 |
|
 |
Feather Definition–noun | 1. | one of the horny structures forming the principal covering of birds, consisting typically of a hard, tubular portion attached to the body and tapering into a thinner, stemlike portion bearing a series of slender, barbed processes that interlock to form a flat structure on each side. | | 2. | kind; character; nature: two boys of the same feather. | | 3. | something like a feather, as a tuft or fringe of hair. | | 4. | something very light, small, or trivial: Your worry is a mere feather. | | 5. | Archery. one of the vanes at the tail of an arrow or dart. | | 6. | Carpentry. a spline for joining the grooved edges of two boards. | | 8. | a featherlike flaw, esp. in a precious stone. | –verb (used with object) | 12. | to provide with feathers, as an arrow. | | 13. | to clothe or cover with or as with feathers. | | 14. | Rowing. to turn (an oar) after a stroke so that the blade becomes nearly horizontal, and hold it t
6f3
hus as it is moved back into position for the next stroke. | | 15. | Aeronautics. | a. | to change the blade angle of (a propeller) so that the chords of the blades are approximately parallel to the line of flight. | | b. | to turn off (an engine) while in flight. | | –verb (used without object) | 17. | to be or become feathery in appearance. | | 18. | to move like feathers. | | 19. | Rowing. to feather an oar. | —Verb phrase | 20. | feather into, South Midland U.S. to attack (a person, task, or problem) vigorously. | —Idioms | 21. | a feather in one's cap, a praiseworthy accomplishment; distinction; honor: Being chosen class president is a feather in her cap. | | 22. | birds of a feather. bird (def. 15). | | 23. | feather one's nest, to take advantage of the opportunities to enrich oneself: The mayor had used his term of office to feather his nest. | | 24. | in fine or high feather, in good form, humor, or health: feeling in fine feather. | | 25. | ruffle someone's feathers, to anger, upset, or annoy (another person). | | 26. | smooth one's ruffled or rumpled feathers, to regain one's composure; become calm: After the argument, we each retired to our own rooms to smooth our ruffled feathers. | | From Dictionary
Bed Definition–noun | 1. | a piece of furniture upon which or within which a person sleeps, rests, or stays when not well. | | 2. | the mattress and bedclothes together with the bedstead of a bed. |
be7
| 4. | the act of or time for sleeping: Now for a cup of cocoa and then bed. | | 5. | the use of a bed for the night; lodging: I reserved a bed at the old inn. | | 6. | the marital relationship. | | 7. | any resting place: making his bed under a tree. | | 8. | something resembling a bed in form or position. | | 9. | a piece or area of ground in a garden or lawn in which plants are grown. | | 10. | an area in a greenhouse in which plants are grown. | | 11. | the plants in such areas. | | 12. | the bottom of a lake, river, sea, or other body of water. | | 13. | a piece or part forming a foundation or base. | | 14. | a layer of rock; a stratum. | | 15. | a foundation surface of earth or rock supporting a track, pavement, or the like: a gravel bed for the roadway. | | 16. | Building Trades. | a. | the underside of a stone, brick, slate, tile, etc., laid in position. | | b. | the upper side of a stone laid in position. | | c. | the layer of mortar in which a brick, stone, etc., is laid. | | d. | the natural stratification of a stone: a stone laid on bed. | | | 17. | Furniture. skirt (def. 6b). | | 18. | t
3e8
he flat surface in a printing press on which the form of type is laid. | | 19. | Transportation. the body or, sometimes, the floor or bottom of a truck or trailer. | | 20. | Chemistry. a compact mass of a substance functioning in a reaction as a catalyst or reactant. | | 21. | Sports. | a. | the canvas surface of a trampoline. | | b. | the smooth, wooden floor of a bowling alley. | | c. | the s
ee2
late surface of a billiard table to which the cloth is fastened. | | | 22. | Zoology. flesh enveloping the base of a claw, esp. the germinative layer beneath the claw. | | 23. | Also called mock, mock mold. Shipbuilding. a shaped steel pattern upon which furnaced plates for the hull of a vessel are hammered to shape. | –verb (used with object) | 25. | to provide with a bed. | | 27. | Horticulture. to plant in or as in a bed. | | 29. | to place in a bed or layer: to bed oysters. | | 30. | to embed, as in a substance: bedding the flagstones in concrete. | | 31. | to take or accompany to bed for purposes of sexual intercourse. | –verb (used without object) | 32. | to have sleeping accommodations: He says we can bed there for the night. | | 33. | Geology. to form a compact layer or stratum. | | 34. | (of a metal structural part) to lie flat or close against another part. | | 35. | Archaic. to go to bed. | —Verb phrase | 36. | bed down, | a. | to make a bed for (a person, animal, etc.). | | b. | to retire to bed: They put out the fire and decided to bed down for the night. | | —Idioms | 37. | get