name
Meaning 1
A surname.
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name
A surname.
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name
A large village and civil parish in Buckinghamshire, England, previously in Aylesbury Vale district (OS grid ref SP8822).
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A village and civil parish in Rutland, England (OS grid ref SK8903).
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An unincorporated community in Covington County, Alabama, United States.
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A small town in Burleigh County, North Dakota, United States.
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noun
An appendage of an animal's (bird, bat, insect) body that enables it to fly.
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Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology, zootomy
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noun
A fin at the side of a ray or similar fish.
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noun
Human arm.
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noun
Part of an aircraft that produces the lift for rising into the air.
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Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: aeronautics, aerospace, aviation, business, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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noun
One of the large pectoral fins of a flying fish.
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noun
One of the broad, thin, anterior lobes of the foot of a pteropod, used as an organ in swimming.
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noun
Any membranaceous expansion, such as that along the sides of certain stems, or one of the bracts on a dragon fruit, or of a fruit of the kind called samara.
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Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
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noun
Either of the two side petals of a papilionaceous flower.
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Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
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noun
A side shoot of a tree or plant; a branch growing up by the side of another.
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noun
Passage by flying; flight.
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noun
Limb or instrument of flight; means of flight or of rapid motion.
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noun
A part of something that is lesser in size than the main body, and located at the side, such as an extension from the main building.
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noun
Either of two similar parts of something.
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noun
One of the longer sides of crownworks or hornworks in fortification.
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noun
Ellipsis of prison wing, a cellblock; or prison or doing time by extension.
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Usage: Multicultural-London-English, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, slang, uncountable
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noun
Anything that agitates the air as a wing does, or is put in winglike motion by the action of the air, such as a fan or vane for winnowing grain, the vane or sail of a windmill, the sail of a ship, etc.
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noun
A protruding piece of material on a menstrual pad or diaper to hold it in place and prevent leakage.
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noun
An ornament worn on the shoulder; a small epaulet or shoulder knot.
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noun
A cosmetic effect where eyeliner curves outward and ends at a point.
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noun
A faction of a political movement. Usually implies a position apart from the mainstream center position.
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noun
An organizational grouping in a military aviation service:
A unit of command consisting of two or more squadrons and itself being a sub-unit of a group or station.
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Usage: UK, countable, uncountable
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noun
An organizational grouping in a military aviation service:
A larger formation of two or more groups, which in turn control two or more squadrons.
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noun
A panel of a car which encloses the wheel area, especially the front wheels.
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noun
A platform on either side of the bridge of a vessel, normally found in pairs.
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Topics: nautical, transport
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noun
That part of the hold or orlop of a vessel which is nearest the sides. In a fleet, one of the extremities when the ships are drawn up in line, or when forming the two sides of a triangle.
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Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: nautical, transport
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noun
A position in several field games on either side of the field.
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Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports
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A player occupying such a position; a winger.
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Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports
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noun
A háček.
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Usage: countable, informal, rare, uncountable
Topics: media, publishing, typography
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noun
One of the unseen areas on the side of the stage in a theatre.
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Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, theater
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noun
The insignia of a qualified pilot or aircrew member.
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A portable shelter consisting of a fabric roof on a frame, like a tent without sides.
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noun
On the enneagram, one of the two adjacent types to an enneatype that forms an individual's subtype of his or her enneatype.
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verb
To injure slightly (as with a gunshot), especially in the wing or arm.
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verb
To fly.
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verb
To travel swiftly.
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verb
To add a wing (extra part) to.
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verb
To act or speak extemporaneously; to improvise; to wing it.
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verb
To throw.
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Usage: transitive
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Synonyms: fling, hurl, bung, cast, chuck, chunk, cook, dash, dump, feck, jerk, heave, hield, hoy, huck, hurtle, launch, lob, peck, peg, pick, pitch, precipitate, project, quoit, shy, slight, skew, sling, thrill, throw, toss, traject, warp, whang, whip, whop, wing, yeet
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verb
To furnish with wings.
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verb
To transport with, or as if with, wings; to bear in flight, or speedily.
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verb
To traverse by flying.
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noun
a movable organ for flying (one of a pair)
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Broader terms: organ
Narrower terms: ala, forewing, fore-wing, fore wing, halter, haltere, balancer, pennon, pinion, wing case, elytron
noun
an addition that extends a main building
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Synonyms: annex, annexe, extension
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Broader terms: addition, add-on, improver
Narrower terms: ell
noun
a barrier that surrounds the wheels of a vehicle to block splashing water or mud
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: fender
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Broader terms: barrier
Narrower terms: mudguard, splash guard, splash-guard
noun
one of the horizontal airfoils on either side of the fuselage of an airplane
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Broader terms: airfoil, aerofoil, control surface, surface
noun
a stage area out of sight of the audience
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Synonyms: offstage, backstage
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Broader terms: stage
noun
the wing of a fowl
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Broader terms: helping, portion, serving
Narrower terms: turkey wing, chicken wing
noun
a unit of military aircraft
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Broader terms: air unit
noun
the side of military or naval formation
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Synonyms: flank
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Broader terms: formation
noun
a group within a political party or legislature or other organization that holds distinct views or has a particular function
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Broader terms: social group
noun
(in flight formation) a position to the side and just to the rear of another aircraft
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Broader terms: position, place
noun
a hockey player stationed in a forward position on either side
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Broader terms: hockey player, ice-hockey player
verb
travel through the air; be airborne
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Synonyms: fly
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Broader terms: travel, go, move, locomote
Narrower terms: buzz, rack, flight, fly on, soar, hover
History
From Middle English winge, wenge, from Old Norse vængr ("wing of a flying animal, wing of a building"; compare vængi (“ship's cabin”)), from Proto-Germanic *wēingijaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h2weh1- (“to blow”), thus related to wind. Cognate with Danish, Norwegian Bokmål, and Swedish vinge (“wing”), Elfdalian waingg (“wing”), Faroese vongur (“wing”), Icelandic vængur (“wing”), Norwegian Nynorsk veng (“wing”). Replaced native Middle English fither (from Old English fiþre, from Proto-Germanic *fiþriją), which merged with Middle English fether (from Old English feþer, from Proto-Germanic *feþrō). More at feather.
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