Wordnet Dictionary

Welcome

Wordnet Dictionary
Noun wing has 9 senses
  1. 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:
     bastard wing, alula, spurious wing; flight feather, pinion, quill, quill feather
     --1 has particulars:
     ala; forewing; halter, haltere, balancer; pennon, pinion; wing case, elytron
    Derived form: verb wing1
  2. 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
    Derived form: verb wing1
  3. wing, offstage, backstage - a stage area out of sight of the audience
    --3 is a kind of stage; stage
  4. 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
  5. flank, wing - the side of military or naval formation; "they attacked the enemy's right flank"
    --5 is a kind of formation; formation
  6. 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
  7. 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
  8. 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
  9. 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
  1. fly, wing - travel through the air; be airborne; "Man cannot fly"
    --1 is one way to travel, go, move, locomote
    Derived forms: noun wing2, noun wing1
    Sample sentences:
    Something ----s
    Somebody ----s
    Something is ----ing PP
    Somebody ----s PP
,
TOP