WING Synonyms

• a device that provides reactive force when in motion relative to the surrounding air; can lift or control a plane in flight

• an external body part that projects from the body

• a natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant

• a part that is joined to something larger

• an external body part that projects from the body

• an extreme condition or state (especially of adversity or disease)

• the greatest or utmost degree

• the outermost or farthest region or point

• that part of a limb that is farthest from the torso

• the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one

• one of a pair of decorations projecting above the rear fenders of an automobile

• one of a set of parallel slats in a door or window to admit air and reject rain

• a shoe for swimming; the paddle-like front is an aid in swimming (especially underwater)

• a stabilizer on a ship that resembles the fin of a fish

• organ of locomotion and balance in fishes and some other aquatic animals

• equip (a car) with fins

• propel oneself through the water in a finning motion

• show the fins above the water while swimming

• a young woman in the 1920s who flaunted her unconventional conduct and dress

• a shoe for swimming; the paddle-like front is an aid in swimming (especially underwater)

• the flat broad limb of aquatic animals specialized for swimming

• one of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping: arm; leg; wing; flipper

• any of the main branches arising from the trunk or a bough of a tree

• (astronomy) the circumferential edge of the apparent disc of the sun or the moon or a planet

• either of the two halves of a bow from handle to tip

• the graduated arc that is attached to an instrument for measuring angles

• any projection that is thought to resemble a human arm

• a gear with a small number of teeth designed to mesh with a larger wheel or rack

• any of the larger wing or tail feathers of a bird

• wing of a bird

• bind the arms of

• cut the wings off (of birds)

• a large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel

• an ocean trip taken for pleasure

• any structure that resembles a sail

• traverse or travel on (a body of water)

• move with sweeping, effortless, gliding motions

• travel on water propelled by wind

• travel on water propelled by wind or by other means

• mechanical device attached to an elevated structure; rotates freely to show the direction of the wind

• a fin attached to the tail of an arrow, bomb or missile in order to stabilize or guide it

• flat surface that rotates and pushes against air or water

• the flattened weblike part of a feather consisting of a series of barbs on either side of the shaft

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

• an inclined metal frame at the front of a locomotive to clear the track

• a low metal guard to confine falling coals to a hearth

• a cushion-like device that reduces shock due to an impact

• an addition that extends a main building

• take (territory) as if by conquest

• add an extra part to

• an addition that extends a main building

• a stage area out of sight of the audience

• out of view of the public; behind the scenes

• in or to a backstage area of a theater

• concealed from public view or attention

• a low triangular area of alluvial deposits where a river divides before entering a larger body of water

• an object shaped like an equilateral triangle

• the 4th letter of the Greek alphabet

• a mutually agreed delay in the date set for the completion of a job or payment of a debt

• act of expanding in scope; making more widely available

• the spreading of something (a belief or practice) into new regions

• an educational opportunity provided by colleges and universities to people who are not enrolled as regular students

• act of stretching or straightening out a flexed limb

• a string of characters beginning with a period and followed by one or more letters; the optional second part of a PC computer filename

• the most direct or specific meaning of a word or expression; the class of objects that an expression refers to

• the ability to raise the working leg high in the air

• amount or degree or range to which something extends

• an additional telephone set that is connected to the same telephone line

• an addition to the length of something

• an addition that extends a main building

• the side of military or naval formation

• a subfigure consisting of a side of something

• a cut from the fleshy part of an animal's side between the ribs and the leg

• the side between ribs and hipbone

• be located at the sides of something or somebody

• two-winged insects characterized by active flight

• flap consisting of a piece of canvas that can be drawn back to provide entrance to a tent

• an opening in a garment that is closed by a zipper or by buttons concealed under a fold of cloth

• (baseball) a hit that flies up in the air

• fisherman's lure consisting of a fishhook decorated to look like an insect

• (British informal) not to be deceived or hoodwinked

• travel through the air; be airborne

• move quickly or suddenly

• operate an airplane

• transport by aeroplane

• cause to fly or float

• be dispersed or disseminated

• change quickly from one emotional state to another

• pass away rapidly

• travel in an airplane

• display in the air or cause to float

• run away quickly

• travel over (an area of land or sea) in an aircraft

• hit a fly

• decrease rapidly and disappear

• at or near or directed toward the front

• used of temperament or behavior; lacking restraint or modesty

• of the transmission gear causing forward movement in a motor vehicle

• the person who plays the position of forward in certain games, such as basketball, soccer, or hockey

• a position on a basketball, soccer, or hockey team

• at or to or toward the front; forward

• forward in time or order or degree

• toward the future; forward in time

• in a forward direction

• near or toward the bow of a ship or cockpit of a plane

• moving forward

• send or ship onward from an intermediate post or station in transit