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  • 21wing — n. faction of a political party 1) a conservative; liberal; radical wing a bird s forelimb 2) to spread one s wings (also fig.) (the bird spread its wings and flew off) 3) (misc.) to clip smb. s wings ( to restrict smb. s freedom ) protection 4)… …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 22wing — wing1 W2S2 [wıŋ] n ↑antenna, ↑wing ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(bird/insect)¦ 2¦(plane)¦ 3¦(building)¦ 4¦(politics)¦ 5¦(sport)¦ 6¦(car)¦ 7 take somebody under your wing 8 (waiting/lurking) in the wings …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 23Wing Scout — The Wing Scout Program was a popular older girl Girl Scout program begun in 1941 for girls interested in flying and wanting to learn enough about aviation to serve their country. Like the Mariner Scout program, the Wing Scout program began as a… …

    Wikipedia

  • 24wing — 1 /wIN/ noun (C) 1 BIRDS a) one of the parts of a bird s or insect s body that it uses for flying: a butterfly with beautiful markings on its wings | flap its wings (=move them up and down): vultures circling overhead, lazily flapping their wings …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 25wing — /wɪŋ / (say wing) noun 1. either of the two anterior extremities, or appendages of the scapular arch or shoulder girdle, of most birds and of bats, which constitute the forelimbs and correspond to the human arms, but are adapted for flight. 2.… …

  • 26wing — n. & v. n. 1 each of the limbs or organs by which a bird, bat, or insect is able to fly. 2 a rigid horizontal winglike structure forming a supporting part of an aircraft. 3 part of a building etc. which projects or is extended in a certain… …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 27wing — wing1 [ wıŋ ] noun count *** ▸ 1 part of bird/insect/bat ▸ 2 part of airplane ▸ 3 part of building ▸ 4 part of organization ▸ 5 in sports ▸ 6 wheel cover on car ▸ 7 in a theater ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) one of the parts on a bird, insect, or BAT that… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 28wing — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. pinion, [feathered] limb, pennon, ala; arm, sail; flank; ell, annex, extension; airfoil; flight, flying. v. fly; disable, wound. See addition, aviation, combatant, drama, side. wing it II (Roget s IV) …

    English dictionary for students

  • 29wing — I UK [wɪŋ] / US noun [countable] Word forms wing : singular wing plural wings *** 1) a) one of the parts on a bird, insect, or bat that move up and down and allow it to fly. Birds have two wings, but insects have either two or four wings a moth s …

    English dictionary

  • 30wing — [[t]wɪŋ[/t]] n. 1) orn either of the two forelimbs of birds and some mammals, corresponding to the human arms, that are specialized for flight or may be rudimentary, as in flightless birds, and sometimes adapted for swimming, as in penguins 2)… …

    From formal English to slang