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.

QUANT.

pair

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.

WING + VERB

beat, flap, flutter

WING + NOUN

tip | feathers

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

WING + VERB

stick out

WING + NOUN

tip

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

WING + NOUN

mirror

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.