- feature
- {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun1 important part of sthADJECTIVE▪ basic, central, critical, crucial, essential, fundamental, important, key, main, major, principal, significant▪ conspicuous, distinct, distinctive, distinguishing, dominant, notable, noteworthy, noticeable, predominant, prominent▪
a distinctive feature of his poems
▪ outstanding, remarkable, striking▪ appealing, attractive, endearing, eye-catching, nice▪ interesting, peculiar, special, specific, unusual▪ salient▪He took me around our new offices, pointing out all the salient features.
▪ handy, useful▪ cool, neat, nifty (all informal)▪ characteristic, classic, defining, identifying, particular, typical▪ unique▪ common, shared▪the common feature in all these cases
▪ permanent, regular▪These walks became a regular feature of his day.
▪ recurring▪Self-deprecation is a recurring feature as Stevenson talks.
▪ redeeming▪The one redeeming feature of the plan was its low cost.
▪ desirable, favourite/favorite▪ original▪The house retains most of its original features.
▪ built-in▪ standard▪ added, additional, extra▪ optional▪ advanced, enhanced, innovative, new, novel▪some of the more advanced features of the software
▪ architectural, constructional, design, physical, structural▪ geographical, geological, landscape, topographical▪ stylistic▪ energy-saving, safety, security▪a car with new built-in safety features
▪ interactive▪The site brims with interactive features.
VERB + FEATURE▪ brim with, have, include, incorporate▪The site had a number of interesting features.
▪ retain▪ add▪We're adding new features and functionality every month.
▪ offer▪The network offers interactive features.
▪ share▪Their life histories shared many common features.
▪ lack▪ point outFEATURE + VERB▪ distinguish sth▪the essential feature that distinguishes anorexia nervosa from other eating disorders
▪ characterize sth▪A feature that characterizes all anteaters is a slow metabolic rate.
▪ include sth▪Special features include passenger airbags.
▪ allow sth, enable sth▪A touch-screen feature allows visitors to call up relevant information.
2 features sb's faceADJECTIVE▪ attractive, beautiful, handsome, nice▪ delicate, fine, soft▪a slim figure with delicate features
▪ pale▪ neat▪a woman with small, neat features
▪ striking▪her striking, dark-eyed features
▪ rugged▪I admired his rugged features.
▪ angular, chiselled/chiseled▪ sharp▪He had sharp features, with high cheekbones.
▪ aquiline, hawk-like▪ boyish▪ masculine▪ facial▪ physical▪He has the right physical features for the role.
VERB + FEATURES▪ have▪She has very delicate features.
▪ contort▪ softenPREPOSITION▪ with feature▪a young woman with fine features
3 newspaper article/television itemADJECTIVE▪ big, major, special▪ regular▪The magazine runs a regular feature on ethnic cooking.
▪ daily, monthly, weekly▪ in-depthVERB + FEATURE▪ do, have, publish, run, write▪Next month they will publish a special feature on computer books.
FEATURE + NOUN▪ writer▪ features editor▪ features section▪ storyPREPOSITION▪ feature on▪{{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}}an in-depth feature on the Italian fashion scene
verb1 include sth as an important partADVERB▪ regularly▪Women's magazines regularly feature diets and exercise regimes.
▪ rarely▪ frequently, often▪ typically▪His movies typically featured torrid romances.
PHRASES▪ be featured in sth, be featured on sth▪His work is featured in a special documentary tonight.
▪The school has been featured on television.
2 have a part in sthADVERB▪ heavily, highly, largely (esp. BrE), prominently, strongly▪Reading over his past speeches, you'll see that housing, public health and education feature strongly.
PREPOSITION▪ in▪Garlic features prominently in her recipes.
Feature is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ad, ↑advert, ↑advertisement, ↑article, ↑campaign, ↑cast, ↑commercial, ↑conference, ↑display, ↑edition, ↑exhibit, ↑exhibition, ↑festival, ↑film, ↑gallery, ↑hotel, ↑magazine, ↑menu, ↑movie, ↑museum, ↑newspaper, ↑page, ↑painting, ↑performance, ↑poster, ↑scene, ↑sequence, ↑show, ↑site, ↑soundtrack, ↑track
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
