feather-v; 5 Senses

Sense Number 1: (carpentry) Join tongue and groove.

Examples:
The carpenter feathered the joint.
We must feather all the joins in this piece.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1

Sense Number 2: Cover or fit with feathers.

Examples:
We feathered the top of the mattress for comfort.
They used to use tar before feathering outlaws.

Mappings:
VerbNet: butter-9.9
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: feather.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 2

Sense Number 3: Turn the paddle or oar.

Examples:
Feather your oars until the catch.
Rowers feather during the rest period.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 3, 4

Sense Number 4: Grow feathers.

Examples:
The young sparrows are feathering already.
This species feathers late in youth.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 5

Sense Number 5: FEATHER ONE'S NEST: enrich oneself by taking advantage of one's position.

Commentary: Is: FEATHER ONE'S NEST

Examples:
He really feathered his nest at that job.
The congresswoman feathered her nest nicely.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: NM
WordNet Verb Particle Constructions, Multiword Expressions:
feather_one's_nest 1