wing
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- noun
- /wɪŋ/
- For today's makeup, I decided on a subtle wing that accentuates my eyes without being too dramatic.
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Watch on YouTubeSo I'm like, yeah, got back onto the wing, nothing's changed apart from one thing.
- So I'm like, yeah, got back onto the wing, nothing's changed apart from one thing.
Examples
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And now I'm going to sharpen up my wing with a clean concealer brush.
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I'm going to be creating a soft wing using eyeshadow.
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So when I do a wing initially it looks crazy.
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I'm doing a little bit of a wing, but nothing crazy.
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It's like you do the wing but don't fill it in, you know?
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This eye, these lashes, this wing, this lip.
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I'm just going for a very bold Cleopatra wing to complement that.
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Allie, applying a wing-shaped Band-Aid, crimped the edges closed.
Fiction book (1995) -
To create the perfect look, she carefully applied a wing of eyeliner at the outer corners of her eyes.
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She practiced drawing a flawless wing to enhance her eye shape for the evening event.
Idioms
Compounds
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People who support conservative political, social, and economic ideas and little change
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A senior Royal Air Force officer who is above a squadron leader and below a group captain
- Specialized
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A set of long rotating blades on a helicopter that lift it and let it hover
- Specialized
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A South American plant with wing-shaped leaves and red flower clusters
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A small metal part with flat side pieces you can turn by hand to hold things together
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One of the front pair of thin parts an insect uses to fly when it has four wings
- US
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A North American tree with rough, thick bumps on its branches that look like wings
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A small stiff group of feathers on the front edge of a bird's wing that helps control flight when landing
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A small group of stiff feathers on a bird's thumb that helps control flight
How Dramatic
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Wing for the eyeliner flick is a modern picture: the small mark is called a 'wing' because it looks like a tiny wing at the outer corner of the eye, so it gives a lifted, wing-like look to the eye.