feature

Everyday

1. A feature is an important or interesting part or quality of something. tree →
2. Features are the parts of your face, like eyes, nose and mouth. tree →
3. A feature is a special article in a newspaper or a programme on a topic. tree →
4. To feature means to include or show something important, or to appear in something. tree →

In the lessons

In geography, physical features are natural things like rivers, mountains and coasts; human features are things people built, like roads and towns. In English, features of a text (headings, captions) help readers. In maths, features of shapes are sides, corners and edges. In everyday life phones and games have new features. Phrases: «key feature», «physical features», «facial features», «feature film», «featuring».

Examples

• A river is a physical feature of the landscape. tree →
• The new phone has lots of cool features. tree →
• She has her father's features. tree →
• Name three features of a non-fiction text. tree →
• The film features a talking dog. tree →
• One feature of a cube is that all its faces are squares. tree →
• The castle is the main feature of the town. tree →
• Our class project was featured in the school newsletter. tree →
• But I have found in him one great redeeming feature. tree →

Note

Countable: features. Verb regular: featured, featuring. «Featuring» on songs or films means «with» (shown as «feat.» or «ft.»). A «feature film» is a full-length film.