Ease and Featherbedding

Ease verb - To free from obstruction or difficulty.

Featherbedding and ease are semantically related In some cases you can replace term "Featherbedding" with "Ease", this verbs are similar.

Nearby Words: easy, eased, easing, easeful, easiness

Featherbedding noun - The practice (usually by a labor union) of requiring an employer to hire more workers than are required.

Ease and featherbedding are semantically related in loosen topic. Sometimes you can use "Ease" instead a verb "Featherbedding".