feature

1 noun (C)

1 a part of something that you notice because it seems important, interesting, or typical: The house has many interesting features, including a large Victorian fireplace.

(+ of): An important feature of Van Gogh's paintings is their bright colours. | common feature: Mass unemployment is a common feature of industrialized societies. | geographical feature (=part of an area such as a hill, river etc)

2 a piece of writing about a subject in a newspaper or a magazine

(+ on): There was a feature on Kevin Costner in last week's Sunday Times.

3 features (plural) the parts of someone's face such as their eyes, nose etc: He had fine delicate features.

4 a film being shown at a cinema: There were a couple of short cartoons before the main feature.

2 verb

1 (T) to show a particular person or thing in a film, magazine, show etc: an exhibition featuring paintings by contemporary artists | feature sb as (=include a famous actor who plays a particular person): featuring Marlon Brando as the Godfather

2 (I) to be included in something and be an important part of it

(+ in): Violence seems to feature heavily in all of his books.

3 (T) a word meaning to include something new or unusual, used especially in advertisements: The car features an anti-lock braking system.

4 (T) to show or advertise a particular kind of product: This week we're featuring a brand new range of frozen foods.

5 to show a film, play etc: A popular Berkeley theater featured a porno movie called `Slaves of Love'