wings

[wingz] / wɪŋz /

NOUN

organ, device of flight

Synonyms

STRONG

aileron airfoil appendage feather pennon pinion

Antonyms

WEAK

base headquarters

NOUN

section; extension

Synonyms

STRONGEST

arm branch circle faction group side unit

STRONG

addition adjunct annex block bulge clique coterie detachment division ell expansion part projection prolongation protrusion protuberance segment set

Antonyms

STRONGEST

whole

STRONG

connection depression lessening shrinkage subtraction

WEAK

base headquarters

Example Sentences

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After reentering the atmosphere, it would glide on wings before being captured in mid air by a large subsonic aircraft.

From Science Daily • Jul. 11, 2026

The same applies on the wings, where he has continued to switch players around.

From BBC • Jul. 4, 2026

A pound of cheddar cheese and a pound of chicken wings both ring up at $3.99.

From Barron's • Jul. 1, 2026

Sprouting eyes, wings, beaks, the slender monolith seemingly rotates and billows as it rises.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 1, 2026

Folding her wings and pulling in her sides so she could get around the counter, Tiamat followed.

From "Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher" by Bruce Coville