Associations to the word «Featherbed»
Noun
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Wiktionary
FEATHERBED, noun. A mattress stuffed with feathers
FEATHERBED, verb. (transitive) To treat someone with excessive indulgence; to pamper, cosset or mollycoddle
Dictionary definition
FEATHERBED, noun. A mattress stuffed with feathers.
FEATHERBED, verb. Treat with excessive indulgence; "grandparents often pamper the children"; "Let's not mollycoddle our students!".
FEATHERBED, verb. Hire more workers than are necessary.
Wise words
We cannot always control our thoughts, but we can control
our words, and repetition impresses the subconscious, and we
are then master of the situation.