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FEATURE

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

An article of merchandise that is displayed or advertised more than other articles

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("feature" is a kind of...):

merchandise; product; ware (commodities offered for sale)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "feature"):

drawing card; leader; loss leader (a featured article of merchandise sold at a loss in order to draw customers)

Derivation:

feature (wear or display in an ostentatious or proud manner)

Sense 2

Meaning:

The characteristic parts of a person's face: eyes and nose and mouth and chin

Example:

his lineaments were very regular

Synonyms:

feature; lineament

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("feature" is a kind of...):

body part (any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "feature"):

chin; mentum (the protruding part of the lower jaw)

brow; forehead (the part of the face above the eyes)

temple (the flat area on either side of the forehead)

cheek (either side of the face below the eyes)

jowl (a fullness and looseness of the flesh of the lower cheek and jaw (characteristic of aging))

jaw (the bones of the skull that frame the mouth and serve to open it; the bones that hold the teeth)

Holonyms ("feature" is a part of...):

face; human face (the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear)

Derivation:

feature (have as a feature)

Sense 3

Meaning:

A prominent attribute or aspect of something

Example:

generosity is one of his best characteristics

Synonyms:

characteristic; feature

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("feature" is a kind of...):

attribute; dimension; property (a construct whereby objects or individuals can be distinguished)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "feature"):

safety feature (feature of an artifact that is added to insure a user's safety)

distinctive feature; distinguishing characteristic; peculiarity (an odd or unusual characteristic)

external (outward features)

excellence; excellency (an outstanding feature; something in which something or someone excels)

contour (a feature (or the order or arrangement of features) of anything having a complex structure)

centerpiece; centrepiece (the central or most important feature)

badge (any feature that is regarded as a sign of status (a particular power or quality or rank))

attracter; attraction; attractive feature; attractor; magnet (a characteristic that provides pleasure and attracts)

aspect; facet (a distinct feature or element in a problem)

invariant (a feature (quantity or property or function) that remains unchanged when a particular transformation is applied to it)

sex character; sex characteristic; sexual characteristic (those characteristics (both anatomical and psychological) that are strongly associated with one sex relative to the other)

Derivation:

feature (have as a feature)

Sense 4

Meaning:

(linguistics) a distinctive characteristic of a linguistic unit that serves to distinguish it from other units of the same kind

Synonyms:

feature; feature of speech

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("feature" is a kind of...):

attribute; dimension; property (a construct whereby objects or individuals can be distinguished)

Domain category:

linguistics (the scientific study of language)

Sense 5

Meaning:

A special or prominent article in a newspaper or magazine

Example:

they ran a feature on retirement planning

Synonyms:

feature; feature article

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("feature" is a kind of...):

article (nonfictional prose forming an independent part of a publication)

Holonyms ("feature" is a part of...):

mag; magazine (a periodic publication containing pictures and stories and articles of interest to those who purchase it or subscribe to it)

newspaper; paper (a daily or weekly publication on folded sheets; contains news and articles and advertisements)

Derivation:

feature (wear or display in an ostentatious or proud manner)

Sense 6

Meaning:

The principal (full-length) film in a program at a movie theater

Example:

the feature tonight is 'Casablanca'

Synonyms:

feature; feature film

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("feature" is a kind of...):

film; flick; motion-picture show; motion picture; movie; moving-picture show; moving picture; pic; picture; picture show (a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "feature"):

horse opera; Western (a film about life in the western United States during the period of exploration and development)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Have as a feature

Example:

This restaurant features the most famous chefs in France

Synonyms:

feature; have

Classified under:

Verbs of being, having, spatial relations

Verb group:

have; own; possess (have ownership or possession of)

have; have got; hold (have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "feature"):

carry (have as an inherent or characteristic feature or have as a consequence)

wear (have in one's aspect; wear an expression of one's attitude or personality)

read; say (have or contain a certain wording or form)

carry; pack; take (have with oneself; have on one's person)

brim (be completely full)

abound; bristle; burst (be in a state of movement or action)

bristle (have or be thickly covered with or as if with bristles)

imply; involve (have as a necessary feature)

possess (have as an attribute, knowledge, or skill)

boast; feature; sport (wear or display in an ostentatious or proud manner)

star (feature as the star)

combine; unite (have or possess in combination)

give off (have as a by-product)

bear (have)

carry (be equipped with (a mast or sail))

carry (have a certain range)

bear; wear (have on one's person)

wear (have or show an appearance of)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s something

Derivation:

feature (the characteristic parts of a person's face: eyes and nose and mouth and chin)

feature (a prominent attribute or aspect of something)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Wear or display in an ostentatious or proud manner

Example:

she was sporting a new hat

Synonyms:

boast; feature; sport

Classified under:

Verbs of being, having, spatial relations

Hypernyms (to "feature" is one way to...):

feature; have (have as a feature)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s something

Derivation:

feature (an article of merchandise that is displayed or advertised more than other articles)

feature (a special or prominent article in a newspaper or magazine)

Credits

 Context examples: 

This frozen region is north of Pluto’s icy mountains, in the center-left of the heart feature, informally named “Tombaugh Regio”.

(New Horizons Discovers Frozen Plains in the Heart of Pluto’s ‘Heart’, NASA)

The color blue in such views has been associated with young features on Ceres.

(New Ceres Images Show Bright Craters, NASA)

Additionally, there are more craters in the northern hemisphere of Ceres than the south, where the large Urvara and Yalode craters are the dominant features.

(Ceres' Geological Activity, Ice Revealed in New Research, NASA)

By viewing the vortex a second time, the new Hubble images confirm that OPAL really detected a long-lived feature.

(Hubble Imagery Confirms New Dark Spot on Neptune, NASA)

For an hour or more he was at work, returning at last with his feet heavy with snow and his features as inscrutable as ever.

(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

There was no mistaking the poise of the head, the squareness of the shoulders, the sharpness of the features.

(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

He glanced at her, a moment’s amusement softening his features.

(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)

The origin of the features and their reddish color is a mystery to Cassini scientists.

(Unusual Red Arcs Spotted on Icy Saturn Moon, NASA)

His features became tense and alert.

(His Last Bow, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

He might have been forty years of age, though hard toil and harder pleasure had left their grim marks upon his features.

(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)