feather
noun/ˈfɛðər/
Frequency rank: #6,127 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
one of the light, flat structures that cover a bird's body and enable flight.
Example sentence
The bird dropped one feather that floated gently down to the ground.
Synonyms & related words
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