feature

Plural: features

Noun

• a prominent attribute or aspect of something
  • "the map showed roads and other features"
• the characteristic parts of a person's face: eyes and nose and mouth and chin
  • "an expression of pleasure crossed his features"
• the principal (full-length) film in a program at a movie theater
  • "the feature tonight is `Casablanca'"
• a special or prominent article in a newspaper or magazine
  • "they ran a feature on retirement planning"
• (linguistics) a distinctive characteristic of a linguistic unit that serves to distinguish it from other units of the same kind
• an article of merchandise that is displayed or advertised more than other articles
• One's structure or make-up: form, shape, bodily proportions.
• An important or main item.
• A long, prominent article or item in the media, or the department that creates them; frequently used technically to distinguish content from news.
• A long, prominent article or item in the media, or the department that creates them; frequently used technically to distinguish content from news.
• Ellipsis of feature film.
• Any of the physical constituents of the face (eyes, nose, etc.).
• A beneficial capability of a piece of software.
• The cast or structure of anything, or of any part of a thing, as of a landscape, a picture, a treaty, or an essay; any marked peculiarity or characteristic.
• Something discerned from physical evidence that helps define, identify, characterize, and interpret an archeological site.
• Characteristic forms or shapes of parts. For example, a hole, boss, slot, cut, chamfer, or fillet.
• An individual measurable property or characteristic of a phenomenon being observed; the input of a model.
• The act of being featured in a piece of music.
• The elements into which linguistic units can be broken down.

Verb

Verb Forms: featured, featuring, features

• To give special prominence to; to highlight.
• have as a feature
  • "This restaurant features the most famous chefs in France"
• wear or display in an ostentatious or proud manner
• To ascribe the greatest importance to something within a certain context.
• To star, to contain.
• To appear, to make an appearance.
• To have features resembling.
• To think about, understand, or imagine.

Examples

• A feature of many Central Texas prehistoric archeological sites is a low spreading pile of stones called a rock midden. Other features at these sites may include small hearths.
• His winning play would feature a tricky ’Q’ hook, earning him extra points.
• one of the features of the landscape

Synonyms

boast, characteristic, feature article, feature film, feature of speech, have, lineament, sport, attribute, designation, distinction, distinctiveness, feature, hallmark, parameter, property, quality, race, touch, trait, whatness

Antonyms

lack

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