wing

1. n. One of the two anterior limbs of a bird, pterodactyl, or bat. They correspond to the arms of man, and are usually modified for flight, but in the case of a few species of birds, as the ostrich, auk, etc., the wings are used only as an assistance in running or swimming. Source: opted

2. n. Any similar member or instrument used for the purpose of flying. Source: opted

3. n. One of the two pairs of upper thoracic appendages of most hexapod insects. They are broad, fanlike organs formed of a double membrane and strengthened by chitinous veins or nervures. Source: opted

4. n. One of the large pectoral fins of the flying fishes. Source: opted

5. n. Passage by flying; flight; as, to take wing. Source: opted

6. n. Motive or instrument of flight; means of flight or of rapid motion. Source: opted

7. n. Anything which agitates the air as a wing does, or which is put in winglike motion by the action of the air, as a fan or vane for winnowing grain, the vane or sail of a windmill, etc. Source: opted

8. n. An ornament worn on the shoulder; a small epaulet or shoulder knot. Source: opted

9. n. Any appendage resembling the wing of a bird or insect in shape or appearance. Source: opted

10. n. One of the broad, thin, anterior lobes of the foot of a pteropod, used as an organ in swimming. Source: opted

11. n. Any membranaceous expansion, as that along the sides of certain stems, or of a fruit of the kind called samara. Source: opted

12. n. Either of the two side petals of a papilionaceous flower. Source: opted

13. n. One of two corresponding appendages attached; a sidepiece. Source: opted

14. n. A side building, less than the main edifice; as, one of the wings of a palace. Source: opted

15. n. The longer side of crownworks, etc., connecting them with the main work. Source: opted

16. n. A side shoot of a tree or plant; a branch growing up by the side of another. Source: opted

17. n. The right or left division of an army, regiment, etc. Source: opted

18. n. 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. Source: opted

19. n. One of the sides of the stags in a theater. Source: opted

20. v. t. To furnish with wings; to enable to fly, or to move with celerity. Source: opted

21. v. t. To supply with wings or sidepieces. Source: opted

22. v. t. To transport by flight; to cause to fly. Source: opted

23. v. t. To move through in flight; to fly through. Source: opted

24. v. t. To cut off the wings of; to wound in the wing; to disable a wing of; as, to wing a bird. Source: opted

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