Associations to the word «Feeler»

Wiktionary

FEELER, noun. (literally) Someone or something that feels.
FEELER, noun. (anatomy) An antenna or appendage used for feeling, especially on an insect.
FEELER, noun. (figuratively) Something ventured to test another's feelings, opinion, or position.
FEELER GAUGE, noun. A set of thin metal strips, of known thickness, used to measure a narrow gap

Dictionary definition

FEELER, noun. One of a pair of mobile appendages on the head of e.g. insects and crustaceans; typically sensitive to touch and taste.
FEELER, noun. A tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others; "she rejected his advances".
FEELER, noun. Sensitivity similar to that of a receptor organ; "he had a special antenna for public relations".
FEELER, noun. Slender tactile process on the jaws of a fish.

Wise words

Wisdom does not show itself so much in precept as in life - in firmness of mind and a mastery of appetite. It teaches us to do, as well as talk, and to make our words and actions all of a color.
Lucius Annaeus Seneca