Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - feature

~1 n 1 a part of something that you notice because it seems important, interesting, or typical  (The house has many interesting features, including a large Victorian fireplace.) + of  (An important feature of Van Gogh's paintings is their bright colours.) common feature  (Mass unemployment is a common feature of industrialized societies. | geographical feature (=part of an area such as a hill, river etc)) 2 a piece of writing about a subject in a newspaper or a magazine + on  (There was a feature on Kevin Costner in last week's Sunday Times.) 3 features the parts of someone's face such as their eyes, nose etc  (He had fine delicate features.) 4 a film being shown at a cinema  (There were a couple of short cartoons before the main feature.) ~2 v 1 to show a particular person or thing in a film, magazine, show etc  (an exhibition featuring paintings by contemporary artists | feature sb as (=include a famous actor who plays a particular person))  (featuring Marlon Brando as the Godfather) 2 to be included in something and be an important part of it + in  (Violence seems to feature heavily in all of his books.) 3 a word meaning to include something new or unusual, used especially in advertisements  (The car features an anti-lock braking system.) 4 to show or advertise a particular kind of product  (This week we're featuring a brand new range of frozen foods.) 5 to show a film, play etc  (A popular Berkeley theater featured a porno movie called `Slaves of Love')