featherbedding vs pattern

pattern vs featherbedding

featherbedding and pattern both are nouns.

featherbedding is not a verb while pattern is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
featherbedding	Yes	No	No	No
pattern	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, pattern is a hypernym of featherbedding; that is, pattern is a word with a broader meaning than featherbedding:

featherbedding: the practice (usually by a labor union) of requiring an employer to hire more workers than are required
pattern: a customary way of operation or behavior

Other hypernyms of featherbedding include practice.

featherbedding (noun)	pattern (noun)
the practice (usually by a labor union) of requiring an employer to hire more workers than are required	a customary way of operation or behavior
	a decorative or artistic work
	a perceptual structure
	a model considered worthy of imitation
	something intended as a guide for making something else
	something regarded as a normative example
	graphical representation (in polar or Cartesian coordinates) of the spatial distribution of radiation from an antenna as a function of angle
	the path that is prescribed for an airplane that is preparing to land at an airport

featherbedding (verb)	pattern (verb)
	plan or create according to a model or models
	form a pattern

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