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1 feather
['feðə] 1. noun(one of the things that grow from a bird's skin that form the covering of its body: They cleaned the oil off the seagull's feathers.) φτερό, πούπουλο2. verb(to line, cover or decorate with feathers: The eagle feathers its nest with down from its own breast.) σκεπάζω/ντύνω με φτερά- feathery
- a feather in one's cap
- feather one's own nest
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2 preen
[pri:n]1) ((of birds) to arrange (the feathers): The sea-gulls were preening themselves / their feathers.) σιάζω τα φτερά μου2) (used unkindly, meaning to attend to one's appearance: The woman was preening herself in front of the mirror.) (αυτοπαθές)στολίζομαι,καμαρώνομαι -
3 ruffle
(to make wrinkled or uneven, especially hair, feathers etc: The wind ruffled her hair; The bird ruffled its feathers in anger.) αναστατώνω -
4 sprout
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5 Pluck
subs.Use courage.——————v. trans.Cull: P. and V. δρέπειν or mid.) (Plat.).met., see Fleece.The females help to pluck out his feathers: Ar. αἱ θήλειαι προσεκτίλλουσιν αὐτοῦ τὰ πτερά (Ar. 286).Seize hold of: P. and V. λαμβάνεσθαι (gen.).Pluck out: P. and V. ἀποσπᾶν.Newly plucked, newly gathered: V. νεόδρεπτος, νεόδροπος, νεοσπάς.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Pluck
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6 bald
[bo:ld]1) ((of people) with little or no hair on the head: a bald head; He is going bald (= becoming bald).) φαλακρός2) ((of birds, animals) without feathers, fur etc: a bald patch on the dog's back.) φαλακρός3) (bare or plain: a bald statement of the facts.) απερίφραστος•- baldness- balding
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7 brilliant
['briljənt]1) (very bright: the bird's brilliant feathers.) αστραφτερός2) (very clever: a brilliant scholar.) ευφυέστατος•- brilliance -
8 crest
[krest]1) (the comb or tuft on the head of a cock or other bird.) λειρί2) (the summit or highest part: the crest of a wave; the crest of a mountain.) κορυφή3) (feathers on the top of a helmet.) λοφίο4) (a badge or emblem: the family crest.) έμβλημα, οικόσημο•- crested -
9 cushion
['kuʃən] 1. noun1) (a bag of cloth etc filled with soft material, eg feathers etc, used for support or to make a seat more comfortable: I'll sit on a cushion on the floor.) μαξιλάρι2) (any similar support: A hovercraft travels on a cushion of air.) στρώμα αέρα2. verb(to lessen the force of a blow etc: The soft sand cushioned his fall.) μειώνω ένταση (χτυπήματος) -
10 down
I 1. adverb1) (towards or in a low or lower position, level or state: He climbed down to the bottom of the ladder.) κάτω2) (on or to the ground: The little boy fell down and cut his knee.) κάτω(στο έδαφος)3) (from earlier to later times: The recipe has been handed down in our family for years.) από γενιά σε γενιά4) (from a greater to a smaller size, amount etc: Prices have been going down steadily.) προς τα κάτω5) (towards or in a place thought of as being lower, especially southward or away from a centre: We went down from Glasgow to Bristol.)2. preposition1) (in a lower position on: Their house is halfway down the hill.) νότια,στο κέντρο2) (to a lower position on, by, through or along: Water poured down the drain.) (προς τα)κάτω3) (along: The teacher's gaze travelled slowly down the line of children.) κατά μήκος3. verb(to finish (a drink) very quickly, especially in one gulp: He downed a pint of beer.) κατεβάζω- downward- downwards
- downward
- down-and-out
- down-at-heel
- downcast
- downfall
- downgrade
- downhearted
- downhill
- downhill racing
- downhill skiing
- down-in-the-mouth
- down payment
- downpour
- downright 4. adjectiveHe is a downright nuisance!) απόλυτος- downstream
- down-to-earth
- downtown
- downtown
- down-trodden
- be/go down with
- down on one's luck
- down tools
- down with
- get down to
- suit someone down to the ground
- suit down to the ground II noun(small, soft feathers: a quilt filled with down.) πούπουλα- downie®- downy -
11 downy
adjective (soft, like feathers: the baby's downy hair.) πουπουλένιος -
12 duvet
['du:vei]((also downie®) a type of quilt stuffed with feathers, down etc, used on a bed instead of blankets.) πάπλωμα -
13 eiderdown
(a bedcover made of the down or soft feathers of the eider duck (a northern sea duck).) πουπουλένιο πάπλωμα -
14 feathery
1) (of, like, or covered in, a feather or feathers: a feathery hat.) φτερωτός,πουπουλένιος2) (soft and light: a feathery touch.) ελαφρός -
15 fluff
1. noun(small pieces of soft, wool-like material from blankets etc: My coat is covered with fluff.) χνούδι2. verb1) ((often with out or up) to make full and soft like fluff: The bird fluffed out its feathers; Fluff up the pillows and make the invalid more comfortable.)2) (to make a mistake in doing (something): The actress fluffed her lines; The golfer fluffed his stroke.)•- fluffy -
16 fully-fledged
1) ((as in bird) having grown its feathers and ready to fly.) πλήρως αναπτυγμένος2) (fully trained, qualified etc: He's now a fully-fledged teacher.) γνήσιος,τέλειος -
17 hackles
['hæklz](the hair on a dog's neck or the feathers on the neck of a farmyard cock.) φτερά ή τρίχωμα του τραχήλου -
18 head-dress
noun (something, usually ornamental, which is worn on, and covers, the head: The tribesmen were wearing head-dresses of fur and feathers.) (διακοσμητικό)κάλυμμα του κεφαλιού,περικεφαλαία -
19 kingfisher
noun (a type of bird with brilliant blue feathers which feeds on fish.) αλκυόνα -
20 moult
[məult]((of birds, dogs or cats, snakes etc) to shed feathers, hair, a skin etc.) μαδώ, γδέρνω
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