🪶feather

noun
/ˈfɛðər/

Meaning

a light, soft structure that covers a bird’s body and enables it to fly
one of the light structures that cover a bird's body

Example Sentences

The bird lost a small feather while flying through the trees.

The peacock has beautiful colorful feathers.

Example Expressions

birds of a feather

Synonyms

plume, quill, down, tuft, pinion
Entry 1
plume, quill, down, tuft, pinion
Entry 2
plume, quill

Antonyms

scale, skin

Collocations

feather pillow, feather pen, light as a feather, peacock feather, bird feather
Entry 1
feather pillow, feather pen, light as a feather, peacock feather
Entry 2
bird feather, feather pillow, light as a feather

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