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Backwing

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wingnoun(zootomy) An appendage of an animal's (bird, bat, insect) body that enables it to fly.
beat the wingverb(dated) To flutter or flap; to move with fluttering agitation, or to rush.
flutternounThe act of fluttering; quick and irregular motion.
swapnounAn exchange of two comparable things.
whifflenounA short blow or gust.
take wingverbOf a winged animal, to take flight; to begin flying.
hovernounAn act, or the state, of remaining stationary in the air or some other place.
winnownounThe act of winnowing
upwingnounIn a position with the wing raised.
whingnounThe high-pitched ringing sound of an object as it whizzes past.
wafflenoun(countable) A flat pastry pressed with a grid pattern, often eaten hot with butter and/or honey or syrup.
overwingnounOver the wing of an aircraft.
flapnounAnything broad and flexible that hangs loose, or that is attached by one side or end and is easily moved.
flipnounA maneuver which rotates an object end over end.
backswingnoun(sports) The preparatory stroke preceding that which produces contact with the target. Normally associated with sports using an implement such as a bat, club, racket or stick.
baitnounAny substance, especially food, used in catching fish, or other animals, by alluring them to a hook, snare, trap, or net.
warpnoun(uncountable) The state, quality, or condition of being twisted, physically or mentally:
flacknoun(Canada, US) A publicist, a publicity agent.
outwingnounIn various birds, an outer wing
weathercocknounA weather vane, sometimes in the form of a cockerel.

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