A2 noun #1,931 most common

wing

UK /wɪŋ/ | US /wɪŋ/

An appendage of an animal's (bird, bat, insect) body that enables it to fly; a similar fin at the side of a ray or similar fish

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  • (noun) An appendage of an animal's (bird, bat, insect) body that enables it to fly; a similar fin at the side of a ray or similar fish
  • (noun) Human arm.
  • (noun) Part of an aircraft that produces the lift for rising into the air.

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun An appendage of an animal's (bird, bat, insect) body that enables it to fly; a similar fin at the side of a ray or similar fish
  2. 2
    noun Human arm.
  3. 3
    noun Part of an aircraft that produces the lift for rising into the air.
  4. 4
    noun One of the large pectoral fins of a flying fish.
  5. 5
    noun One of the broad, thin, anterior lobes of the foot of a pteropod, used as an organ in swimming.
  6. 6
    noun Any membranaceous expansion, such as that along the sides of certain stems, or of a fruit of the kind called samara.
  7. 7
    noun Either of the two side petals of a papilionaceous flower.
  8. 8
    noun A side shoot of a tree or plant; a branch growing up by the side of another.
  9. 9
    noun Passage by flying; flight.
  10. 10
    noun Motive or instrument of flight; means of flight or of rapid motion.
  11. 11
    noun A part of something that is lesser in size than the main body, such as an extension from the main building.
  12. 12
    noun Anything that agitates the air as a wing does, or is put in winglike motion by the action of the air, such as a fan or vane for winnowing grain, the vane or sail of a windmill, etc.
  13. 13
    noun A protruding piece of material on a tampon to hold it in place and prevent leakage.
  14. 14
    noun An ornament worn on the shoulder; a small epaulet or shoulder knot.
  15. 15
    noun A cosmetic effect where eyeliner curves outward and ends at a point.
  16. 16
    noun A fraction of a political movement. Usually implies a position apart from the mainstream center position.
  17. 17
    noun An organizational grouping in a military aviation service:
  18. 18
    noun A panel of a car which encloses the wheel area, especially the front wheels.
  19. 19
    noun A platform on either side of the bridge of a vessel, normally found in pairs.
  20. 20
    noun That part of the hold or orlop of a vessel which is nearest the sides. In a fleet, one of the extremities when the ships are drawn up in line, or when forming the two sides of a triangle.
  21. 21
    noun A position in several field games on either side of the field.
  22. 22
    noun A player occupying such a position, also called a winger
  23. 23
    noun A háček.
  24. 24
    noun One of the unseen areas on the side of the stage in a theatre.
  25. 25
    noun (in the plural) The insignia of a qualified pilot or aircrew member.
  26. 26
    noun A portable shelter consisting of a fabric roof on a frame, like a tent without sides.
  27. 27
    noun On the Enneagram, one of the two adjacent types to an enneatype that forms an individual's subtype of his or her enneatype
  28. 28
    verb To injure slightly (as with a gunshot), especially in the wing or arm.
  29. 29
    verb To fly.
  30. 30
    verb (of a building) To add a wing (extra part) to.
  31. 31
    verb To act or speak extemporaneously; to improvise; to wing it.
  32. 32
    verb To throw.
  33. 33
    verb To furnish with wings.
  34. 34
    verb To transport with, or as if with, wings; to bear in flight, or speedily.
  35. 35
    verb To traverse by flying.

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Synonyms

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