- wing
- noun1 of a bird/insectADJECTIVE▪ left, right▪ front▪
The beetle's front wings are small and are not used in flight.
▪ back, hind▪ broad, long, narrow, pointed, short, stubby▪ delicate▪ leathery▪ broken, damaged▪a bird with a broken wing
▪ outspread, outstretched▪ bat, butterfly, etc.▪the patterns on butterfly wings
▪ angel, fairy, etc.▪ Buffalo (AmE), chicken▪First, fry the chicken wings in the oil until they begin to brown.
▪ spicy… OF WINGS▪ pairVERB + WING▪ extend, flex, open, spread, stretch, unfold, unfurl▪ close, fold, tuck in▪ beat, flap, flutter▪It flapped its wings and flew off.
▪ clean▪ clip (often figurative)▪Mario felt he had had his wings clipped when his car was impounded.
▪ grow, sprout▪I wish I could sprout wings and fly away.
WING + VERB▪ beat, flap, flutterWING + NOUN▪ tip▪ feathers▪ spanPREPOSITION▪ on a/the wing▪It had white markings on its wings.
▪ under a/the wing▪The young birds were under the mother bird's wing.
▪Simon's uncle had taken him under his wing. (figurative)
2 of a planeADJECTIVE▪ aircraft▪ left, port▪ right, starboard▪ fixed▪ foldingWING + NOUN▪ tip3 of a buildingADJECTIVE▪ north, south, etc.▪ private▪ hospital▪ maternity▪ high-security, maximum-security (= of a prison)VERB + WING▪ add, buildPREPOSITION▪ in a/the wing▪Our rooms were in the west wing.
4 (BrE) of a car ⇨ See also ↑fenderADJECTIVE▪ nearside, offside▪ front, rearVERB + WING▪ damage, dent▪The nearside wing was damaged in the accident.
▪ mend, repairWING + NOUN▪ mirrorPREPOSITION▪ in a/the wing▪There was a dent in one wing.
5 of an organizationADJECTIVE▪ left, right▪ conservative▪ liberal, progressive, reformist▪ extreme, radical▪ revolutionary▪ moderate▪ dissident (esp. BrE)▪ political▪ armed, military, paramilitaryPREPOSITION▪ on a/the wing▪They're on the left wing of the party.
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
