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wing wingswingingwingedpennon-winged-winged

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nouncombining formThe wings of a bird or insect are the two parts of its body that it uses for flying.The bird flapped its wings furiously.She saw the occasional glimmer of a moth's wings....black-winged birds.combining formThe wings of an aeroplane are the long flat parts sticking out of its side which support it while it is flying....a wide-winged plane.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....in the Child Psychiatry wing of London's Royal Free Hospital.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 organisation was banned....the liberal wing of the Democratic Party.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.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 .A wing of a car is a part of it on the outside which is over one of the wheels.When pilots get their wings, they become qualified to fly aeroplanes.He had no sooner got his wings than the Korean conflict broke out.verbIf 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. B1

word	wing
definition	noun combining form 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. She saw the occasional glimmer of a moth's wings. ...black-winged birds. combining form The wings of an aeroplane are the long flat parts sticking out of its side which support it while it is flying. ...a wide-winged plane. 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. ...in the Child Psychiatry wing of London's Royal Free Hospital. 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 organisation was banned. ...the liberal wing of the Democratic Party. 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. 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 . A wing of a car is a part of it on the outside which is over one of the wheels. When pilots get their wings, they become qualified to fly aeroplanes. He had no sooner got his wings than the Korean conflict broke out. verb 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.
inflections	wingswingingwingedpennon-winged-winged
cefr-level	B1

Wing Left Winging Combining Form Bird Parts Flying