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featherbed

/ featherbed /
verb/noun

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
hire more workers than are necessary
Type of:
hire engage employ
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
noun Sense 2
a mattress stuffed with feathers
Type of:
mattress
verb Sense 3
treat with excessive indulgence
"grandparents often pamper the children"
"Let''s not mollycoddle our students!"
Type of:
treat handle do by
Derived:
indulgence indulging pampering humoring pamperer
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Semantic Complexity
33%
Sense Count
3
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
12
Times Searched
2
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hire engage employ mattress treat handle do by