Noun
- 1. felt, fabric, cloth, material, textile
- usage: a fabric made of compressed matted animal fibers
Verb
- 1. felt, entangle, tangle, mat, snarl
- usage: mat together and make felt-like; "felt the wool"
- 2. felt, cover
- usage: cover with felt; "felt a cap"
- 3. felt, felt up, mat up, matt-up, matte up, matte, mat, change
- usage: change texture so as to become matted and felt-like; "The fabric felted up after several washes"
Verb
- 1. felt, entangle, tangle, mat, snarl
- usage: undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind; "She felt resentful"; "He felt regret"
- 2. felt, cover
- usage: come to believe on the basis of emotion, intuitions, or indefinite grounds; "I feel that he doesn't like me"; "I find him to be obnoxious"; "I found the movie rather entertaining"
- 3. felt, felt up, mat up, matt-up, matte up, matte, mat, change
- usage: perceive by a physical sensation, e.g., coming from the skin or muscles; "He felt the wind"; "She felt an object brushing her arm"; "He felt his flesh crawl"; "She felt the heat when she got out of the car"
- 4. feel, experience
- usage: be conscious of a physical, mental, or emotional state; "My cold is gone--I feel fine today"; "She felt tired after the long hike"; "She felt sad after her loss"
- 5. find, feel, reason, reason out, conclude
- usage: have a feeling or perception about oneself in reaction to someone's behavior or attitude; "She felt small and insignificant"; "You make me feel naked"; "I made the students feel different about themselves"
- 6. feel, sense, perceive, comprehend
- usage: undergo passive experience of:"We felt the effects of inflation"; "her fingers felt their way through the string quartet"; "she felt his contempt of her"
- 7. feel, be
- usage: be felt or perceived in a certain way; "The ground feels shaky"; "The sheets feel soft"
- 8. feel, think, believe, consider, conceive
- usage: grope or feel in search of something; "He felt for his wallet"
- 9. feel, experience, see, go through
- usage: examine by touch; "Feel this soft cloth!"; "The customer fingered the sweater"
- 10. feel, look, appear, seem
- usage: examine (a body part) by palpation; "The nurse palpated the patient's stomach"; "The runner felt her pulse"
- 11. feel, search, seek, look for
- usage: find by testing or cautious exploration; "He felt his way around the dark room"
- 12. feel, finger
- usage: produce a certain impression; "It feels nice to be home again"
- 13. palpate, feel, touch
- usage: pass one's hands over the sexual organs of; "He felt the girl in the movie theater"
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