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feather /fedhˈər/

noun
  1. One of the light growths that form the soft covering of a bird
  2. Anything resembling this, eg an ornament
  3. A set of these, or synthetic substitutes, on the end of an arrow, to aid flight
  4. Plumage
  5. Condition
  6. Birds collectively
  7. Anything light or trifling
  8. A projecting longitudinal rib or strip
  9. Feather-edge
  10. A wedge
  11. A formation of hair, eg on the legs of certain breeds of dog or horse
  12. The act of moving an oar edgewise through the air, to lessen resistance
  13. A foamy wave or wave crest, esp that caused by a submarine's periscope
transitive verb
  1. To provide, cover or adorn with a feather or feathers
  2. To turn (an oar) parallel to the water, to lessen air-resistance, or to make (a propeller-blade, etc) rotate in such a way as to lessen resistance
  3. To shape (hair) by trimming and thinning
  4. To touch lightly
intransitive verb
  1. To take on the appearance of a feather
  2. To quiver the tail
ORIGIN: OE fether; Ger Feder; L penna, Gr pteron

feathˈered adjective

  1. Covered or fitted with feathers, or anything featherlike
  2. Like the flight of a feathered animal, swift

feathˈeriness noun

feathˈering noun

  1. Plumage
  2. The addition of a feather or feathers
  3. A featherlike appearance
  4. An arrangement of small arcs separated by cusps, within an arch (architecture)

feathˈerlike adjective

feathˈery adjective

Relating to, resembling, or covered with feathers or an appearance of feathers

feather bed noun

A mattress filled with feathers or down

feathˈerbed transitive verb

  1. To pamper
  2. To protect (an industry, workers, etc) by such practices as overmanning in order to save jobs
  3. To provide with financial inducements (informal)

featherbedˈding noun

feathˈer-boarding same as weatherboarding (see under weather)

feather-bonnˈet noun

A Highland soldier's feather-covered headdress

feathˈer-brain noun (also feathˈer-head or feathˈer-pate (archaic)

) a frivolous, silly person

feathˈer-brained (also feathˈer-headed) adjective

feather cut noun

A style of haircut in which the hair is left thin and fine in texture

feather duster noun

A light brush of feathers, used for dusting

feathˈer-edge noun

An edge of a board or plank thinner than the other edge

feathˈer-grass noun

A perennial grass (genus Stipa) with a feathery beard

feather palm noun

Any palm with feather-shaped leaves

feather star see crinoid

feather stitch noun

One of a series of stitches making a zigzag line

feathˈerweight noun

  1. The lightest weight that may be carried by a racehorse
  2. A weight category, applied esp in boxing
  3. A sportsperson of the specified weight for the category (eg in professional boxing above bantamweight, junior featherweight or super bantamweight (maximum 55kg/122lb), featherweight (maximum 57kg/126lb), and super featherweight or junior lightweight (maximum 59kg/130lb))
  4. Anyone of little consequence

a feather in one's cap

An achievement of which one can be proud

birds of a feather

People of similar character

feathered friend (humorous)

A bird

feather one's nest

To accumulate wealth for oneself while working for others in a position of trust

in full or high feather

Greatly elated or in high spirits

make the feathers fly

To create a turmoil or uproar

ruffle someone's feathers

To upset or offend someone

show the white feather

To show signs of cowardice, a white feather in a gamecock's tail being considered as a sign of degeneracy

tar and feather see under tar1

you could have knocked me down with a feather

I was astounded

light2 /līt/

adjective
  1. Not heavy
  2. Of incorrectly low weight
  3. Of work, easily performed
  4. Easily digested
  5. Containing little fat and/or sugar, and so healthier
  6. Containing little alcohol
  7. Of bread, well risen
  8. Not heavily armed
  9. Active
  10. Not heavily burdened or equipped
  11. Unimportant
  12. Not dense, copious or intense
  13. Slight
  14. Scanty
  15. Gentle
  16. Delicate
  17. Nimble
  18. Facile
  19. Frivolous
  20. Unheeding
  21. Cheerful or lively
  22. Amusing
  23. Unchaste
  24. Of soil, loose or sandy
  25. Giddy or delirious
  26. Idle
  27. Worthless
  28. In the state of having given birth to a child (in compar; obsolete)
  29. Falling short in the number of tricks one has contracted to make (bridge)
adverb

