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feeder
  • n  an animal being fattened or suitable for fattening
  • n  someone who consumes food for nourishment
  • n  a branch that flows into the main stream
  • n  a machine that automatically provides a supply of some material
    the feeder discharged feed into a trough for the livestock
  • n  an outdoor device that supplies food for wild birds
  • n  an animal that feeds on a particular source of food
    a bark feeder
    a mud feeder
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feeder line
  • n  a branching path off of a main transportation line (especially an airline)
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feeding
  • n  the act of consuming food
  • n  the act of supplying food and nourishment
  • v  provide as food
  • v  give food to
  • v  feed into; supply
  • v  introduce continuously
  • v  support or promote
  • v  take in food; used of animals only
  • v  serve as food for; be the food for
  • v  move along, of liquids
  • v  profit from in an exploitatory manner
  • v  gratify
  • v  provide with fertilizers or add nutrients to
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feeding bottle
  • n  a vessel fitted with a flexible teat and filled with milk or formula; used as a substitute for breast feeding infants and very young children
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feeding chair
  • n  a chair for feeding a very young child; has four long legs and a footrest and a detachable tray
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feedstock
  • n  the raw material that is required for some industrial process
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feel
  • n  an intuitive awareness;
    he has a feel for animals" or "it's easy when you get the feel of it
  • n  the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people
    the feel of the city excited him
  • n  a property perceived by touch
  • n  manual stimulation of the genital area for sexual pleasure
    the girls hated it when he tried to sneak a feel
  • v  undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
  • v  come to believe on the basis of emotion, intuitions, or indefinite grounds
    I feel that he doesn't like me
  • v  perceive by a physical sensation, e.g., coming from the skin or muscles
  • v  be conscious of a physical, mental, or emotional state
    My cold is gone--I feel fine today
  • v  have a feeling or perception about oneself in reaction to someone's behavior or attitude
    You make me feel naked
    I made the students feel different about themselves
  • v  undergo passive experience of:"We felt the effects of inflation"
  • v  be felt or perceived in a certain way
    The ground feels shaky
    The sheets feel soft
  • v  grope or feel in search of something
  • v  examine by touch
  • v  examine (a body part) by palpation
  • v  find by testing or cautious exploration
  • v  produce a certain impression
    It feels nice to be home again
  • v  pass one's hands over the sexual organs of
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