feeler
Example Sentences
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Elephants are born with about 1,000 of these bristles, lead author Andrew Schulz told AFP, many of them anchored in the trunk's wrinkles to act like feelers and help the animals assess their surroundings.
From Barron's
Upside-down cockroaches dotted the floor here and there, one still moving its endless feelers, and a clock on the wall read ten past midnight.
From Literature
It put out feelers, including to Aberdeen University's zoology department and museums.
From BBC
“Putting out a feeler in a noncrisis situation to see what kind of reactions you get is a really valuable thing,” she says.
Finally, she’s put out feelers to those with private planes, even offering to provide a free solo concert in return for a flight to Wichita.
From MarketWatch
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
