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synonyms for feelers

  • receiver
  • wire
  • aerial
  • ears
  • whip
  • bird snapper
  • bullwhip
  • rabbit ears
  • sky wire
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
On this page you'll find 11 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to feelers, such as: receiver, wire, aerial, ears, whip, and bird snapper.
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How to use feelers in a sentence

For the figure suddenly began running over the beach on all fours like a beetle, waving its limbs like feelers.
IN SEARCH OF THE UNKNOWNROBERT W. CHAMBERS
But hapless flight: the Boodah is an octopus whose feelers reach far, and they, within her toils, cannot escape her omnipresence.
THE LORD OF THE SEAM. P. SHIEL
I should be ashamed of myself if it weren't constantly before me and if I hadn't my feelers out in more quarters than one.
THE AWKWARD AGEHENRY JAMES
My pages are but "feelers groping out things and thoughts for further examination."
IN SEARCH OF GRAVESTONES OLD AND CURIOUSW.T. (WILLIAM THOMAS) VINCENT
Instead of darting away, it appears to be held still; and then other feelers bend towards it and hold the victim.
ON THE SEASHORER. CADWALLADER SMITH
Very often the feelers, with their victim, are tucked away into the stomach, and the feelers do not appear again for some time.
ON THE SEASHORER. CADWALLADER SMITH
As soon as the feelers get hold of a small animal they carry it to the opening of a tube in the centre.
ON THE SEASHORER. CADWALLADER SMITH
There are two sensitive feelers in front of his head; and behind these are two short stalks, on each of which is a tiny eye.
ON THE SEASHORER. CADWALLADER SMITH
Then the Limpet's shell may be seen to tilt up, and a foot, and a head with feelers and eyes, come out.
ON THE SEASHORER. CADWALLADER SMITH
Taylor, watching, saw the leaves of the tree stir restlessly as the invisible feelers probed toward the earth.
THE WHISPERING SPHERESRUSSELL ROBERT WINTERBOTHAM
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OCTOBER 26, 1985
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WORDS RELATED TO FEELERS

  • aerial
  • bird snapper
  • bullwhip
  • ears
  • feelers
  • rabbit ears
  • receiver
  • sky wire
  • whip
  • wire
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.