Definition of wing

Scrabble & Words with friends points


  • wing is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 8
  • wing is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 8
  • wing is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 10

Definition of wing


  • travel through the air; be airborne (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. fly
  • an addition that extends a main building (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. annex
    2. annexe
    3. extension
  • a stage area out of sight of the audience (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. backstage
    2. offstage
  • a barrier that surrounds the wheels of a vehicle to block splashing water or mud (noun)

    Examples

    1. in Britain they call a fender a wing

    Synonyms

    1. fender
  • the side of military or naval formation (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. flank
  • a group within a political party or legislature or other organization that holds distinct views or has a particular function (noun)

    Examples

    1. they are the progressive wing of the Republican Party
  • a hockey player stationed in a forward position on either side (noun)
  • a movable organ for flying (one of a pair) (noun)
  • a unit of military aircraft (noun)
  • (in flight formation) a position to the side and just to the rear of another aircraft (noun)
  • one of the horizontal airfoils on either side of the fuselage of an airplane (noun)
  • the wing of a fowl (noun)

    Examples

    1. he preferred the drumsticks to the wings

See definition of wing in Merriam Webster