wing

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/wɪŋ/

noun 5verb 5name 5

Collocations

(noun.) of a bird/insect

ADJ

left, right

fore, front

The airplane's front wing was damaged during the storm last night.

back, hind | broad, long, narrow, pointed, short, stubby | delicate | leathery, membranous

broken, damaged

The airplane had a damaged wing, so the pilot had to land immediately.

outspread, outstretched

butterfly, chicken, etc.

The eagle's powerful wings carried it high above the mountain peaks.

QUANT

pair

VERB + WING

extend, open, spread, stretch, unfold | close, fold

flap, flutter

The butterfly fluttered its wings gently before landing on the flower.

clean

clip

After the injury, the young athlete's career was clipped before it could really take flight.

grow, sprout

As the butterfly emerged from its cocoon, delicate wings began to grow.

WING + VERB

beat, flap, flutter

WING + NOUN

tip | feathers

PREP

on a/the ~

The injured bird rested on the wing of the airplane during the safety demonstration.

under a/the ~

My older sister took me under her wing when I started at the new school.

(noun.) of a plane

ADJ

aircraft | left, port | right, starboard | fixed | folding

WING + VERB

stick out

WING + NOUN

tip

(noun.) of a building

ADJ

north, south, etc. | private | hospital | maternity | maximum security

VERB + WING

add, build

demolish, destroy, pull down

The old factory's west wing was demolished during the renovation project last year.

PREP

in a/the ~

The hospital's new maternity unit is located in the east wing of the building.

(noun.) of a car

ADJ

nearside, offside | front, rear

VERB + WING

damage, dent

My car has a dented wing from when I hit the parking post last week.

mend, repair, replace

WING + NOUN

mirror

PREP

in a/the ~

The injured bird couldn't fly because it had a broken bone in its wing.

(noun.) of an organization

ADJ

PREP

on a/the ~

The conservative candidates were on the right wing of the political party.

Definitions

noun

An appendage of an animal's (bird, bat, insect) body that enables it to fly.

The bird was flapping its wings

A fin at the side of a ray or similar fish.

Human arm.

Part of an aircraft that produces the lift for rising into the air.

I took my seat on the plane, overlooking the wing.

One of the large pectoral fins of a flying fish.

verb

To injure slightly (as with a gunshot), especially in the wing or arm.

To fly.

Breezes blowing from beds of iris quickened her breath with their perfume; she saw the tufted lilacs sway in the wind, and the streamers of mauve-tinted wistaria swinging, all a-glisten with golden bees; she saw a crimson cardinal winging through the foliage, and amorous tanagers flashing like scarlet flames athwart the pines.

To add a wing (extra part) to.

To act or speak extemporaneously; to improvise; to wing it.

I lost all my notes I'd made, so was partially winging the meeting.

To throw.

name

A surname.

A large village and civil parish in Buckinghamshire, England, previously in Aylesbury Vale district (OS grid ref SP8822).

A village and civil parish in Rutland, England (OS grid ref SK8903).

An unincorporated community in Covington County, Alabama, United States.

A small town in Burleigh County, North Dakota, United States.

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Synonyms

noun — an addition that extends a main building

noun — a barrier that surrounds the wheels of a vehicle to block sp

fender

noun — a stage area out of sight of the audience

noun — the side of military or naval formation

flank

verb — travel through the air

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

under one's wing

Under one's protection, sponsorship, or tutelage.

He took the promising student under his wing.

cut the pigeon wing

To dance with graceful or fancy movements.

[…]that was because no manager could imagine that audiences would pay to see Negro performers in any other role than that of Mississippi River roustabouts; but there was lots of ta

Example Bank

The bird was flapping its wings

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I took my seat on the plane, overlooking the wing.

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to take wing

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I lost all my notes I'd made, so was partially winging the meeting.

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⁠Deep folly! yet that this could be— ⁠That I could wing my will with might ⁠To leap the grades of life and light, And flash at once, my friend, to thee: […]

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Usage Notes

i Register

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