feeders
Seed dispensers outdoors
Feeders are devices or containers that supply something—bird feeders dispense seed, paper feeders guide sheets through printers, electrical feeders distribute power to circuits.
The term extends to roads or transit lines that channel traffic into larger systems: The highway feeders were backed up for miles.
In livestock, feeder cattle are animals being fattened for slaughter.
Someone who feeds another—literally or in fetish contexts where one partner enjoys feeding or being fed to gain weight—is also a feeder.
Outdoor seed container for wildlife
- suetHard animal fat
- nectarFloral sugar water
- seedEmbryonic plant capsule
- squirrel-proofImpervious to tree rodents
hummingbird · platform · tray · baffle · birdbath · birdhouse · songbird · cardinal
Mechanism that transports items
- hopperTapered dispensing container
- chuteInclined passage for descent
- vibratoryCausing rapid oscillation
- bowlConcave food container
parts · assembly · automation · magazine · escapement · indexing · gravity · pneumatic
Open container for animal feed
- hayDried feed crop
- fodderCoarse livestock nourishment
- silageFermented crop fodder
- grainCereal plant's harvest unit
pellets · waterer · manger · cattle · poultry · swine · pasture · barnyard
Broadcast signal receiver
- transmitterSignal-emitting device
- signalMessage-conveying cue
- satelliteOrbiting celestial body
- dishFood container or recipe
uplink · microwave · relay · tower · cable · tributary · network · station
Primary household earner
- providerOne who furnishes things
- caregiverOne providing daily assistance
- supporterOne who backs another
- sustainerOne who preserves
parent · guardian · family · dependent · household · earner · contributor
Wires carrying electricity overhead
- transformersVoltage-altering electrical devices
- substationPower distribution point
- gridFramework of intersecting lines
- voltageElectrical potential difference
circuit · utility · transmission · conductor · distribution · mainline · branch · overhead
birdfeeder
Outdoor seed container for wildlife
squirrel-proof · hummingbird · platform · tray · baffle · birdbath · birdhouse · songbird · cardinal · finch
conveyor
Mechanism that transports items
- hopperTapered dispensing container
- chuteInclined passage for descent
- vibratoryCausing rapid oscillation
bowl · parts · assembly · automation · magazine · escapement · indexing · gravity · pneumatic · bin
trough
Open container for animal feed
grain · pellets · waterer · manger · cattle · poultry · swine · pasture · barnyard · automatic
antenna
Broadcast signal receiver
- transmitterSignal-emitting device
- signalMessage-conveying cue
- satelliteOrbiting celestial body
dish · uplink · microwave · relay · tower · cable · tributary · network · station · line
breadwinner
Primary household earner
- providerOne who furnishes things
- caregiverOne providing daily assistance
- supporterOne who backs another
sustainer · parent · guardian · family · dependent · household · earner · contributor
powerlines
Wires carrying electricity overhead
- transformersVoltage-altering electrical devices
- substationPower distribution point
- gridFramework of intersecting lines
voltage · circuit · utility · transmission · conductor · distribution · mainline · branch · overhead · underground
- birdwatchingbirders, birdwatchers, ornithologists, binoculars, field guides
- poultry housingcoops, nest boxes, roosts, perches, chicken run
- pigeon loft partsnesting boxes, nesting box, perches, perch, trap door
- pigeon loft suppliesnesting boxes, perches, waterers, trap doors
- farm suppliesfertilizer, seeds, insecticides, farm tools, manure
- material handlingforklifts, lifting, conveyors, carrying, cranes
feedersdistributaries
Channels flowing from rivers
effluents · outlets · outflows · drainage channels · deltas
feedersconsumers
Those who buy goods
receivers · drains · takers · end users · recipients
feedersmain lines
Primary transportation corridors
trunk lines · arterials · expressways · highways · terminals
- bird feederOutdoor seed dispenser for wildlife
- bottom feederCreature eating from substrate
- hummingbird feederDevice dispensing sugar water
- automatic feederDevice dispensing food automatically
- pet feederAnimal meal distributor
- feeder schoolsSchools supplying another institution