noun
1 of a bird/insect
ADJECTIVE
▪ left , right
▪ front
▪
The beetle's front ~s 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 ~
▪ outspread , outstretched
▪ bat , butterfly , etc.
▪
the patterns on butterfly ~s
▪ angel , fairy , etc.
▪ Buffalo ( AmE ), chicken
▪
First, fry the chicken ~s in the oil until they begin to brown.
▪ spicy
… OF WINGS
▪ pair
VERB + WING
▪ extend , flex , open , spread , stretch , unfold , unfurl
▪ close , fold , tuck in
▪ beat , flap , flutter
▪
It flapped its ~s and flew off.
▪ clean
▪ clip ( often figurative )
▪
Mario felt he had had his ~s clipped when his car was impounded.
▪ grow , sprout
▪
I wish I could sprout ~s and fly away.
WING + VERB
▪ beat , flap , flutter
WING + NOUN
▪ tip
▪ feathers
▪ span
PREPOSITION
▪ on a/the ~
▪
It had white markings on its ~s.
▪ under a/the ~
▪
The young birds were under the mother bird's ~.
▪
Simon's uncle had taken him under his ~. ( figurative )
2 of a plane
ADJECTIVE
▪ aircraft
▪ left , port
▪ right , starboard
▪ fixed
▪ folding
WING + NOUN
▪ tip
3 of a building
ADJECTIVE
▪ north , south , etc.
▪ private
▪ hospital
▪ maternity
▪ high-security , maximum-security (= of a prison)
VERB + WING
▪ add , build
PREPOSITION
▪ in a/the ~
▪
Our rooms were in the west ~.
4 ( BrE ) of a car ⇨ See also ↑ fender
ADJECTIVE
▪ nearside , offside
▪ front , rear
VERB + WING
▪ damage , dent
▪
The nearside ~ was damaged in the accident.
▪ mend , repair
WING + NOUN
▪ mirror
PREPOSITION
▪ in a/the ~
▪
There was a dent in one ~.
5 of an organization
ADJECTIVE
▪ left , right
▪ conservative
▪ liberal , progressive , reformist
▪ extreme , radical
▪ revolutionary
▪ moderate
▪ dissident ( esp. BrE )
▪ political
▪ armed , military , paramilitary
PREPOSITION
▪ on a/the ~
▪
They're on the left ~ of the party.