Etymology : Middle English winge, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Danish and Swedish vinge wing; akin to Sanskrit vAti it blows; more at WIND
Pronunciation : 'wi[ng]
Function : noun
Date : 13th century
1. animal's limb used for flying; anything resembling a wing in appearance or function; unit in the Air Force that between a group and a division in size; part of a building; faction, subsidiary; side of a stage; arm (Slang). cross swiftly (as if by flight), fly; cause to fly; grow wings; supply with wings; wound on the arm or wing. wing\wing\ , v. t. [imp. & p. p. winged ; p. pr. & vb. n. winging.].
2. to furnish with wings; to enable to fly, or to move with celerity. who heaves old ocean, and whowings the storms. living, to wing with mirth the weary hours.
3. to supply with wings or sidepieces. the main battle, whose puissance on either side shall be well winged with our chiefest horse.
4. to transport by flight; to cause to fly. i, an old turtle, will wing me to some withered bough.
5. to move through in flight; to fly through. there's not an arrow wings the sky but fancy turns its point to him.
6. to cut off the wings of; to wound in the wing; to disable a wing of; as, to wing a bird.
7. One of the two anterior limbs of a bird, pterodactyl, or bat.
8. They correspond to the arms of man, and are usually modified for flight, but in the case of a few species of birds, as the ostrich, auk, etc., the wings are used only as an assistance in running or swimming.
9. Any similar member or instrument used for the purpose of flying.
10. One of the two pairs of upper thoracic appendages of most hexapod insects.
11. They are broad, fanlike organs formed of a double membrane and strengthened by chitinous veins or nervures.
12. One of the large pectoral fins of the flying fishes.
13. Passage by flying; flight; as, to take wing.
14. Motive or instrument of flight; means of flight or of rapid motion.
15. Anything which agitates the air as a wing does, or which is put in winglike motion by the action of the air, as a fan or vane for winnowing grain, the vane or sail of a windmill, etc.
16. An ornament worn on the shoulder; a small epaulet or shoulder knot.
17. Any appendage resembling the wing of a bird or insect in shape or appearance.
18. One of the broad, thin, anterior lobes of the foot of a pteropod, used as an organ in swimming.
19. Any membranaceous expansion, as that along the sides of certain stems, or of a fruit of the kind called samara.
20. Either of the two side petals of a papilionaceous flower.
21. One of two corresponding appendages attached; a sidepiece.
22. A side building, less than the main edifice; as, one of the wings of a palace.
23. The longer side of crownworks, etc., connecting them with the main work.
24. A side shoot of a tree or plant; a branch growing up by the side of another.
25. The right or left division of an army, regiment, etc.
26. That part of the hold or orlop of a vessel which is nearest the sides.
27. In a fleet, one of the extremities when the ships are drawn up in line, or when forming the two sides of a triangle.
28. One of the sides of the stags in a theater.
29. To furnish with wings; to enable to fly, or to move with celerity.
30. To supply with wings or sidepieces.
31. To transport by flight; to cause to fly.
32. To move through in flight; to fly through.
33. To cut off the wings of; to wound in the wing; to disable a wing of; as, to wing a bird.
34. Any surface used primarily for supporting a flying machine in flight, whether by edge-on motion, or flapping, or rotation; specif., either of a pair of supporting planes of a flying machine. a movable organ for flying one of the horizontal airfoils on either side of the fuselage of an airplane a stage area out of sight of the audience the wing of a fowl; "he preferred the drumsticks to the wings" a unit of military aircraft a hockey player stationed in a forward positin on either side.
35. 1. The wings of a bird or insect are the two parts of its body that it uses for flying. The bird flapped its wings furiously + -winged -winged black-winged birds.
36. The wings of an aeroplane are the long flat parts sticking out of its side which support it while it is flying. + -winged -winged a wide-winged plane.
37. A wing of a building is a part of it which sticks out from the main part. We were given an office in the empty west wing.
38. A wing of an organization, especially a political organization, is a group within it which has a particular function or particular beliefs. the military wing of the African National Congress. see also:
left-wing, right-wing.
39. In a theatre, the wings are the sides of the stage which are hidden from the audience by curtains or scenery. Most nights I watched the start of the play from the wings.
40. In a game such as football or hockey, the left wing and the right wing are the areas on the far left and the far right of the pitch. You can also refer to the players who play in these positions as the left wing and the right wing.
41. A wing of a car is a part of it on the outside which is over one of the wheels.
42. If you say that something or someone wings their way somewhere or wings somewhere, you mean that they go there quickly, especially by plane. A few moments later they were airborne and winging their way south A cash bonanza will be winging its way to the 600,000 members of the scheme The first of the airliners winged westwards and home.
43. If you say that someone is waiting in the wings, you mean that they are ready and waiting for an opportunity to take action. There are now more than 20 big companies waiting in the wings to take over some of its business.
44. If you spread your wings, you do something new and rather difficult or move to a new place, because you feel more confident in your abilities than you used to and you want to gain wider experience. I led a very confined life in my village so I suppose that I wanted to spread my wings.
45. If you take someone under your wing, you look after them, help them, and protect them. Her boss took her under his wing after fully realising her potential. In zoology, one of the paired structures certain animals use for flying. Bat and bird wings are modifications of the vertebrate forelimb. In birds, the fingers are reduced and the forearm is lengthened. The primary flight feathers propel the bird forward, and the secondaries (on the upper wing) provide lift. Bat wings consist of a membrane stretched over slender, elongated arm and hand bones. Insect wings are folds of integument ("skin"). Most insects have two pairs of wings; dipterans (flies) have only one developed pair, and beetles have two but use only one for flying. The two wings on a side usually move together, but dragonfly wings work independently.
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