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Feather

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plumenounThe vane (“flattened, web-like part”) of a feather, especially when on a quill pen or the fletching of an arrow.
squarenoun(geometry) A polygon with four straight sides of equal length and four right angles; an equilateral rectangle; a regular quadrilateral.
plumagenoun(ornithology, collective noun) Layer or collection of feathers covering a bird’s body; feathers used ornamentally; feathering.
fledgeverb(transitive) To care for a young bird until it is capable of flight.
featheringnounPlumage.

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plumagenoun(ornithology, collective noun) Layer or collection of feathers covering a bird’s body; feathers used ornamentally; feathering.
plumenounThe vane (“flattened, web-like part”) of a feather, especially when on a quill pen or the fletching of an arrow.
fledgeverb(transitive) To care for a young bird until it is capable of flight.
squarenoun(geometry) A polygon with four straight sides of equal length and four right angles; an equilateral rectangle; a regular quadrilateral.
quillnounA pen made from a feather.
birdnounAn animal of the clade (traditionally class) Aves in the phylum Chordata, characterized by being warm-blooded, having feathers and wings usually capable of flight, having a beaked mouth, and laying eggs.
pennounA tool, originally made from a feather but now usually a small tubular instrument, containing ink used to write or make marks.
fluffnounAnything light, soft or fuzzy, especially fur, hair, feathers.
bednoun(countable) A piece of furniture, usually flat and soft, on which to rest or sleep.
gamenounA playful or competitive activity.
lightweightnounSomething that is light in weight, or relatively so.
writernounA person who writes, or produces literary work; an author can refer to themselves as "the writer".
scriptnoun(countable) The written document containing the dialogue and action for a drama; the text of a stage play, movie, or other performance. Especially, the final form used for the performance itself.
thereofOf this, that, or it.
badmintonnoun(uncountable) A racquet sport played indoors on a court by two opposing players (singles) or two opposing pairs of players (doubles), in which a shuttlecock is volleyed over a net and the competitions are presided by an umpire in British English and a referee in American English.
birdsthe third studio album by New Zealand artist Bic Runga.
dustersnounAn object, such as a cloth or a purpose-made soft and puffy pad or mitt, used for dusting surfaces etc.
pinionnoun(mechanical engineering) The smallest gear in a gear train.
downverb(comparable) From a higher position to a lower one; downwards.
rachisnoun(ornithology) The central shaft of a feather.

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