Feat \Feat\ (f[=e]t), n. [OE. fet, OF. fet, fait, F. fait,
factum, fr. L. facere, factum, to make or do. Cf. Fact,
Feasible, Do.]
1. An act; a deed; an exploit.
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The warlike feats I have done. --Shak.
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2. A striking act of strength, skill, or cunning; a trick;
as, feats of horsemanship, or of dexterity.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Feat \Feat\, v. t.
To form; to fashion. [Obs.]
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To the more mature,
A glass that feated them. --Shak.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Feat \Feat\, a. [Compar. Feater; superl. Featest.] [F. fait
made, shaped, fit, p. p. of faire to make or do. See Feat,
n.]
Dexterous in movements or service; skillful; neat; nice;
pretty. [Archaic]
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Never master had a page . . . so feat. --Shak.
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And look how well my garments sit upon me
Much feater than before. --Shak.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
feat
n : a notable achievement; "he performed a great deed"; "the
book was her finest effort" [syn: deed, effort, exploit]
WordNet (r) 2.0
58 Moby Thesaurus words for "feat":
accomplished fact, accomplishment, achievement, act, acta, action,
adventure, aristeia, attainment, blow, bold stroke, conquest,
consummation, coup, dealings, deed, doing, doings, effort, emprise,
endeavor, enterprise, execution, exploit, fait accompli, gest, go,
hand, handiwork, heroic act, job, maneuver, master stroke,
masterpiece, masterwork, measure, move, operation, overt act,
passage, performance, proceeding, production, res gestae, step,
stroke, stunt, thing, thing done, tour de force, transaction,
triumph, turn, undertaking, venture, victory, work, works
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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