feeler, n.
(feelers)
freq. cnt. 1
(feelers)
freq. cnt. 1
one of a pair of mobile appendages on the head of e.g. insects and crustaceans; typically sensitive to touch and taste
<noun.animal> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
antenna feeler
semantic pointers
hypernym
slender tactile process on the jaws of a fish
<noun.animal>
barbel feeler
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hypernym
sensitivity similar to that of a receptor organ
<noun.attribute> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2
antenna feeler
sample sentences
"he had a special antenna for public relations"
semantic pointers
hypernym
a tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others
<noun.communication> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
advance approach feeler overture
sample sentences
"she rejected his advances"
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hypernym