noun

• (obsolete) One's structure or make-up: form, shape, bodily proportions.
  "all the powres of nature, / Which she by art could vse vnto her will, / And to her seruice bind each liuing creature; / Through secret vnderstanding of their feature."
• (media) A long, prominent article or item in the media, or the department that creates them; frequently used technically to distinguish content from news.
  "A feature interview with a noted personality or a discussion covering a specific issue is then presented."
• (media) A long, prominent article or item in the media, or the department that creates them; frequently used technically to distinguish content from news.
• (computing) A beneficial capability of a piece of software.
  "The program contained an internal feature, which allowed a user to update display text after each command keystroke."

verb

• (transitive) To ascribe the greatest importance to something within a certain context.
• (transitive) To star, to contain.
  "Whitfield wanted to put together a new act to feature his abilities."
• (intransitive) To appear, to make an appearance.
  "Led Zeppelin's Whole Lotta Love, Deep Purple's Smoke On The Water and Layla by Derek and the Dominos also featured in the top five."
• (transitive, dated) To have features resembling.
  "More than his talents, Roger grudged him his looks, the brown eyes, golden hair, and oval face, which made people say how Johnny Weir featured his mother."