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Type Words
Synonyms characteristic
Type of property, dimension, attribute
Has types centerpiece, centrepiece, sex character, safety feature, invariant, distinctive feature, distinguishing characteristic, excellence, excellency, external, facet, peculiarity, magnet, contour, aspect, attracter, attraction, attractive feature, attractor, badge, sexual characteristic, sex characteristic


the map showed roads and other features.
Type Words
Synonyms feature film
Type of film, flick, motion-picture show, motion picture, movie, moving-picture show, moving picture, pic, picture, picture show
Has types western, horse opera


the feature tonight is `Casablanca'.
Type Words
Synonyms feature of speech
Type of attribute, property, dimension
Type Words
Synonyms have
Has types wear, abound, bear, boast, brim, bristle, burst, carry, combine, give off, imply, involve, pack, possess, read, say, sport, star, take, unite
Verb group have got, hold, possess, own, have


This restaurant features the most famous chefs in France.
Type Words
Synonyms feature article
Type of article


they ran a feature on retirement planning.
Type Words
Synonyms boast, sport
Type of have
Type Words
Synonyms lineament
Type of body part
Has types mentum, temple, forehead, chin, cheek, brow, jowl, jaw


an expression of pleasure crossed his features.
Type Words
Type of merchandise, ware, product
Has types leader, drawing card, loss leader

Examples of feature

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Google Maps began offering a search feature last year for foreclosed properties.
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Both series feature a central character whose rise comes after a leader's death.
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It is the first guild win in the feature category for the 38-year-old filmmaker.
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Almost all the shows feature Frances Bavier as the delightful, lovable Aunt Bee.
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The UM10's unique feature is a keyboard that pops up a bit as the lid is opened.
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Some 55% of children's and teens'sites now feature games, up from 43% last year.
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The Touch also supports the exceedingly cool FaceTime videoconferencing feature.
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NutriSystem's ads feature actual customers, such as Duren, who have shed pounds.
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The housing boom and bust is easily the defining feature of this business cycle.
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  • A prominent attribute or aspect of something; "the map showed roads and other features"; "generosity is one of his best characteristics"
  • Have: have as a feature; "This restaurant features the most famous chefs in France"
  • Sport: wear or display in an ostentatious or proud manner; "she was sporting a new hat"
  • The characteristic parts of a person's face: eyes and nose and mouth and chin; "an expression of pleasure crossed his features"; "his lineaments were very regular"
  • The principal (full-length) film in a program at a movie theater; "the feature tonight is `Casablanca'"
  • A special or prominent article in a newspaper or magazine; "they ran a feature on retirement planning"
  • Feature in archaeology and especially excavation has several different but allied meanings. A feature is a collection of one or more contexts representing some human non-portable activity that generally has a vertical characteristic to it in relation to site stratigraphy. ...
  • The term "feature" does not imply the same meaning in different engineering disciplines. This has resulted in several ambiguous definitions for feature. A feature, in computer-aided design (CAD) software, can be called a region of a part with some interesting geometric or topological patterns. ...
  • In computer vision and image processing the concept of feature is used to denote a piece of information which is relevant for solving the computational task related to a certain application. More specifically, features can refer to