wing
v.
cross swiftly (as if by flight), fly; cause to fly; grow wings; supply with wings; wound on the arm or wing
whinge
v.
whine, complain in an irritating manner
wing
Noun
1. a movable organ for flying (one of a pair)
(hypernym) organ
(hyponym) ala
(part-holonym) bird
(part-meronym) bastard wing, alula, spurious wing
(derivation) fly
2. one of the horizontal airfoils on either side of the fuselage of an airplane
(hypernym) airfoil, aerofoil, control surface, surface
(part-holonym) airplane, aeroplane, plane
(part-meronym) aileron
(derivation) fly
3. a stage area out of sight of the audience
(synonym) offstage, backstage
(hypernym) stage
4. a unit of military aircraft
(hypernym) air unit
(part-holonym) division, air division
(member-meronym) squadron
(classification) military, armed forces, armed services, military machine, war machine
5. the side of military or naval formation; "they attacked the enemy's right flank"
(synonym) flank
(hypernym) formation
(classification) military, armed forces, armed services, military machine, war machine
6. a hockey player stationed in a forward positin on either side
(hypernym) hockey player, ice-hockey player
7. the wing of a fowl; "he preferred the drumsticks to the wings"
(hypernym) helping, portion, serving
(hyponym) turkey wing
(part-holonym) bird, fowl
8. a barrier that surrounds the wheels of a vehicle to block splashing water or mud; "in England they call a fender a wing"
(synonym) fender
(hypernym) barrier
(hyponym) mudguard, splash guard, splash-guard
(part-holonym) car, auto, automobile, machine, motorcar
9. an addition that extends a main building
(synonym) annex, annexe, extension
(hypernym) addition, add-on, improver
(hyponym) ell
(part-holonym) building, edifice
Verb
1. travel through the air; be airborne; "Man cannot fly"
(synonym) fly
(hypernym) travel, go, move, locomote
(hyponym) buzz
(verb-group) fly
Winging
(p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Wing
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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