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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They impacted the lives of more than 100 million people through trade unions, peasant organisations, student wings and disciplined cadre networks.

From BBC • May 26, 2026

And it’s like, “I’m just trying to get these chicken wings and go home.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026

The Ghanaian-owned butcher shop down the street is where I go for halal chicken wings and thighs.

From Salon • May 22, 2026

“Management noted that frequency essentially doubles with wings in made-to-order occasions,” he wrote on Wednesday.

From Barron's • May 14, 2026

Its open wings were like majestic fans with tan feathers at the base overlapping black ones, and its wingtips were silhouetted on either side like open fingers against the brilliant blue sky.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo