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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At the same time, Lee and his colleagues were building a connectome of the fruit fly nerve cord, which controls the legs, wings, and other appendages while also processing sensory information.

From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026

Renderings show the arch would be twice the height of the Lincoln Memorial, crowned by a golden statue of Lady Liberty sporting outstretched wings.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

Young stars such as scrum-half Charlie Bracken, centre Olly Hartley and wings Tobias Elliot and Noah Caluori have been to the fore.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

Their buffalo wings are some of the best you’ll ever have.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

Soon Duane was able to see its wings and then C.C.’s big eyes.

From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el