Feathery

  • 31feath|er|y — «FEHTH uhr ee», adjective. 1. having feathers; covered with feathers; feathered: »feathery birds, a feathery flock of geese. 2. like feathers; soft: »a feathery flower, feathery clouds, feathery snow. 3. light; flimsy. – …

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  • 32Mir — This article is about the Soviet/Russian space station. For other uses, see Mir (disambiguation). Mir …

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  • 33feathered — adjective 1. adorned with feathers or plumes (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑feathery, ↑plumy • Similar to: ↑adorned, ↑decorated • Derivationally related forms: ↑feather …

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  • 34featherlike — adjective resembling or suggesting a feather or feathers feathery palm trees • Syn: ↑feathery • Similar to: ↑feathered • Derivationally related forms: ↑feather (for: ↑ …

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  • 35Barnacle — For other uses, see Barnacle (disambiguation). Barnacles Temporal range: Mid Cambrian–Recent …

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  • 36California poppy — a plant, Eschscholtzia californica, of the poppy family, having feathery bluish foliage and showy, orange yellow flowers: the state flower of California. [1890 95, Amer.] * * * Annual garden plant (Eschscholzia californica) in the poppy family,… …

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  • 37houseplant — /hows plant , plahnt /, n. an ornamental plant that is grown indoors or adapts well to indoor culture. [1870 75; HOUSE + PLANT] * * * Plant adapted for growing indoors, commonly a member of a species that flourishes naturally only in warm… …

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  • 38moth — /mawth, moth/, n., pl. moths /mawdhz, modhz, mawths, moths/. 1. any of numerous insects of the order Lepidoptera, generally distinguished from the butterflies by having feathery antennae and by having crepuscular or nocturnal habits. 2. See… …

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  • 39downy — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. fluffy, feathery, fleecy, flocculent, soft. See softness. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. woolly, fleecy, fuzzy, fluffy, covered with soft hair or feathers, plumose, feathery, velvety, soft, pubescent,… …

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  • 40plumosa —   , plumosum, plumosus   L. feathery.   1) With long hairs giving on the pedicels a feathery appearance. Agrostis plumosa, Andropogon plumosus, Arthratherum plumosum, Leptochloa plumosa, Panicum plumosum, Ptiloneilema plumosum, Santia plumosa,… …

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