ADJ
- left, right
- fore, front
- The beetle's fore wings are small and are not used in flight
- back, hind
- broad, long, narrow, pointed, short, stubby
- delicate
- leathery, membranous
- broken, damaged
- a bird with a broken wing
- outspread, outstretched
- butterfly, chicken, etc.
- the patterns on butterfly wings First, fry the chicken wings in the oil until they begin to brown
VERB + WING
- extend, open, spread, stretch, unfold
- close, fold
- flap, flutter
- It flapped its wings and flew off
- clean
- clip
- (often figurative) Pete felt he had had his wings clipped when his driving licence was confiscated
- grow, sprout
- I wish I could sprout wings and fly away
PREP
- on a/the ~
- It had white markings on its wings
- under a/the ~
- The young birds were under the mother bird's wing. (figurative) Simon's uncle had taken him under his wing
ADJ
- aircraft
- left, port
- right, starboard
- fixed
- folding
ADJ
- north, south, etc.
- private
- hospital
- maternity
- maximum security (= of a prison)
VERB + WING
- add, build
- demolish, destroy, pull down
- A bomb destroyed the east wing
PREP
- in a/the ~
- Our rooms were in the west wing
ADJ
- nearside, offside
- front, rear
VERB + WING
- damage, dent
- The nearside wing was damaged in the accident
- mend, repair, replace
PREP
- in a/the ~
- There was a dent in one wing
ADJ
- left, right
- conservative
- liberal, progressive, reformist
- extreme, radical
- revolutionary
- moderate
- dissident
- political
- military, paramilitary
PREP
- on a/the ~
- They're on the left wing of the Labour Party