feeler

[ fee-ler ]

/ ˈfi lər /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR feeler ON THESAURUS.COM

noun

a person or thing that feels.

a proposal, remark, hint, etc., designed to bring out the opinions or purposes of others: Interested in an accord, both labor and management were putting out feelers.

Zoology. an organ of touch, as an antenna or a tentacle.

Also called feeler gauge .Engineering. a gauge having several blades of known thickness, used for measuring clearances.

Nautical. a device for indicating that the lead of a mechanical sounding device has come to the bottom.

Origin of feeler

First recorded in 1520–30; feel + -er¹

Words nearby feeler

feedwater, fee-for-service, feel, feel-bad, feel blue, feeler, feeler gauge, feel for, feel free, feel-good, feeling

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Example sentences from the Web for feeler

Sellers threw a lot or two on the market, "as a feeler," and they sold well.
The Gilded Age, Complete|Mark Twain and Charles Dudley Warner
A feeler reached out, to be bitten off; then another, to no avail.
"Where Angels Fear to Tread" and Other Stories of the Sea|Morgan Robertson
"But I don't like doing that sort of thing," she went on, throwing out a feeler.
Mammon and Co.|E. F. Benson
But he sent out a feeler by saying suggestively, "Oh,—about five million dollars."
The Land of Tomorrow|William B Stephenson, Jr.

Then it thrusts out its tail-foot, swells its body to an oval globe, protrudes its feeler, and slightly exposes a row of cilia.
Marvels of Pond-life|Henry J. Slack

British Dictionary definitions for feeler

feeler

/ (ˈfiːlə) /

noun

a person or thing that feels

an organ in certain animals, such as an antenna or tentacle, that is sensitive to touch

a remark designed to probe the reactions or intentions of other people

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Idioms and Phrases with feeler

feeler

see put out feelers.

Scientific definitions for feeler

feeler

[ fē′lər ]

A slender body part used for touching or sensing. The antennae of insects and the barbels of catfish are feelers.

单词	feeler
释义	feeler [ fee-ler ] / ˈfi lər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR feeler ON THESAURUS.COM noun a person or thing that feels. a proposal, remark, hint, etc., designed to bring out the opinions or purposes of others: Interested in an accord, both labor and management were putting out feelers. Zoology. an organ of touch, as an antenna or a tentacle. Also called feeler gauge .Engineering. a gauge having several blades of known thickness, used for measuring clearances. Nautical. a device for indicating that the lead of a mechanical sounding device has come to the bottom. Origin of feeler First recorded in 1520–30; feel + -er¹ Words nearby feeler feedwater, fee-for-service, feel, feel-bad, feel blue, feeler, feeler gauge, feel for, feel free, feel-good, feeling Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for feeler Sellers threw a lot or two on the market, "as a feeler," and they sold well. The Gilded Age, Complete\|Mark Twain and Charles Dudley Warner A feeler reached out, to be bitten off; then another, to no avail. "Where Angels Fear to Tread" and Other Stories of the Sea\|Morgan Robertson "But I don't like doing that sort of thing," she went on, throwing out a feeler. Mammon and Co.\|E. F. Benson But he sent out a feeler by saying suggestively, "Oh,—about five million dollars." The Land of Tomorrow\|William B Stephenson, Jr. Then it thrusts out its tail-foot, swells its body to an oval globe, protrudes its feeler, and slightly exposes a row of cilia. Marvels of Pond-life\|Henry J. Slack British Dictionary definitions for feeler feeler / (ˈfiːlə) / noun a person or thing that feels an organ in certain animals, such as an antenna or tentacle, that is sensitive to touch a remark designed to probe the reactions or intentions of other people Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with feeler feeler see put out feelers. The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Words related to feeler overture, antenna, hand, tentacle, finger, claw, whisker, barbel, vibrissa, essay, advance, hint, probe, sample, intimation, test, proposal, approach, prospectus, palp Scientific definitions for feeler feeler [ fē′lər ] A slender body part used for touching or sensing. The antennae of insects and the barbels of catfish are feelers. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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feeler

noun

Origin of feeler

Words nearby feeler

Example sentences from the Web for feeler

British Dictionary definitions for feeler

noun

Idioms and Phrases with feeler

Words related to feeler

Scientific definitions for feeler