wing

noun/wɪŋ/

Frequency rank: #1,742 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)

Meaning

One of the parts of a bird, insect, or aircraft used for flying.

Illustration for the English word “wing”

Example sentence

The bird stretched its injured wing before trying to fly south for the winter.

Synonyms & related words

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