Collocations for "feather"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "feather" in context.
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feather
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- [bird, peacock, eagle, ostrich] feathers
- pluck feathers from a [bird]
- pluck the [bird's] feathers
- found a feather on the ground
- wore a feather in his hat
- [bright, vivid, gray, colorful] feathers
- tickled [him, her feet] with a feather
- a [pillow, duvet, cushion] stuffed with feathers
- is as light as a feather
- could have knocked me over with a feather!
- who ruffled her feathers?
- smoothed their rumpled feathers (after the argument)
- idiom: that's another feather in his cap
- idiom: is (feeling) in fine feather (after)
- idiom: birds of a feather flock together
- feather a [dress, costume, mask, cap]
- feather the [gas, gas pedal, pedal, clutch]
- [he, the boss, the politician] was feathering his own nest
- feather [the image, a photo, the edges, a canvas]
- feather the [paint, effect, color] in
- have your [hair, bangs] feathered
- feather the [helicopter, biplane] propeller
- feather an oar [slowly, fast, calmly, smoothly]
- a feather [bed, quilt, cushion]
- [cut, make, use, write with] a feather quill
- is wearing feather earrings
- clean with a feather duster
- the [bag, case] is feather-light
- the [bed, pillow] is feather-soft
'feather' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):