feature UK /ˈfiː.t͡ʃəː/US /ˈfi.t͡ʃɚ/noun 13verb 5forms 3phrases 1 noun13 •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.The most prominent feature of the New England land system was the town grant, which in every case became the territorial basis of a group settlement. — 1911 •A component that draws attention or interest.Features of this model include a long battery life and a durable case. •A beneficial capability of a piece of software.The program contained an internal feature, which allowed a user to update display text after each command keystroke. — 2002 •An individual measurable property or characteristic of a phenomenon being observed; the input of a model. •The elements into which linguistic units can be broken down.Voicing is a feature of the consonants b, d, and g. •Any of the physical constituents of the face (eyes, nose, etc.). •A long, prominent article or item in the media, or the department that creates them; frequently used technically to distinguish content from news.He was included in a feature that was written by the EspnCricinfo department on the media. •one of the things that matter most in something, or that stand out in it •Ellipsis of feature film. •Something discerned from physical evidence that helps define, identify, characterize, and interpret an archeological site.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. •Characteristic forms or shapes of parts. For example, a hole, boss, slot, cut, chamfer, or fillet. •The act of being featured in a piece of music, as a collaborator. See verb sense below; also feat. •(no longer used) One's structure or make-up: form, shape, bodily proportions.all the powres of nature, / Which she by art could vse vnto her will, / And to her seruice bind each liuing creature; / Through secret vnderstanding of their feature. — 1596 verb5 •To star, to contain.Whitfield wanted to put together a new act to feature his abilities. — 1990 •To appear, to make an appearance.Led Zeppelin's Whole Lotta Love, Deep Purple's Smoke On The Water and Layla by Derek and the Dominos also featured in the top five. — 2009 •To ascribe the greatest importance to something within a certain context. •(US) To think about, understand, or imagine.She could feature Charles doing it, but Jerome was the perfect model of an altar boy, who made you wonder after all if there was such a bugaboo as original sin. — 1975 •(old-fashioned) To have features resembling. formsfeatured · featuring · features Phrases with feature creature featureA horror film in which one or more monsters plays a prominent role.
