Dictionary entry details
• WING (noun)
Meaning:
A movable organ for flying (one of a pair)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Hypernyms ("wing" is a kind of...):
organ (a fully differentiated structural and functional unit in an animal that is specialized for some particular function)
Meronyms (parts of "wing"):
alula; bastard wing; spurious wing (tuft of small stiff feathers on the first digit of a bird's wing)
flight feather; pinion; quill; quill feather (any of the larger wing or tail feathers of a bird)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "wing"):
elytron; wing case (either of the horny front wings in beetles and some other insects which cover and protect the functional hind wings)
ala (a wing of an insect)
fore wing; fore-wing; forewing (either of the anterior pair of wings on an insect that has four wings)
balancer; halter; haltere (either of the rudimentary hind wings of dipterous insects; used for maintaining equilibrium during flight)
pennon; pinion (wing of a bird)
Holonyms ("wing" is a part of...):
angel (spiritual being attendant upon God)
insect (small air-breathing arthropod)
bird (warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings)
bat; chiropteran (nocturnal mouselike mammal with forelimbs modified to form membranous wings and anatomical adaptations for echolocation by which they navigate)
Meaning:
One of the horizontal airfoils on either side of the fuselage of an airplane
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("wing" is a kind of...):
aerofoil; airfoil; control surface; surface (a device that provides reactive force when in motion relative to the surrounding air; can lift or control a plane in flight)
Meronyms (parts of "wing"):
aileron (an airfoil that controls lateral motion)
flap; flaps (a movable airfoil that is part of an aircraft wing; used to increase lift or drag)
rib (support resembling the rib of an animal)
Holonyms ("wing" is a part of...):
aeroplane; airplane; plane (an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets)
Meaning:
A stage area out of sight of the audience
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
offstage; backstage; wing
Hypernyms ("wing" is a kind of...):
stage (a large platform on which people can stand and can be seen by an audience)
Meaning:
A unit of military aircraft
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Hypernyms ("wing" is a kind of...):
air unit (a military unit that is part of the airforce)
Meronyms (members of "wing"):
squadron (an air force unit larger than a flight and smaller than a group)
Domain category:
armed forces; armed services; military; military machine; war machine (the military forces of a nation)
Holonyms ("wing" is a part of...):
air division; division (a unit of the United States Air Force usually comprising two or more wings)
Meaning:
The side of military or naval formation
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Synonyms:
flank; wing
Context example:
they attacked the enemy's right flank
Hypernyms ("wing" is a kind of...):
formation (an arrangement of people or things acting as a unit)
Domain category:
armed forces; armed services; military; military machine; war machine (the military forces of a nation)
Meaning:
A hockey player stationed in a forward position on either side
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("wing" is a kind of...):
hockey player; ice-hockey player (an athlete who plays hockey)
Meaning:
The wing of a fowl
Classified under:
Nouns denoting foods and drinks
Context example:
he preferred the drumsticks to the wings
Hypernyms ("wing" is a kind of...):
helping; portion; serving (an individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a meal)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "wing"):
turkey wing (the wing of a turkey)
chicken wing (the wing of a chicken)
Holonyms ("wing" is a part of...):
bird; fowl (the flesh of a bird or fowl (wild or domestic) used as food)
Meaning:
A barrier that surrounds the wheels of a vehicle to block splashing water or mud
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
fender; wing
Context example:
in England they call a fender a wing
Hypernyms ("wing" is a kind of...):
barrier (a structure or object that impedes free movement)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "wing"):
mudguard; splash guard; splash-guard (a curved piece above the wheel of a bicycle or motorcycle to protect the rider from water or mud thrown up by the wheels)
Holonyms ("wing" is a part of...):
auto; automobile; car; machine; motorcar (a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine)
Meaning:
An addition that extends a main building
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
annex; annexe; wing; extension
Hypernyms ("wing" is a kind of...):
add-on; addition; improver (a component that is added to something to improve it)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "wing"):
ell (an extension at the end and at right angles to the main building)
Holonyms ("wing" is a part of...):
building; edifice (a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place)
• WING (verb)
Meaning:
Travel through the air; be airborne
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Synonyms:
fly; wing
Context example:
Man cannot fly
Hypernyms (to "wing" is one way to...):
go; locomote; move; travel (change location; move, travel, or proceed)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "wing"):
soar (fly upwards or high in the sky)
fly on (continue flying)
flight (fly in a flock)
rack (fly in high wind)
buzz (fly low)
hover (hang in the air; fly or be suspended above)
Sentence frames:
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Something is ----ing PP
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