up on the wrong side of the bed, to be irritable or bad-tempered from the start of a day: Never try to reason with him when he's gotten up on the wrong side of the bed. | | 38. | go to bed, | a. | to retire, esp. for the night. | | b. | to engage in sexual relations. | | | 39. | go to bed with, to have sexual intercourse with. | | 40. | in bed, | a. | beneath the covers of a bed. | | b. | engaged in sexual intercourse. | | | 41. | jump or get into bed with, to form a close, often temporary, alliance, usually with an unlikely ally: Industry was charged with jumping into bed with labor on the issue. | | 42. | make a bed, to fit a bed with sheets and blankets. | | 43. | make one's bed, to be responsible for one's own actions and their results: You've made your bed—now lie in it. | | 44. | put to bed, | a. | to help (a child, invalid, etc.) go to bed. | | b. | Printing. to lock up (forms) in a press in preparation for printing. | | c. | to work on the preparation of (an edition of a newspaper, periodical, etc.) up to the time of going to press. | | | From Dictionary
Cover Definition–verb (used with object) | 1. | to be or serve as a covering for; extend over; rest on the surface of: Snow covered the fields. | | 2. | to place something over or upon, as for protection, concealment, or warmth. | | 3. | to provide with a covering or top: Cover the pot with a lid. | | | 4. | to protect or conceal (the body, head, etc.) with clothes, a hat, etc; wrap. | | 5. | to bring upon (oneself): He covered himself with glory by his exploits. | | 6. | to hide from view; screen. | | 7. | to spread on or over; apply to: to cover bread with honey. | | 8. | to put all over the surface of: to cover a wall with paint. | | 9. | to include, deal with, or provide for; address: The rules cover working conditions. | | 10. | to suffice to defray or meet (a charge, expense, etc.): Ten dollars should cover my expenses. | | 11. | to offset (an outlay, loss, liability, etc.). | | 12. | to achieve in distance traversed; pass or travel over: We covered 600 miles a day on our trip. | | 13. | Journalism. | a. | to act as a reporter or reviewer of (an event, a field of interest, a performance, etc.); have as an assignment: She covers sports for the paper. | | b. | to publish or broadcast a report or reports of (a news item, a series of related events, etc.): The press covered the trial in great detail. | | | 14. | to pass or rise over and surmount or envelop: The river covered the town during the flood. | | 15. | Insurance. to insure against risk or loss. | | 16. | to shelter; protect; serve as a defense for. | | 17. | Military. | a. | to be in line with by occupying a position directly before or behind. | | b. | to protect (a soldier, force, or military position) during an expected period of ground combat by tak
3e8
ing a position from which any hostile troops can be fired upon. | | | 18. | to take temporary charge of or responsibility for in place of another: Please cover my phone while I'm out to lunch. | | 19. | to extend over; comprise: The book covers 18th-century England. | | 20. | to be assigned to or responsible for, as a territory or field of endeavor: We have two sales representatives covering the Southwest. | | 21. | to aim at, as with a pistol. | | 22. | to have within range, as a fortress does adjacent terri
a4a
tory. | | 23. | to play a card higher than (the one led or previously played in the round). | | 24. | to deposit the equivalent of (money deposited), as in wagering. | | 25. | to accept the conditions of (a bet, wager, etc.). | | 26. | (in short selling) to purchase securities or commodities in order to deliver them to the broker from whom they were borrowed. | | 27. | Baseball. to take a position close to or at (a base) so as to catch a ball thrown to the base: The shortstop covered second on the attempted steal. | | 28. | Sports. to guard (an opponent on offense) so as to prevent him or her from scoring or carrying out his or her assignment: to cover a potential pass receiver. | | 29. | (esp. of a male animal) to copulate with. | | 30. | (of a hen) to brood or sit on (eggs or chicks). | –verb (used without object) | 31. | Informal. to serve as a substitute for someone who is absent: We cover for the receptionist during lunch hour. | | 32. | to hide the wrongful or embarrassing action of another by providing an alibi or acting in the other's place: They covered for him when he missed roll call. | | 33. | to play a card higher than the one led or previously played in the round: She led the eight and I covered with the jack. | | 34. | to spread over an area or surface, esp. for the purpose of obscuring an existing covering or of achieving a desired thickness
498
and evenness: This paint is much too thin to cover. | –noun | 35. | something that covers, as the lid of a container or the binding of a book. | | 36. | a blanket, quilt, or the like: Put another cover on the bed. | | 37. | protection; shelter; concealment. | | 38. | anything that veils, screens, or shuts from sight: under cover of darkness. | | 39. | woods, underbrush, etc., serving to shelter and conceal wild animals or game; a covert. | | 40. | Ecology. vegetation that serves to protect or conceal animals, such as birds, from excessive sun
