单词 | super featherweight |
释义 | feather /fedhˈər/noun
ORIGIN: OE fether; Ger Feder; L penna, Gr pteron feathˈered adjective
feathˈeriness noun feathˈering noun
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
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
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
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 verbTo 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
lightˈish adjective lightˈly adverb
(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
light flyweight see flyweight under fly lightˈ-footed (archaic lightˈ-foot) adjective Nimble, active lightˈ-handˈed adjective
lightˈ-headˈed adjective
lightˈ-headˈedly adverb lightˈ-headˈedness noun lightˈ-heartˈed adjective
lightˈ-heartˈedly adverb lightˈ-headˈedly adverb lightˈ-heartˈedness noun light heavyweight see heavyweight under heavy lightˈ-heeled adjective
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
lightˈ-mindˈedness noun lightˈ-o'-love noun
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
adjective
lightˈ-winged adjective
lighten up (informal)
make light of To treat as being of little consequence |
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