feeler - use in sentences

Converse of object

  • put: I got a few and put feelers out for some others.
  • extend: In the torchlight his shell was dark blue and blotchy and his feelers extended out a good two feet.
  • have: They are like daddy-long-legs in the water, but they have luminescent feelers - bright blue eyes on top of golden legs.

Adjective modifier

  • little: The little feelers at the front of this ladies silver jewelry item round-off a delightful brooch.
  • few: In September of last year I decided to put out a few feelers to assess the interest in starting a local branch.

Modifies a noun

  • gage: Then you can use an ordinary feeler gage to measure between the ends.
  • guage: Use a feeler guage to check for the correct gap size - it should be a light sliding fit.

Noun used with modifier

  • peace: A momentary military weakness was no time in which to put out peace feelers to an enemy poised to strike.

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