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wing

wing

122 3.0
A part of a building joined to the main part and used for a special purpose
  • noun
  • /wɪŋ/
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  • All facility residents were included except those residing in the Alzheimer's wing and those identified by staff as cognitively impaired.
  • the wing of the building
  • a new wing
  • east wing

And there was a first story roof wing beside my my room.

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Examples

  • A children's hospital is dedicating an entire wing to Granny Wendy.

  • I got him in the east wing.

  • Just continue doing that and going to that wing outside.

  • This whole wing is closed!

  • Most of my work was in this East Wing.

  • Many of you know we're hoping to start construction on our new prayer wing soon.

  • The Selective Service office is in the town hall, that far wing, the new wing with a separate entrance.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • They're opening up a special wing.

  • On the top floor of the main wing is the IAU Secretariat.

    Academic text (2000)
  • Many of you know we're hoping to start construction on our new prayer wing soon.

Synonyms

extension
vswing
44 3.8

Something added to make a building, road or object bigger

is a projecting building part serving a specific function rather than any added piece
annex
vswing
37 5.1

A smaller building added to a larger one for extra space

is part of the main structure that projects to serve a specific function
flugel
vswing
  • UK
9.9

A part of a building, vehicle, or animal that sticks out like a wing

is a building part that projects from the main structure and serves a specific function

Idioms

5 5.1

Flying, especially about birds or insects

1 4.2

A more experienced person looks after and guides you

Compounds

76 3.8

People who support conservative political, social, and economic ideas and little change

30 1.0

The wing of a chicken cooked and eaten as a snack

19 3.9

People or groups that support more social equality and government help

7 2.6

A deep-fried chicken wing covered in spicy sauce eaten as a starter

wing nut
  • Offensive
6 9.0

A person with extreme political views that people insult

4 8.4

A senior Royal Air Force officer who is above a squadron leader and below a group captain

2 4.4

A comfortable chair with a high back and side wings to keep you warm

1 5.6

A shoe with a pointed toe and decoration on the front that looks like a W

buck-and-wing
  • Archaic
1 9.9

A lively solo tap dance with fast, energetic footwork

delta wing
  • Specialized
1 7.0

A triangular wing used on very fast jets

rotary wing
  • Specialized
1 6.9

A set of long rotating blades on a helicopter that lift it and let it hover

1 2.2

A wing of a turkey that people eat

wing loading
  • Specialized
1 8.2

The weight of a plane divided by the area of its wings

wing nut
  • Specialized
1 2.8

A small metal piece with two flat wings you turn by hand

bastard wing
  • Specialized
9.9

A small stiff group of feathers on the front edge of a bird's wing that helps control flight when landing

A small forest plant with leaves like wintergreen and pink-purple flowers

angel-wing begonia
  • Specialized
8.9

A South American plant with wing-shaped leaves and red flower clusters

A chicken wing cooked with a sweet, smoky sauce, usually grilled or baked

fore wing
  • Specialized
7.8

One of the front pair of thin parts an insect uses to fly when it has four wings

fore-wing
  • Specialized
8.2

The front wing on an insect with four wings, like a butterfly or beetle

A sea fish with large side and belly fins that glides above water

spurious wing
  • Specialized
9.1

A small group of stiff feathers on a bird's thumb that helps control flight

A fish with only its front fins made large so it can glide above the water

wing nut
  • Specialized
9.3

A tree with small winged seeds that grows near rivers in Asia

wing case
  • Specialized
7.7

A hard front shell on beetles that protects their thin back wings

9.6

A North American tree with rough, thick bumps on its branches that look like wings

wing screw
  • Specialized
5.5

A small metal part with flat side pieces you can turn by hand to hold things together

To shoot wild birds while they fly

wing-nut
  • Specialized
5.3

A metal nut with two flat wings for tightening by hand

wing-nut
  • Specialized
9.9

A tree that makes small nuts with wing-like parts that the wind carries

Having the form of a bird's wing

How Big

pavilion
58 4.4
extension
44 3.8
wing
122 3.0
annex
37 5.1
lean-to
6 6.7

Surface Forms

wing singular
wings plural

Etymology

Wing for a part of a building comes from the word's old sense of a 'side' or projection, much like a bird's wing sticks out from its body, so a building wing is an extra side with rooms or a special use.