wings
noun
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An appendage of an animal's (bird, bat, insect) body that enables it to fly; a similar fin at the side of a ray or similar fish
- 2
Human arm.
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Part of an aircraft that produces the lift for rising into the air.
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One of the large pectoral fins of a flying fish.
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One of the broad, thin, anterior lobes of the foot of a pteropod, used as an organ in swimming.
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Any membranaceous expansion, such as that along the sides of certain stems, or of a fruit of the kind called samara.
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Either of the two side petals of a papilionaceous flower.
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A side shoot of a tree or plant; a branch growing up by the side of another.
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Passage by flying; flight.
“to take wing”
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Motive or instrument of flight; means of flight or of rapid motion.
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A part of something that is lesser in size than the main body, such as an extension from the main building.
“the west wing of the hospital”
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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, etc.
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A protruding piece of material on a tampon to hold it in place and prevent leakage.
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An ornament worn on the shoulder; a small epaulet or shoulder knot.
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A cosmetic effect where eyeliner curves outward and ends at a point.
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A fraction of a political movement. Usually implies a position apart from the mainstream center position.
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An organizational grouping in a military aviation service:
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A panel of a car which encloses the wheel area, especially the front wheels.
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A platform on either side of the bridge of a vessel, normally found in pairs.
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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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A position in several field games on either side of the field.
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A player occupying such a position, also called a winger
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A háček.
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One of the unseen areas on the side of the stage in a theatre.
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(in the plural) 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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On the Enneagram, one of the two adjacent types to an enneatype that forms an individual's subtype of his or her enneatype
“Tom's a 4 on the Enneagram, with a 3 wing.”
verb
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To injure slightly (as with a gunshot), especially in the wing or arm.
- 2
To fly.
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(of a building) To add a wing (extra part) to.
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To act or speak extemporaneously; to improvise; to wing it.
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To throw.
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To furnish with wings.
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To transport with, or as if with, wings; to bear in flight, or speedily.
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To traverse by flying.
noun
- 1
A type of scuba harness with an attached buoyancy compensation device: see wikipedia:Backplate and wing
- 2
A flip (hairstyle)
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