1056
light, from drying, or from predators. | | 41. | a set of eating utensils and the like, as plate, knife, fork, and napkin, placed for each person at a table. | | 42. | an assumed identity, occupation, or business that masks the true or real one: His job at the embassy was a cover for his work as a spy. | | 43. | a covering of snow, esp. when suitable for skiing. | | 44. | a pretense; feigning. | | 45. | a person who substitutes for another or stands ready to substitute if needed: She was hired as a cover for six roles at the opera house. | | 47. | Philately. | a. | an envelope or outer wrapping for mail. | | b. | a letter folded so that the address may be placed on the outside and the missive mailed. | | | 48. | Finance. funds to cover liability or secure against risk of loss. | | 50. | Also called covering. Mathematics. a collection of sets having the property that a given set is contained in the union of the sets in the collection. | —Verb phrase | 51. | cover up, | a. | to cover completely; enfold. | | b. | to keep secret; conceal: She tried to cover up her part in the plot. | | —Idioms | 52. | blow one's cover, to divulge one's secret identity, esp. inadvertently: The TV news story blew his carefully fabricated cover. | | 53. | break cover, to emerge, esp. suddenly, from a place of concealment: The fox broke cover and the chase was on. | | 54. | cover one's ass, Slang: Vulgar. to take measures that will prevent one from suffering blame, loss, harm, etc. | | 55. | take cover, to seek shelter or safety: The hikers took cover in a deserted cabin to escape the sudden storm. | | 56. | under cover, | a. | clandestinely; secretly: Arrangements for the escape were made under cover. | | b. | within an envelope: The report will be mailed to you under separate cover. | | | From Dictionary
Related topics from BritannicaGobi Vegetation, as mentioned above, is sparse and rare. On the plateau and on the plains beneath the mountains, small bushlike vegetation occurs: echinochloa (a type of succulent grass found in warm ...
Life Sciences In the field of vertebrate paleontology in 1998, scientists described several significant discoveries from Madagascar. New evidence supporting the theory that birds evolved from theropod dinosaurs ...
|
Related topics from Ask NewsHoliday mishaps make for memories (11/20/2008)
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Found 1 hour ago Suzanne's famed Feather Yeast Rolls, I'd ... to sleep on the floor, as I gave my bed to my ... and similar to his that appears on the cover of ...
|
|
Horror on tape: Wounded officer's suffering played out in courtroom
Salt Lake Tribune - Found Nov. 18, 2008 ... photograph of Thomas in a hospital bed with a ... Next thing Thomas knew, Feather approached him ... He took cover behind a car.
|
|
A long and fruitful friendship
Thomson Veterinary Healthcare Communications - Found Nov. 17, 2008 ... say to her every night before going to bed: 'You be ... He had broken a new wing feather. ... to cover fees for my own laboratory space and ...
|
|
The hobbit homes of Pembrokeshire
The Times - Found Nov. 15, 2008 She wears a roguish feather on her head, gives ... for one day, and is getting rude, so at 9pm I head off to bed. Under the cover of night, my hut
|
|
Toni Morrison interview: Long road to freedom
The Scotsman - Found Nov. 14, 2008 ... magazine was putting her on its cover â the ... sheets, put them on the bushes so they smell like juniper, and she puts them on a feather ...
|
|
Home Front: Thrifty Homemade Holiday Gifts, Collapsible Guest Beds, ...
Washington Post - Found Nov. 14, 2008 ... readers about the best way to feather the nest. ... an Aero bed that expands out to a full size bed ... How well do the paints cover? Easy ...
|
|
Transcript: Home Front: Thrifty Homemade Holiday Gifts, Collapsible ...
Washington Post - Found Nov. 14, 2008 ... readers about the best way to feather the nest. ... an Aero bed that expands out to a full size bed ... How well do the paints cover? Easy ...
|
|
Decorating Your Home With Comforter Sets Posted By : Michael Selvon
Article Dashboard.com - Found Nov. 13, 2008 ... cover your mattress and a flat sheet to lay on top of you. Sometimes, you'll get decorative bed ... Buying a cover for your feather down ...
|
|
Homelines: Sofa so good for a bargain
Mail Online UK - Found Nov. 12, 2008 ... a wide range of retailers including Feather and ... www.firebox.com To bed in an instant This ... on a new one, why not invest in a cover, ...
|
|
Jim Fall: When you canât seem to win for losing
Sulphur Southwest Daily News - Found 1 hour ago ... time to add an additional layer of cover to my ... at the foot — when the light feather comforter ... king-size spread now fits my queen ...
|
|
|
Related topics from Technorati |
|
|
|