<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>a person or thing that feels.</li><li>a proposal, remark, hint, etc., designed to bring out the opinions or purposes of others: Interested in an accord, both labor and management were putting out feelers.</li><li>Zoology: an organ of touch, as an antenna or a tentacle.</li><li>Engineering: a gauge having several blades of known thickness, used for measuring clearances.</li><li>Nautical: a device for indicating that the lead of a mechanical sounding device has come to the bottom.</li></ul>