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wing
English
Etymology
From Middle English winge, wenge, from Old Norse vængr (“wing”), from Proto-Germanic *w?inga, *w?ingan-. Cognate with Danish vinge (“wing”), Swedish vinge (“wing”), Icelandic vængur (“wing”), West Frisian wjuk (“wing”), from *h?weh?- (“to blow”), thus related to wind. Replaced native Middle English fither (from Old English fiþre, from Proto-Germanic *fiþrij?), which merged with fether (from Old English feþer, from Proto-Germanic *feþr?). More at feather.
Pronunciation
- enPR: w?ng, IPA(key): /w??/
- Rhymes: -??
Noun
wing (plural wings)
- An appendage of an animal's (bird, bat, insect) body that enables it to fly
- A fin at the side of a ray or similar fish
- (slang) Human arm.
- (aviation) Part of an aircraft that produces the lift for rising into the air.
- One of the large pectoral fins of a flying fish.
- One of the broad, thin, anterior lobes of the foot of a pteropod, used as an organ in swimming.
- (botany) Any membranaceous expansion, such as that along the sides of certain stems, or of a fruit of the kind called samara.
- (botany) Either of the two side petals of a papilionaceous flower.
- A side shoot of a tree or plant; a branch growing up by the side of another.
- Passage by flying; flight.
- Limb or instrument of flight; means of flight or of rapid motion.
- A part of something that is lesser in size than the main body, such as an extension from the main building.
- 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, etc.
- A protruding piece of material on a menstrual pad to hold it in place and prevent leakage.
- An ornament worn on the shoulder; a small epaulet or shoulder knot.
- A cosmetic effect where eyeliner curves outward and ends at a point.
- A faction of a political movement. Usually implies a position apart from the mainstream center position.
- An organizational grouping in a military aviation service:
- (Britain) A unit of command consisting of two or more squadrons and itself being a sub-unit of a group or station.
- (US) A larger formation of two or more groups, which in turn control two or more squadrons.
- (Britain) A panel of a car which encloses the wheel area, especially the front wheels.
- (nautical) A platform on either side of the bridge of a vessel, normally found in pairs.
- (nautical) 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.
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- (sports) A position in several field games on either side of the field.
- (sports) A player occupying such a position, also called a winger
- (typography, informal, rare) A há?ek.
- 1985, David Grambs, Literary Companion Dictionary, page 378:
- ? wing, wedge, h?cek, inverted circumflex (Karel ?apek)
- 1985, David Grambs, Literary Companion Dictionary, page 378:
- (theater) One of the unseen areas on the side of the stage in a theatre.
- (in the plural) The insignia of a qualified pilot or aircrew member.
- 2004: Chris Wallace, Character: Profiles in Presidential Courage
- 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."
- 2004: Chris Wallace, Character: Profiles in Presidential Courage
- A portable shelter consisting of a fabric roof on a frame, like a tent without sides.
- On the Enneagram, one of the two adjacent types to an enneatype that forms an individual's subtype of his or her enneatype
Alternative forms
- weng, whing, wyng (all obsolete)
Synonyms
- (panel of a car): fender (US), guard (Australia)
- (sports position): forward
- (U.S. Air Force): delta (U.S. Space Force), garrison (U.S. Space Force)
Hyponyms
- left wing
- right wing
Derived terms
Related terms
- on the wing
- take under one's wing
- wing it
- wait in the wings
Translations
Verb
wing (third-person singular simple present wings, present participle winging, simple past and past participle winged or (nonstandard) wung)
- (transitive) To injure slightly (as with a gunshot), especially in the wing or arm.
- (intransitive) To fly.
- Breezes blowing from beds of iris quickened her breath with their perfume; she saw the tufted lilacs sway in the wind, and the streamers of mauve-tinted wistaria swinging, all a-glisten with golden bees; she saw a crimson cardinal winging through the foliage, and amorous tanagers flashing like scarlet flames athwart the pines.
- (transitive, of a building) To add a wing (extra part) to.
- (transitive) To act or speak extemporaneously; to improvise; to wing it.
- (transitive) To throw.
- (transitive) To furnish with wings.
- (transitive) To transport with, or as if with, wings; to bear in flight, or speedily.
- (transitive) To traverse by flying.
Translations
Anagrams
- Gwin, gwin
Middle English
Noun
wing
- Alternative form of winge
Tok Pisin
Etymology
From English wing.
Noun
wing
- wing
Vilamovian
Pronunciation
Adjective
wing
- little (by amount)
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glide
English
Etymology
From Middle English gliden, from Old English gl?dan, from Proto-West Germanic *gl?dan, from Proto-Germanic *gl?dan?, from Proto-Indo-European *??leyd?-.
Cognate with West Frisian glide, glydzje, Low German glieden, Dutch glijden, German gleiten, Norwegian Nynorsk gli, Danish glide, Swedish glida.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??la?d/
- Rhymes: -a?d
Verb
glide (third-person singular simple present glides, present participle gliding, simple past glided or glid or (archaic) glode, past participle glided or glid or glidden or (archaic) glode)
- (intransitive) To move softly, smoothly, or effortlessly.
- 1807, William Wordsworth, Composed upon Westminster Bridge, September 3, 1802, in Poems, in Two Volumes (Sonnet 14):
- The river glideth at his own sweet will:
- 1874, Marcus Clarke, For the Term of His Natural Life Chapter VI:
- The water over which the boats glided was black and smooth, rising into huge foamless billows, the more terrible because they were silent.
- 1807, William Wordsworth, Composed upon Westminster Bridge, September 3, 1802, in Poems, in Two Volumes (Sonnet 14):
- (intransitive) To fly unpowered, as of an aircraft. Also relates to gliding birds and flying fish.
- (transitive) To cause to glide.
- (phonetics) To pass with a glide, as the voice.
Synonyms
- (to move effortlessly): coast, slide
Translations
Noun
glide (plural glides)
- The act of gliding.
- (phonology) A transitional sound, especially a semivowel.
- Synonyms: semivowel, semiconsonant
- (fencing) An attack or preparatory movement made by sliding down the opponent’s blade, keeping it in constant contact.
- A bird, the glede or kite.
- A kind of cap affixed to the base of the legs of furniture to prevent it from damaging the floor.
- The joining of two sounds without a break.
- A smooth and sliding step in dancing the waltz.
Related terms
- glider
- gliding
- offglide, off-glide
- onglide, on-glide
Translations
Anagrams
- gelid, lidge, liged
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
- glida (a infinitive)
- gli (short form)
Etymology
From Middle Low German gliden
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /²?li??/
Verb
glide (present tense glid, past tense gleid, past participle glidd or glitt or glide, present participle glidande, imperative glid)
- to slip (to lose one's traction on a slippery surface)
- to glide (to move effortlessly)
References
- “glide” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Volapük
Noun
glide
- dative singular of glid
West Frisian
Etymology
From Old Frisian gl?da, from Proto-West Germanic *gl?dan, from Proto-Germanic *gl?dan?.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??lid?/, /??li?d?/
Verb
glide
- to glide, to slide
Inflection
Further reading
- “glide”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
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