Lightly

transitive verb (obsolete)

To make lighter

ORIGIN: OE (Anglian) līht (WSax līoht, lēoht); Ger leicht, ON lēttr; L levis

lightˈen transitive verb

To make lighter

intransitive verb

To become lighter

lightˈener noun

A cosmetic applied to the skin of the face to mask darker areas

lightˈer noun

A large open boat used in unloading and loading ships

lightˈerage noun

  1. Loading, unloading and ferrying by lighters
  2. The payment for such service

lightˈish adjective

lightˈly adverb

  1. In a light manner
  2. Slightly
  3. Easily, readily, unthinkingly (Shakespeare)
  4. Not improbably (archaic)
  5. Promptly
transitive verb

(esp in Scots form lichtly /lihhtˈli/) to slight or make light of

lightˈness noun

lights plural noun

The lungs of an animal (as lighter than the adjoining parts)

lightˈsome adjective

Light, cheerful, lively, cheering

lightˈsomely adverb

lightˈsomeness noun

light air noun (meteorology)

A wind of force 1 on the Beaufort scale, reaching speeds of 1 to 3mph

lightˈ-armed adjective (military)

Armed in a manner suitable for activity

light breeze noun (meteorology)

A wind of force 2 on the Beaufort scale, reaching speeds of 4 to 7mph

light engine noun

One without coaches or trucks attached

lightˈerman noun

A person employed in lighterage

lightˈer-than-air adjective

Of aircraft, kept in the air by gas which is lighter than air

lightˈ-faced adjective (printing)

Of type, having thin lines

lightˈ-fingˈered adjective

  1. Light or active with one's fingers
  2. Inclined to steal

light flyweight see flyweight under fly

lightˈ-footed (archaic lightˈ-foot) adjective

Nimble, active

lightˈ-handˈed adjective

  1. With a light, delicate, or dexterous touch
  2. Having little in the hand
  3. Empty-handed
  4. Insufficiently manned

lightˈ-headˈed adjective

  1. Giddy in the head
  2. Delirious
  3. Thoughtless
  4. Unsteady, esp through slight drunkenness

lightˈ-headˈedly adverb

lightˈ-headˈedness noun

lightˈ-heartˈed adjective

  1. Unburdened or merry of heart
  2. Free from anxiety
  3. Cheerful
  4. Inconsiderate (archaic)

lightˈ-heartˈedly adverb

lightˈ-headˈedly adverb

lightˈ-heartˈedness noun

light heavyweight see heavyweight under heavy

lightˈ-heeled adjective

  1. Swift of foot
  2. Loose, unchaste (obsolete)

light horse noun

Light-armed cavalry

light horseman noun

light industry see under industry

light infantry noun

Light-armed-infantry

lightˈ-legged adjective

Swift of foot

light literature, music, etc noun

Such as calls for little mental effort

light middleweight see middleweight under middle

lightˈ-mindˈed adjective

  1. Frivolous or unstable
  2. Inconsiderate

lightˈ-mindˈedness noun

lightˈ-o'-love noun

  1. A fickle or wanton woman
  2. In Shakespeare the name of an old dance tune

light railway noun

A railway of light construction

lightˈ-spirˈited adjective

Having a cheerful spirit

light water noun

Normal water (H2O) as opposed to heavy water (qv)

light-water reactor noun

A reactor using normal water as moderator and coolant (abbrev LWR)

lightˈweight noun

  1. A weight category, applied esp in boxing
  2. A sportsperson of the specified weight for the category (eg in professional boxing above featherweight, junior lightweight or super featherweight (maximum 59kg/130lb), lightˈweight (maximum 61kg/135lb), and super lightweight or junior welterweight (maximum 63.5kg/140lb))
  3. A person of little importance, authority, etc
  4. A light article of any kind, eg a motorcycle

adjective

  1. Light in weight
  2. Lacking substance, earnestness, solemnity, etc (figurative)

lightˈ-winged adjective

  1. Having light wings
  2. Volatile

lighten up (informal)

  1. To relax, calm down
  2. To become less serious, angry or otherwise emotional

make light of

To treat as being of little consequence

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