- Doctor, doctor! I"ve had a sore stomach ever since I ate three crabs last week.
- Did they smell bad when you took them out of their shells?
- What do you mean "took them out of their shells"?
- —n. - one of the structures forming a bird's plumage, with a horny stem and fine strands.
- (collect.) A plumage. B game-birds. —v. - cover or line with feathers.
- turn (an oar) edgeways through the air. feather in one's cap a personal achievement. Feather one's nest enrich oneself. In fine (or high) feather colloq. In good spirits. feathery adj. [old english]
FEATURE
—n. - distinctive or characteristic part of a thing.
- (usu. In pl.) Part of the face.
- (esp. Specialized) article in a newspaper etc.
- (in full feature film) main film in a cinema programme. —v. (-ring) 1 make a special display of; emphasize.
- have as or be a central participant or topic in a film, broadcast, etc. featureless adj. [latin factura formation: related to *fact]
FEBRILE
adj. Of fever; feverish. [latin febris fever]
FEDERAL
adj. - of a system of government in which self-governing states unite for certain functions etc.
- of such a federation (federal laws).
- of or favouring centralized government.
- (federal) us of the northern states in the civil war.
- comprising an association of largely independent units. federalism n. Federalist n. Federalize v. (also -ise) (-zing or -sing). Federalization n. Federally adv. [latin foedus covenant]
- reserve n. (in the us) reserve cash available to banks.
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