feature

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/ ˈfi tʃər /

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noun

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.

feature story.

Archaic. make, form, or shape.

verb (used with object), fea·tured, fea·tur·ing.

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.

verb (used without object), fea·tured, fea·tur·ing.

to play a major part.

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Origin of feature

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English feture, from Anglo-French, Middle French faiture, from Latin factūra “formation, manufacture.” See fact, -ure

synonym study for feature

1. Feature, characteristic, peculiarity refer to a distinctive trait of an individual or of a class. Feature suggests an outstanding or marked property that attracts attention: Complete harmony was a feature of the convention. Characteristic means a distinguishing mark or quality (or one of such) always associated in one's mind with a particular person or thing: Defiance is one of his characteristics. Peculiarity means that distinct or unusual characteristic that marks off an individual in the class to which he, she, or it belongs: A blue-black tongue is a peculiarity of the chow chow.

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

One limitation, however, is the fact that the service was limited to third-party services like Uber Eats and Postmates, with no way to order from the restaurant itself — until recently, with the launch of a new feature called Restaurant Direct.
Restaurant search engine FoodBoss adds support for direct delivery from restaurants|Anthony Ha|November 20, 2020|TechCrunch
Volvo will combine Luminar’s lidar with cameras, radar, software and back-up systems for functions such as steering, braking and battery power to enable its highway pilot feature.
Mobileye taps Luminar to supply lidar for its robotaxi fleet|Kirsten Korosec|November 20, 2020|TechCrunch
The company said instead the feature would be added "early next year" to give developers more time to update their apps accordingly.
Apple moving forward with plan to limit “creepy” user tracking|Kate Cox|November 20, 2020|Ars Technica
Apple on Thursday slammed Facebook and other internet giants for their ad targeting practices in response to a letter questioning a decision by the iPhone maker to delay a new privacy feature.
Apple defends decision to delay privacy feature, slams Facebook|Verne Kopytoff|November 19, 2020|Fortune

People can test run the personalization feature for three months before deciding whether to green-light it.
Google revamps Google Pay app, adds 11 bank partners|rhhackettfortune|November 18, 2020|Fortune
The first two videos are teasers featuring two favorite cartoon characters for young girls, Dora the Explorer and Tinkerbell.
Sleazy Billionaire’s Double Life Featured Beach Parties With Stephen Hawking|M.L. Nestel|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
The popularity of anime tales featuring man-on-man passion is burgeoning among Japanese women.
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Directed by J.J. Abrams and featuring a cast that both reprises and adds to the star-studded original.
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Well, Beyoncé Platinum is rumored to include a remix featuring the singer.
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A short film followed, featuring a girl, of course, walking home alone at night.
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He lay awake, featuring Fleur—as they called it—recalling her words, especially that "Au revoir!"
The Forsyte Saga, Volume III.|John Galsworthy
These usually carry a small line of premiums, featuring a piece of kitchenware, or other inexpensive item, with bulk coffee.
All About Coffee|William H. Ukers
I've got a lot of cards here—featuring optical illusions and that sort of thing.
The Rest Hollow Mystery|Rebecca N. Porter
Large hotels have special youth programs featuring recreational and craft activities.
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They are simply mild protests at the methods employed of featuring my professional and private lives, particularly the latter.
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British Dictionary definitions for feature

feature

/ (ˈfiːtʃə) /

noun

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, etca gardening feature

Also called: feature story a prominent story in a newspaper, etca 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 descriptiongrammatical feature; semantic feature

verb

(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; considerI can't feature that happening

Word Origin for feature

C14: from Anglo-French feture, from Latin factūra a making, from facere to make

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