feature
a prominent or conspicuous part or characteristic: Tall buildings were a new feature on the skyline.
something offered as a special attraction: This model has several added features.
Also called feature film . the main motion picture in a movie program: What time is the feature?
any part of the face, as the nose, chin, or eyes: prominent features.
features, the face; countenance: to compose one's features for the photographers.
the form or cast of the face: delicate of feature.
a column, cartoon, etc., appearing regularly in a newspaper or magazine.
Archaic. make, form, or shape.
to be a feature or distinctive mark of: It was industrial expansion that featured the last century.
to make a feature of; give prominence to: to feature a story or picture in a newspaper.
to delineate the main characteristics of; depict; outline.
Informal. to conceive of; imagine; fancy: He couldn't quite feature himself as a bank president.
Older Use. to resemble in features; favor.
to play a major part.
Origin of feature
1synonym study For feature
Other words from feature
- trans·fea·ture, verb (used with object), trans·fea·tured, trans·fea·tur·ing.
- un·der·fea·ture, noun
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How to use feature in a sentence
Certain features of its history suggest why this may be the case.
He reminisces about the features of Texas life that make Texas its own, distinctive community.
Week after week, The Daily Beast features classic stories from the past that prove great writing is timeless.
The Best of The Stacks: Mencken, Mel Brooks, Allman Brothers, and More | Alex Belth | December 27, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThis performance of Bob Dylan's 1971 blues tune features Clapton on guitar.
Cone Mills features in all the major chapters of the 20th century.
Glenn Beck Is Now Selling Hipster Clothes. Really. | Ana Marie Cox | December 20, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
There was no vivacity in his putty-coloured features, but there were promptitude and decision in every abrupt gesture.
Checkmate | Joseph Sheridan Le FanuIt was true that his sight had grown accustomed to the obscurity, for he could now see the baron's features much more distinctly.
Checkmate | Joseph Sheridan Le FanuOn a small scale map, in an office, you may make mole-hills of mountains; on the ground there's no escaping from its features.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I | Ian HamiltonThe expression of his features was calm and composed, and his eyes were raised to heaven with a look of hope and supplication.
And so these features take on a kind of moral rightness before they are judged of as pleasing to the eye and as beautiful.
Children's Ways | James Sully
British Dictionary definitions for feature
/ (ˈfiːtʃə) /
any one of the parts of the face, such as the nose, chin, or mouth
a prominent or distinctive part or aspect, as of a landscape, building, book, etc
the principal film in a programme at a cinema
an item or article appearing regularly in a newspaper, magazine, etc: a gardening feature
Also called: feature story a prominent story in a newspaper, etc: a feature on prison reform
a programme given special prominence on radio or television as indicated by attendant publicity
an article offered for sale as a special attraction, as in a large retail establishment
archaic general form or make-up
linguistics a quality of a linguistic unit at some level of description: grammatical feature; semantic feature
(tr) to have as a feature or make a feature of
to give prominence to (an actor, famous event, etc) in a film or (of an actor, etc) to have prominence in a film
(tr) US informal to imagine; consider: I can't feature that happening
Origin of feature
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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