Feather and Shaft

Feather

Feather noun - A number of persons or things that are grouped together because they have something in common.

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Shaft and feather are semantically related. in plumage topic. In some cases you can use "Shaft" instead a noun "Feather".

Shaft noun - A narrow sharply defined line of light radiating from an object.

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Feather and shaft are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Feather" instead a noun "Shaft".

Nearby Word: shafting

full	full feather	full shaft
nice	nice feather	nice shaft
long	long feather	long shaft
particular	particular feather	particular shaft
Other adjectives: original, single, small, massive, large, big, huge, wooden, black, narrow, new, mysterious, different, giant.

It was so advanced anatomically that it could handle the reins of a horse, the shaft of a lance, a playing card and even a feather quill to write a letter.

Source: Lost Technology
In [the arrow] smote and vanished, barb, shaft, and feather, so fierce was its flight.

Source: Literature / The Hobbit
There's one instance where monks are well advised to have a feather fall item anyway: not because they'll take damage from hitting the ground, but because otherwise they'll be alone in combat at the bottom of the shaft for a minute or so while the rest of the party is wafting lazily downward.

Source: Not the Fall That Kills You

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