noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ breast , neck , tail , wing
▪ ostrich , peacock , etc.
▪ flight
▪
a fledgling with new flight ~s
▪ primary
▪ downy , fluffy
▪
the downy ~s on the duck's breast
VERB + FEATHER
▪ preen
▪
a swan preening its ~s
▪ fluff , fluff out , fluff up
▪
The owl fluffed out its ~s.
▪ ruffle
▪
Its ~s were ruffled by the chill breeze.
▪ pluck
▪
I had to pluck the dead hen's ~s.
▪ grow
▪
The chicks have grown their adult ~s.
FEATHER + NOUN
▪ bed , mattress , pillow
▪ duster
▪ boa , headdress
PHRASES
▪ as light as a ~