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FEELER

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

One of a pair of mobile appendages on the head of e.g. insects and crustaceans; typically sensitive to touch and taste

Synonyms:

antenna; feeler

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("feeler" is a kind of...):

tentacle (any of various elongated tactile or prehensile flexible organs that occur on the head or near the mouth in many animals; used for feeling or grasping or locomotion)

Derivation:

feel (examine by touch)

feel (find by testing or cautious exploration)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Slender tactile process on the jaws of a fish

Synonyms:

barbel; feeler

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("feeler" is a kind of...):

tentacle (any of various elongated tactile or prehensile flexible organs that occur on the head or near the mouth in many animals; used for feeling or grasping or locomotion)

Derivation:

feel (examine by touch)

feel (find by testing or cautious exploration)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Sensitivity similar to that of a receptor organ

Example:

he had a special antenna for public relations

Synonyms:

antenna; feeler

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("feeler" is a kind of...):

sensitiveness; sensitivity (the ability to respond to affective changes in your interpersonal environment)

Sense 4

Meaning:

A tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others

Example:

she rejected his advances

Synonyms:

advance; approach; feeler; overture

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("feeler" is a kind of...):

proffer; proposition; suggestion (a proposal offered for acceptance or rejection)

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