feeder
Input device mechanism
A feeder is something that supplies or channels material to something else.
A bird feeder dispenses seed; a feeder road channels traffic to a highway; a feeder stream flows into a larger river.
In animal husbandry, a feeder is livestock being fattened for slaughter.
The word also describes someone who feeds another—a caregiver spooning food to an infant, or in fetish contexts, someone who derives pleasure from feeding a partner to encourage weight gain.
Domesticated bovines kept commercially
- calfJuvenile cow or leg part
- steerDirect movement or castrated bull
- heiferChildless female cattle
- troughOpen container for animal feed
silage · hay · grain · feedlot · fattening · stockyard · finishing · backgrounder
Tapered dispensing container
- conveyorMechanism that transports items
- chuteInclined passage for descent
- trayShallow portable platform
- dispenserDevice that releases portions
automatic · gravity · vibratory · bowl · parts · assembly · machine · industrial
Embryonic plant capsule
- suetHard animal fat
- nectarFloral sugar water
- hummingbirdSmall nectar-feeding hoverer
- finchSmall seed-eating songbird
sparrow · chickadee · perch · squirrel-proof · hopper · tube · platform · thistle
Steady continuous flow
- creekNarrow natural watercourse
- brookSmall flowing watercourse
- riverLarge flowing watercourse
- tributaryStream entering larger river
channel · inlet · branch · watercourse · drainage · watershed · confluence · inflow
Upper front torso
- bottleContainer for liquids
- nippleMammary projection
- formulaFixed method or notation
- infantVery young child
baby · nursing · latching · suckling · pacifier · supplemental · tube · syringe
Continuous mark or queue
- pipeHollow conveyance channel
- mainChief or primary element
- cableHeavy-duty woven line
- conduitTube conveying fluid or cables
duct · trunk · distribution · junction · branch · utility · electrical · gas
Portable electricity storage
- powerEnergy transfer rate
- trickleThin, slow stream
- solarOf the star
- maintainerOne who preserves condition
voltage · charging · electrical · automotive · marine · portable · lead-acid · lithium
cattle
Domesticated bovines kept commercially
trough · silage · hay · grain · feedlot · fattening · stockyard · finishing · backgrounder · grower
hopper
Tapered dispensing container
- conveyorMechanism that transports items
- chuteInclined passage for descent
- trayShallow portable platform
dispenser · automatic · gravity · vibratory · bowl · parts · assembly · machine · industrial · component
seed
Embryonic plant capsule
- suetHard animal fat
- nectarFloral sugar water
- hummingbirdSmall nectar-feeding hoverer
finch · sparrow · chickadee · perch · squirrel-proof · hopper · tube · platform · thistle · sunflower
stream
Steady continuous flow
tributary · channel · inlet · branch · watercourse · drainage · watershed · confluence · inflow · headwater
breast
Upper front torso
infant · baby · nursing · latching · suckling · pacifier · supplemental · tube · syringe · newborn
line
Continuous mark or queue
conduit · duct · trunk · distribution · junction · branch · utility · electrical · gas · water
battery
Portable electricity storage
maintainer · voltage · charging · electrical · automotive · marine · portable · lead-acid · lithium · connection
highway
Major road for travel
interchange · traffic · commuter · access · connector · junction · bypass · onramp · merge · lane
- pig farmingpigs, hogs, pig farming, pork industry, hog farming
- chicken coopschicken coop, coop, henhouse, nest box, nesting box
- poultry supplieswaterer, chicken coop, coop, incubator, brooder
- feedersdog bowl, pet bowl, water bowl, bowl, dish
- print equipmentprinter, press, printhead, platen, plate
- machineryengine, machinery, industrial machinery, motors, engines
- bird feederOutdoor seed dispenser for wildlife
- horse feedEquine nourishment
- feeding frenzyFrantic competitive consumption
- live feedReal-time video transmission
- news feedAggregated content stream
- feeding timeScheduled hour for nourishment
feed, feeding, feeds, feeder schools, feeders, birdfeeder, bottle-feeder