feather

/fˈɛðɚ/ · 2 syllables

Meaning

noun

1. the light horny waterproof structure forming the external covering of birds
2. turning an oar parallel to the water between pulls

verb

1. join tongue and groove, in carpentry
2. cover or fit with feathers
3. turn the paddle; in canoeing
4. turn the oar, while rowing
5. grow feathers
   “The young sparrows are fledging already”

Synonyms for feather

• plume
• plumage
• feathering
• square
• fledge

Words that rhyme with feather

• together
• weather
• altogether
• nether
• bellwether
• heather
• leather
• tether
• birdfeather
• fairweather
• grether
• mayweather
• meriweather
• meriwether
• merriweather
• raether
• sether
• starkweather
• whether