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Words with a similar base: felt, felt_up

'felt'

[felt.n.01] as in: a fabric made of compressed matted animal fibers

'felt'

[felt.v.01] as in: mat together and make felt-like

Examples:
felt the wool

'felt'

[felt.v.02] as in: cover with felt

Examples:
felt a cap

'felt'

[felt.v.03] as in: change texture so as to become matted and felt-like

Examples:
The fabric felted up after several washes

'felt'

[feel.v.01] as in: undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind

Examples:
She felt resentful
He felt regret

'felt'

[find.v.05] as in: come to believe on the basis of emotion, intuitions, or indefinite grounds

Examples:
I feel that he doesn't like me
I find him to be obnoxious
I found the movie rather entertaining

'felt'

[feel.v.03] as in: perceive by a physical sensation, e.g.,

coming from the skin or muscles

Examples:
He felt the wind
She felt an object brushing her arm
He felt his flesh crawl
She felt the heat when she got out of the car

'felt'

[feel.v.04] as in: be conscious of a physical, mental, or emotional state

Examples:
My cold is gone--I feel fine today
She felt tired after the long hike
She felt sad after her loss

'felt'

[feel.v.05] as in: have a feeling or perception about oneself in reaction to someone's behavior or attitude

Examples:
She felt small and insignificant
You make me feel naked
I made the students feel different about themselves

'felt'

[feel.v.06] as in: undergo passive experience of:

Examples:
We felt the effects of inflation
her fingers felt their way through the string quartet
she felt his contempt of her

'felt'

[feel.v.07] as in: be felt or perceived in a certain way

Examples:
The ground feels shaky
The sheets feel soft

'felt'

[feel.v.08] as in: grope or feel in search of something

Examples:
He felt for his wallet

'felt'

[feel.v.09] as in: examine by touch

Examples:
Feel this soft cloth!
The customer fingered the sweater

'felt'

[palpate.v.01] as in: examine (a body part) by palpation

Examples:
The nurse palpated the patient's stomach
The runner felt her pulse

'felt'

[feel.v.11] as in: find by testing or cautious exploration

Examples:
He felt his way around the dark room

'felt'

[feel.v.12] as in: produce a certain impression

Examples:
It feels nice to be home again

'felt'

[feel.v.13] as in: pass one's hands over the sexual organs of

Examples:
He felt the girl in the movie theater

Origins

					felt (English)
├── feled (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
└── felt (Old English (ca. 450-1100))