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pattern vs featherbedding

featherbedding vs pattern

pattern and featherbedding both are nouns.

pattern is a verb but featherbedding is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
pattern Yes No Yes No
featherbedding Yes No No No
As nouns, featherbedding is a hyponym of pattern; that is, featherbedding is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than pattern:
  • pattern: a customary way of operation or behavior
  • featherbedding: the practice (usually by a labor union) of requiring an employer to hire more workers than are required
pattern (noun) featherbedding (noun)
a customary way of operation or behavior the practice (usually by a labor union) of requiring an employer to hire more workers than are required
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
pattern (verb) featherbedding (verb)
plan or create according to a model or models
form a pattern
Difference between pattern and featherbedding

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