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wing

noun
/wɪŋ/US/ˈwɪŋɡ/

Etymology

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.

  1. derived from *h₂weh₁-✻ — “to blow”
  2. derived from *wēingijaz✻
  3. derived from vængr
  4. inherited from winge

Definitions

  1. An appendage of an animal's (bird, bat, insect) body that enables it to fly.

    • The bird was flapping its wings

  2. A fin at the side of a ray or similar fish.

  3. Human arm.

  4. ›+ 42 more definitions

    1. Part of an aircraft that produces the lift for rising into the air.

      • I took my seat on the plane, overlooking the wing.

    2. One of the large pectoral fins of a flying fish.

    3. One of the broad, thin, anterior lobes of the foot of a pteropod, used as an organ in…

      One of the broad, thin, anterior lobes of the foot of a pteropod, used as an organ in swimming.

    4. Any membranaceous expansion, such as that along the sides of certain stems, or one of the…

      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.

    5. Either of the two side petals of a papilionaceous flower.

    6. A side shoot of a tree or plant

      A side shoot of a tree or plant; a branch growing up by the side of another.

    7. Passage by flying

      Passage by flying; flight.

      • to take wing
      • Light thickens; and the crow / Makes wing to the rooky wood.

    8. Limb or instrument of flight

      Limb or instrument of flight; means of flight or of rapid motion.

      • Fiery expedition be my wing.

    9. A part of something that is lesser in size than the main body, and located at the side,…

      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.

      • the west wing of the hospital
      • the wings of a corkscrew

    10. Either of two similar parts of something.

    11. One of the longer sides of crownworks or hornworks in fortification.

    12. Ellipsis of prison wing, a cellblock

      Ellipsis of prison wing, a cellblock; or prison or doing time by extension.

      • They got bro-bro stuck on the wing, cah I picked up and bullet him

    13. Anything that agitates the air as a wing does, or is put in winglike motion by the action…

      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.

      • Fair ship, that from the Italian shore, ⁠Sailest the placid ocean-plains ⁠With my lost Arthur’s loved remains, Spread thy full wings, and waft him o’er.

    14. A protruding piece of material on a menstrual pad or diaper to hold it in place and…

      A protruding piece of material on a menstrual pad or diaper to hold it in place and prevent leakage.

      • It's a bit annoying but (like sanitary pads with wings) it's worth it if you want to stay extra secure.

    15. An ornament worn on the shoulder

      An ornament worn on the shoulder; a small epaulet or shoulder knot.

    16. A cosmetic effect where eyeliner curves outward and ends at a point.

    17. A faction of a political movement. Usually implies a position apart from the mainstream…

      A faction of a political movement. Usually implies a position apart from the mainstream center position.

    18. An organizational grouping in a military aviation service

      An organizational grouping in a military aviation service:

    19. A panel of a car which encloses the wheel area, especially the front wheels.

    20. A platform on either side of the bridge of a vessel, normally found in pairs.

    21. That part of the hold or orlop of a vessel which is nearest the sides. In a fleet, one of…

      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.

      • their ends may rest a little below the orlop-wing gratings

    22. A position in several field games on either side of the field.

      • Smith started the game in the centre of midfield, but moved to the wing after 30 minutes.

    23. A player occupying such a position

      A player occupying such a position; a winger.

      • The Tottenham wing was causing havoc down the right and when he broke past the bemused Sasa Balic once again, Bellamy was millimetres from connecting with his cross as the Liverpool striker hurled himself at the ball.

    24. A háček.

      • ˇ wing, wedge, hǎcek, inverted circumflex (Karel Čapek)

    25. One of the unseen areas on the side of the stage in a theatre.

      • The performers crowded breathlessly in the wings.

    26. The insignia of a qualified pilot or aircrew member.

      • Anyone and everyone with wings - press officers, operations specialists, even General Curtis LeMay, commander of the U.S. Air Force in Europe - was put on flight duty and took turns flying double shifts for "Operation Vittles."

    27. A portable shelter consisting of a fabric roof on a frame, like a tent without sides.

    28. On the enneagram, one of the two adjacent types to an enneatype that forms an…

      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.

    29. To injure slightly (as with a gunshot), especially in the wing or arm.

    30. To fly.

    31. To travel swiftly.

    32. To add a wing (extra part) to.

    33. To act or speak extemporaneously

      To act or speak extemporaneously; to improvise; to wing it.

      • I lost all my notes I'd made, so was partially winging the meeting.

    34. To throw.

    35. To furnish with wings.

    36. To transport with, or as if with, wings

      To transport with, or as if with, wings; to bear in flight, or speedily.

      • ⁠Deep folly! yet that this could be— ⁠That I could wing my will with might ⁠To leap the grades of life and light, And flash at once, my friend, to thee: […]

    37. To traverse by flying.

    38. A surname.

    39. A large village and civil parish in Buckinghamshire, England, previously in Aylesbury…

      A large village and civil parish in Buckinghamshire, England, previously in Aylesbury Vale district (OS grid ref SP8822).

    40. A village and civil parish in Rutland, England (OS grid ref SK8903).

    41. An unincorporated community in Covington County, Alabama, United States.

    42. A small town in Burleigh County, North Dakota, United States.

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Derived

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Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at wing. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at wing. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

7 hops · closes at wing

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA