wing

(noun, verb)

noun

1. a movable organ for flying (one of a pair)

Definition categories: animal, organ

2. one of the horizontal airfoils on either side of the fuselage of an airplane

Definition categories: man–made, aerofoil, airfoil, surface

3. a stage area out of sight of the audience

Similar word(s): backstage, offstage

Definition categories: man–made, stage

4. a unit of military aircraft

Definition categories: group

5. the side of military or naval formation

Similar word(s): flank

Definition categories: group, formation

6. a hockey player stationed in a forward position on either side

Definition categories: person

7. (in flight formation) a position to the side and just to the rear of another aircraft

Definition categories: location, place, position

8. a group within a political party or legislature or other organization that holds distinct views or has a particular function

- they are the progressive wing of the Republican Party

Definition categories: group

9. the wing of a fowl

- he preferred the drumsticks to the wings

Definition categories: food, helping, portion, serving

10. a barrier that surrounds the wheels of a vehicle to block splashing water or mud

- in Britain they call a fender a wing

Similar word(s): fender

Definition categories: man–made, barrier

11. an addition that extends a main building

Similar word(s): annex, annexe, extension

Definition categories: man–made, addition, improver

Sentences with wing as a noun:

- to take wing

verb

1. travel through the air; be airborne

Similar word(s): fly

Definition categories: motion, go, locomote, move, travel