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featherbedding

featherbedding definition

featherbedding


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  featherbed 
 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  featherbed 
 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  featherbed 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  featherbed 
 
  2  senses  of  featherbed 
 
  Sense  1 
  pamper,  featherbed,  cosset,  cocker,  baby,  coddle,  mollycoddle,  spoil,  indulge 
  =>  treat,  handle,  do  by 
 
  Sense  2 
  featherbed 
  =>  hire,  engage,  employ 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  featherbed 
 
  featherbed  used  as  a  verb  is  rare  (polysemy  count  =  2) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  featherbed 
 
  Sense  1 
  pamper,  featherbed,  cosset,  cocker,  baby,  coddle,  mollycoddle,  spoil,  indulge 
  =>  treat,  handle,  do  by 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  featherbed 
  =>  hire,  engage,  employ 
  -------------- 
 
  Grep  of  noun  featherbedding 
  featherbedding 
 
  Overview  of  noun  featherbedding 
 
  The  noun  featherbedding  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  featherbedding  --  (the  practice  (usually  by  a  labor  union)  of  requiring  an  employer  to  hire  more  workers  than  are  required) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  featherbed 
 
  The  verb  featherbed  has  2  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  pamper,  featherbed,  cosset,  cocker,  baby,  coddle,  mollycoddle,  spoil,  indulge  --  (treat  with  excessive  indulgence;  "grandparents  often  pamper  the  children";  "Let's  not  mollycoddle  our  students!") 
  2.  featherbed  --  (hire  more  workers  than  are  necessary) 
 
  Overview  of  noun  featherbedding 
 
  The  noun  featherbedding  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  featherbedding  --  (the  practice  (usually  by  a  labor  union)  of  requiring  an  employer  to  hire  more  workers  than  are  required) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  featherbed 
 
  The  verb  featherbed  has  2  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  pamper,  featherbed,  cosset,  cocker,  baby,  coddle,  mollycoddle,  spoil,  indulge  --  (treat  with  excessive  indulgence;  "grandparents  often  pamper  the  children";  "Let's  not  mollycoddle  our  students!") 
  2.  featherbed  --  (hire  more  workers  than  are  necessary) 



featherbedding definition