking the dead hen's feathers
FEATHER + NOUN duster, pillow
PHRASES as light as a feather

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

feather
ˈfeðə
See: birds of a feather flock together , tar and feather , fine feathers do not make fine birds , fuss and feathers , make the feathers fly , ruffle feathers

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