Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary - feature

(features, featuring, featured) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. A feature of something is an interesting or important part or characteristic of it. Patriotic songs have long been a feature of Kuwaiti life... The spacious gardens are a special feature of this property... N-COUNT: with supp, oft N of n 2. Your features are your eyes, nose, mouth, and other parts of your face. His features seemed to change... Her features were strongly defined. N-PLURAL: usu poss N 3. When something such as a film or exhibition features a particular person or thing, they are an important part of it. It’s a great movie and it features a Spanish actor who is going to be a world star within a year... This spectacular event, now in its 5th year, features a stunning catwalk show. = include VERB: V n, V n 4. If someone or something features in something such as a show, exhibition, or magazine, they are an important part of it. Jon featured in one of the show’s most thrilling episodes. VERB: V in/on n 5. A feature is a special article in a newspaper or magazine, or a special programme on radio or television. ...a special feature on the fund-raising project. N-COUNT: oft N on n 6. A feature or a feature film or movie is a full-length film about a fictional situation, as opposed to a short film or a documentary. ...the first feature-length cartoon, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. N-COUNT: usu N n 7. A geographical feature is something noticeable in a particular area of country, for example a hill, river, or valley. N-COUNT