Definisjon av featherbed

Vi fant 4 definisjoner av featherbedengelsk.

Annonsering

WordNet WordNet by Princeton University

Verb

featherbed - hire more workers than are necessary
employ, hire, engage engage or hire for work; "They hired two new secretaries in the department"; "How many people has she employed?"
featherbed - treat with excessive indulgence; "grandparents often pamper the children"; "Let's not mollycoddle our students!"
pamper, cosset, cocker, baby, coddle, mollycoddle, spoil, indulge
do by, handle, treat touch, lift, or hold with the hands; "Don't handle the merchandise"
= synonym
= antonym
= relatert ord

Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

Substantiv

featherbed - A mattress stuffed with feathers.

Verb

featherbed - To treat someone with excessive indulgence; to pamper, cosset or mollycoddle.

Verb

  • Infinitiv: (to) featherbed
  • Presens: featherbed / featherbeds
  • Preteritum: featherbeded
  • Perfektum: (have) featherbeded

Siste søk