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1. (n.) feeler
a person or thing that feels.
2. feeler
a proposal, remark, hint, etc., designed to bring out the opinions or purposes of others.
3. feeler
an organ of touch, as an antenna or a tentacle.
Etymology: (1520–30)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) antenna, feeler
one of a pair of mobile appendages on the head of e.g. insects and crustaceans; typically sensitive to touch and taste
2. (noun) overture, advance, approach, feeler
a tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others
"she rejected his advances"
3. (noun) antenna, feeler
sensitivity similar to that of a receptor organ
"he had a special antenna for public relations"
4. (noun) barbel, feeler
slender tactile process on the jaws of a fish
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) feeler
one who, or that which, feels
2. (noun) feeler
one of the sense organs or certain animals (as insects), which are used in testing objects by touch and in searching for food; an antenna; a palp
3. (noun) feeler
anything, as a proposal, observation, etc., put forth or thrown out in order to ascertain the views of others; something tentative
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Sense: (in certain animals, insects etc) an organ for touching, especially one of the two thread-like parts on an insect's head.
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 Afrikaans: voeler, tasorgaan |
 Arabic: لامِس، مِجَس |
 Bulgarian: антена |
 Brazilian: antena |
 Czech: tykadlo |
 German: der Fühler |
 Danish: følehorn; antenne |
 Greek: κεραία |
 Spanish: antena, tentáculo |
 Estonian: katsesarv |
 Farsi: شاخک |
 Finnish: tuntosarvi |
 French: antenne |
 Hebrew: מָחוֹש |
 Hindi: महसूस करने वाला कीडे़-मकौ |
 Croatian: ticalo, pipak |
 Hungarian: tapogató, csáp |
 Indonesian: sungut |
 Icelandic: fálmari |
 Italian: antenna |
 Japanese: 触角 |
 Korean: 더듬이 |
 Lithuanian: čiuptuvėlis |
 Latvian: [] tausteklis |
 Malay: sesungut |
 Dutch: voeler |
 Norwegian: følehorn |
 Polish: czułek |
 Persian: شاخک |
 Pashto: ښكر كى (لكه چه دځينو حشرا |
 Portuguese: antena |
 Romanian: antenă |
 Russian: щупальце; усик |
 Slovak: tykadlo |
 Slovenian: tipalka |
 Serbian: pipak |
 Swedish: känselspröt, antenn, tent |
 Thai: อวัยวะสำหรับสัมผัส |
 Turkish: duyarga, anten |
 Taiwanese: 觸鬢，觸角 |
 Ukrainian: щупальце; вусик |
 Urdu: کوئی عضو حاسہ |
 Vietnamese: râu; râu sờ; xúc tu |
 Chinese: 触须，触角 |
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