feeder Definition
feeder (fēd′ər)
noun
- a person or thing that feeds; specif.,
- a device that feeds material into a machine
- a device that supplies food to animals or birds
- an animal, esp. a steer, being fattened
- anything that supplies or leads into something else; tributary; specif., a branch transportation line (in full feeder line)
- Elec. a conductor supplying current or signals to a substation, antenna, etc.
feeder Usage Examples
Converse of object
- hang: Hanging bird feeders are best sited over a paved or decked area, which can be regularly swept clear of debris.
- fish: Fishing peg 6, the pair fished small feeder to the island catching all their carp on small pieces of meat.
Preposition: with
tail: Alternativley, a small open feeder with a long tail is also working.
Adjective modifier
- voracious: Lacewing adults and larvae are voracious feeders on aphids.
- opportunistic: In the wild, tortoises are opportunistic feeders and they will on occasion tackle carrion and dung.
- fussy: The mix contains Baileys ' popular Garlic Supplement which adds its familiar aroma and flavor helping to tempt the fussy feeder.
- automatic: A recent innovation for the calves is an automatic feeder which has also been accepted readily by the younger stock.
- navigable: The views on this part of the canal ( actually navigable feeder better describes the waterway ) are magnificent.
Modifies a noun
- tactic: All fish fell to corn and worm fished with open end feeder tactics.
- parade: Feeder parades in the morning by individual bands from West of Castlederg caused little disruption.
- ballot: Roughly half the grammar schools in the country would be subject to feeder school ballots.
- pellet: Packing a selection of feeder pellets and hook samples in a pva bag should help to keep feed concentrated in a small area.
- rod: The first two anglers used a feeder rod with red maggot fishing midway across lake.
- rig: He stayed with a quivertip feeder rig and connected with a tench of 5-08 and one of 2-13 in his total.
Noun used with modifier
- hummingbird: The hummingbird feeders which are also on the balcony mean you get to see these tiny hovering jewels just inches away.
- cut-sheet: Paper parking allows the use of a single sheet or a cut-sheet feeder without having to remove the continuous forms.
- groundbait: Another hot method for mild winter days is a groundbait feeder attack, fished along with worm or red maggots for bream.
- peanut: I only have to the refill the peanut feeder once a week.
- maggot: Third place came from peg 35 on the field pond, John Sutton claimed this with 45lb 12oz also using the maggot feeder.
- mealworm: Mealworm feeder Live foods are vital to young birds in their first few weeks of life hence the mealworm feeder below.
Browse dictionary entries near feeder
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