Phrase Hound found 131 phrases and 261 compound words that contain wing. The most common are listed below. Open wing in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 131
- right-wingOf a view, group, or ideology: emphasizing conservatism, traditional values, free-market capitalism, and limited government intervention.
- left-wingOf political ideologies: favoring political, social, and economic equality.
- chicken-wingAlternative form of chicken wing.
- wing mirrorEither of a pair of mirrors on the sides of a car or other vehicle that enable the driver to see to the side and behind.
- West WingThe part of the White House that houses the offices of the president of the United States.
- wing barA band of contrasting color or of feathers with a distinct appearance that crosses a bird's wing.
- wing nutA nut with wing-like projections to provide leverage in turning with thumb and forefinger.
- wing chairA chair with a high back from which project small side pieces, originally to protect from draught
- Red WingA city, the county seat of Goodhue County, Minnesota, United States.
- delta wingAn aircraft wing having a swept-back shape in the form of an isosceles triangle; used mostly on supersonic aircraft
- flying wingA tailless fixed-wing aircraft that has no definite fuselage
- front wingThe section in the front of a Formula One vehicle which deflects the turbulent air that is generated on the sides of the wheels so that it does not disturb the rest of the vehicle.
- buffalo wingA snack made of an unbreaded, fried chicken wing coated in spicy sauce.
- angel wingA kind of mollusk; a piddock.
- take wingOf a winged animal, to take flight; to begin flying.
- wing-backA player who plays on the wing, and acts as both a defender and an attacker depending on the team's situation.
- bastard wingA tuft of feathers borne by the bony thumb-like structure in a bird's wing; alula.
- sea-wingA wing-shell, often of the genus Pinna.
- wing wallIn a bridge, a retaining wall on either side of an abutment.
- Wing CommanderAlternative letter-case form of wing commander (found when the term is used as a title).
- wing and prayerA precarious situation; a situation whose successful outcome is hoped for but uncertain.
- rotary wingA primary lift surface that produces lift in rotation, such as found in helicopters and heli-type drones.
- greater wingA broad curved winglike expanse on each side of the sphenoid bone.
- saw-wingAny of the birds of genus Psalidoprocne.
- beating the wingpresent participle and gerund of beat the wing
Compound words 261
- wingspanThe distance from the left wingtip to the right wingtip (of a bird, airplane etc.).
- wingnutA deciduous tree of the genus Pterocarya native to Asia.
- redwingA small thrush, Turdus iliacus, native to Eurasia, with a white eye stripe and red under-wing feathers.
- waxwingAny of several songbirds of the genus Bombycilla, having crested heads, and red tips to the wings.
- lacewingAny of a number of gauzy-winged insects of certain families within the order Neuroptera.
- gullwingResembling a gull's wings.
- wingtipThe extreme tip of the wing of an aircraft, bird, flying insect, etc.
- batwingThe wing of a bat, or its shape.
- wingbackA player who doubles on either side of the center as a defender when their team is defending, and a winger when they are attacking.
- broadwingIn falconry, a bird of prey of the eagle or buzzard type, having long wings and long flight feathers.