featherbed

feath·er·bed·ding

F0061700 (fĕth′ər-bĕd′ĭng)n.1. The hiring of more workers than necessary or the limiting of worker productivity in order to allow employment of more persons, usually as a result of a union contract with an employer.2. The paying for services that are not actually performed, as in a union-imposed fee upon an employer.

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feath′er·bed′ v. & adj.

featherbed

Past participle: featherbedded
Gerund: featherbedding

Imperative
featherbed
featherbed

Present
I featherbed
you featherbed
he/she/it featherbeds
we featherbed
you featherbed
they featherbed

Preterite
I featherbedded
you featherbedded
he/she/it featherbedded
we featherbedded
you featherbedded
they featherbedded

Present Continuous
I am featherbedding
you are featherbedding
he/she/it is featherbedding
we are featherbedding
you are featherbedding
they are featherbedding

Present Perfect
I have featherbedded
you have featherbedded
he/she/it has featherbedded
we have featherbedded
you have featherbedded
they have featherbedded

Past Continuous
I was featherbedding
you were featherbedding
he/she/it was featherbedding
we were featherbedding
you were featherbedding
they were featherbedding

Past Perfect
I had featherbedded
you had featherbedded
he/she/it had featherbedded
we had featherbedded
you had featherbedded
they had featherbedded

Future
I will featherbed
you will featherbed
he/she/it will featherbed
we will featherbed
you will featherbed
they will featherbed

Future Perfect
I will have featherbedded
you will have featherbedded
he/she/it will have featherbedded
we will have featherbedded
you will have featherbedded
they will have featherbedded

Future Continuous
I will be featherbedding
you will be featherbedding
he/she/it will be featherbedding
we will be featherbedding
you will be featherbedding
they will be featherbedding

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been featherbedding
you have been featherbedding
he/she/it has been featherbedding
we have been featherbedding
you have been featherbedding
they have been featherbedding

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been featherbedding
you will have been featherbedding
he/she/it will have been featherbedding
we will have been featherbedding
you will have been featherbedding
they will have been featherbedding

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been featherbedding
you had been featherbedding
he/she/it had been featherbedding
we had been featherbedding
you had been featherbedding
they had been featherbedding

Conditional
I would featherbed
you would featherbed
he/she/it would featherbed
we would featherbed
you would featherbed
they would featherbed

Past Conditional
I would have featherbedded
you would have featherbedded
he/she/it would have featherbedded
we would have featherbedded
you would have featherbedded
they would have featherbedded

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	featherbed - a mattress stuffed with feathers feather bedmattress - a large thick pad filled with resilient material and often incorporating coiled springs, used as a bed or part of a bed
Verb	1.	featherbed - treat with excessive indulgence; "grandparents often pamper the children"; "Let's not mollycoddle our students!"baby, cocker, coddle, cosset, mollycoddle, pamper, spoil, indulgedo by, treat, handle - interact in a certain way; "Do right by her"; "Treat him with caution, please"; "Handle the press reporters gently"
	2.	featherbed - hire more workers than are necessaryhire, employ, engage - engage or hire for work; "They hired two new secretaries in the department"; "How many people has she employed?"