English dictionary
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English noun: featherbed | |||
| 1. | featherbed (artifact) a mattress stuffed with feathers | ||
| Synonyms | feather bed | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | mattress | ||
English verb: featherbed | |||
| 1. | featherbed (social) treat with excessive indulgence | ||
| Samples | Grandparents often pamper the children. Let's not mollycoddle our students!. | ||
| Synonyms | baby, cocker, coddle, cosset, indulge, mollycoddle, pamper, spoil | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | do by, handle, treat | ||
| 2. | featherbed (communication) hire more workers than are necessary | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | employ, engage, hire | ||
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