English Dictionary
◊ WING
wing
n 1: a movable organ for flying (one of a pair)
2: one of the horizontal airfoils on either side of the
fuselage of an airplane
3: a stage area out of sight of the audience [syn: {offstage},
{backstage}]
4: a unit of military aircraft
5: the side of military or naval formation; "they attacked the
enemy's right flank" [syn: {flank}]
6: the wing of a fowl; "he preferred the drumsticks to the
wings"
7: surrounds the wheels of a vehicle; "in England they call a
fender a wing" [syn: {fender}]
8: an addition that extends a main building [syn: {annex}, {annexe},
{extension}]
v : travel through the air; be airborne; "Man cannot fly" [syn:
{fly}]
English Computing Dictionary
◊ DID YOU MEAN DING?
ding
1. Synonym for {feep}. Usage: rare among hackers, but
commoner in the {Real World}.
2. "dinged": What happens when someone in authority gives you
a minor bitching about something, especially something
trivial. "I was dinged for having a messy desk."
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