featherbed
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(verb) hire more workers than are necessary |
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Related Words: employ, engage, hire |
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| 2. |
(verb) treat with excessive indulgence; "grandparents often pamper the children"; "Let's not mollycoddle our students!" |
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Synonyms: baby, cocker, coddle, cosset, indulge, mollycoddle, pamper, spoil |
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Related Words: do by, handle, treat |
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| 3. |
(noun) a mattress stuffed with feathers |
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Synonyms: feather bed |
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Related Words: mattress |
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