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Noun wing has 9 senses
- wing - a movable organ for flying (one of a pair)
--1 is a kind of means, agency, way; organ; means, agency, way; organ
--1 is a part of bird; bat, chiropteran; insect; angel
--1 has parts:
--1 has particulars:
- wing - one of the horizontal airfoils on either side of the fuselage of an airplane
--2 is a kind of insignia; airfoil, aerofoil, control surface, surface; insignia; airfoil, aerofoil, control surface, surface
--2 is a part of airplane, aeroplane, plane
--2 has parts: aileron; flap, flaps; rib
- wing, offstage, backstage - a stage area out of sight of the audience
--3 is a kind of stage; stage
- wing - a unit of military aircraft
--4 is a kind of air unit; air unit
--4 is a part of division, air division
--4 has member: squadron
- flank, wing - the side of military or naval formation; "they attacked the enemy's right flank"
--5 is a kind of formation; formation
- wing - a hockey player stationed in a forward positin on either side
--6 is a kind of hockey player, ice-hockey player; hockey player, ice-hockey player
- wing - the wing of a fowl; "he preferred the drumsticks to the wings"
--7 is a kind of helping, portion, serving; helping, portion, serving
--7 is a part of bird, fowl
--7 has particulars: turkey wing; chicken wing
- fender, wing - a barrier that surrounds the wheels of a vehicle to block splashing water or mud; "in England they call a fender a wing"
--8 is a kind of barrier; barrier
--8 is a part of car, auto, automobile, machine, motorcar
--8 has particulars: mudguard, splash guard, splash-guard
- annex, annexe, extension, wing - an addition that extends a main building
--9 is a kind of addition, add-on, improver; addition, add-on, improver
--9 is a part of building, edifice
--9 has particulars: ell
Verb wing has 1 sense
- fly, wing - travel through the air; be airborne; "Man cannot fly"
--1 is one way to travel, go, move, locomote
Sample sentences:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP
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