wings
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- noun
- /wɪŋz/
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- Oh, and I'll try to spread my wings so I can fly.
Streets of gold, some wings flying around.
- Streets of gold, some wings flying around.
- Never clip your wings for another human being.
- We can fly without wings, dive without gills.
- but she knows that they will never find their wings in safety.
- Help them grow those wings back by just being there for them.
- We got along once, without eyes, without wings, under eaves, on the unfrozen ground.
- Then Our hands brunched, brushed like frayed wings of giant model levee moths.
- Now the bee becomes the plants wings and eyes and brain and legs.
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Never clip your wings for another human being.
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We can fly without wings, dive without gills.
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but she knows that they will never find their wings in safety.
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Anyway, the song is called "On the Wings of a Dove."
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Every feather will be clipped, yet these wings will fly.
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Believing in yourself gives you the wings to reach your dreams.
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Her encouragement provided the wings he needed to pursue his goals.
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Taking a leap of faith can often give you the wings to soar beyond your limitations.
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A pair of air-filled bags worn on the arms to help a child float while learning to swim
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Etymology
Wings is also used from the image of a bird's wing, meaning 'to fly' or 'to rise'. So when we say something gives someone 'wings', it means it helps them rise, move forward, or feel able to do more.