feederadjective [ before noun ]
uk/ˈfiː.dər/us/ˈfiː.dɚ/used to refer to something that leads to or supplies a larger thing of the same type:
a feeder road
a feeder school
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Roads: rural & suburban
- back road
- beltway
- bypass
- byway
- dirt road
- highway
- main road
- orbital road
- rat run
- relief road
- service road
- stock route
- the highways and byways idiom
- thoroughfare
- through route
- throughway
- thruway
- trunk road
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feedernoun [ C ]
uk/ˈfiː.dər/us/ˈfiː.dɚ/a baby or animal that eats in a particular way:
a messy/slow feeder
a container for giving food to animals:
a bird feeder
old-fashioned a bib for a young child
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Eating
- al desko
- ate
- binge
- binge eating
- bite
- consume
- feast
- feast on sth
- feeding
- finish
- finish (sth) up
- gorge
- put sth away
- scarf
- scoff
- shovel sth into your mouth idiom
- snack
- stoke
- swallow
- tuck
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You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Animal food
Babies' & children's clothing