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{ "term": "wing", "partOfSpeech": "noun", "ox3000": true, "cefr": "b1", "image": "data/images/bi/birds.png", "definitions": [ { "senseNumber": 1, "definition": "one of the parts of the body of a bird, insect or bat that it uses for flying", "cefr": "b1", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "The swan **flapped its wings** noisily." }, { "text": "wing feathers" }, { "text": "I wish I could sprout wings and fly away." }, { "text": "It flapped its wings and flew off." }, { "text": "It had white markings on its wings." }, { "text": "The beetle's fore wings are small and are not used in flight." }, { "text": "The young birds were under the mother bird's wing." }, { "text": "a bird with a broken wing" }, { "text": "the patterns on butterfly wings" } ], "topics": ["Birds"], "collocations": { "adjective": ["left", "right", "front"], "… of wings": ["pair"], "verb + wing": ["extend", "flex", "open"], "wing + verb": ["beat", "flap", "flutter"], "wing + noun": ["tip", "feathers", "span"], "preposition": ["on a/the wing", "under a/the wing"] } }, { "senseNumber": 2, "definition": "the wing of a chicken, etc. eaten as food", "cefr": "b1", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "We ordered the fried chicken wings." }, { "text": "First, fry the chicken wings in the oil until they begin to brown." } ], "topics": ["Food"] }, { "senseNumber": 3, "definition": "one of the large flat parts that stick out from the side of a plane and help to keep it in the air when it is flying", "cefr": "b1", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "Salvage teams have been able to recover part of the wing of the plane." }, { "text": "The right wing grazed the runway on landing." } ], "topics": ["Transport by air"], "collocations": { "adjective": ["aircraft", "left", "port"], "wing + noun": ["tip"] } }, { "senseNumber": 4, "definition": "a part of a large building that sticks out from the main part", "examples": [ { "text": "the east wing" }, { "text": "the new wing of the hospital" }, { "text": "Our rooms were in the west wing." } ], "collocations": { "adjective": ["north", "south", "etc."], "verb + wing": ["add", "build"], "preposition": ["in a/the wing"] } }, { "senseNumber": 5, "definition": "a part of a car that is above a wheel", "labels": "(British English)North American English", "cefr": "c2", "examples": [ { "text": "There was a dent in the nearside wing." }, { "text": "There was a dent in one wing." }, { "text": "The nearside wing was damaged in the accident." } ], "topics": ["Transport by car or lorry"], "collocations": { "adjective": ["nearside", "offside", "front"], "verb + wing": ["damage", "dent", "mend"], "wing + noun": ["mirror"], "preposition": ["in a/the wing"] } }, { "senseNumber": 6, "definition": "one section of an organization that has a particular function or whose members share the same opinions", "cefr": "c1", "examples": [ { "text": "The radical wing of the party was dissatisfied with the policies." }, { "text": "The political wing of the National Resistance Army entered into negotiations with the government." }, { "text": "They're on the left wing of the Labour Party." } ], "topics": ["Politics"], "collocations": { "adjective": ["left", "right", "conservative"], "preposition": ["on a/the wing"] } }, { "senseNumber": 7, "definition": "either of the attacking players who play towards the side of the playing area in sports such as football (soccer) or hockey", "labels": "(sport)", "examples": [] }, { "senseNumber": 8, "definition": "the far left or right side of the sports field", "cefr": "c2", "examples": [ { "text": "He plays on the wing." }, { "text": "He was playing on the right wing." }, { "text": "The ball went down the right wing." } ], "topics": ["Sports: ball and racket sports"] }, { "senseNumber": 9, "definition": "the area at either side of the stage that cannot be seen by the audience", "cefr": "c2", "examples": [ { "text": "She watched every performance from the wings." }, { "text": "We watched from the wings." }, { "text": "She was waiting in the wings, ready to go on stage when her turn came." } ], "topics": ["Film and theatre"] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to limit a person’s freedom or power", "examples": [ { "text": "Having a new baby to take care of has clipped her wings." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to pass the exams that mean you are allowed to fly a plane", "examples": [] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "ready to take over a particular job or be used in a particular situation when needed", "examples": [ { "text": "She was aware of a whole host of ambitious young managers waiting in the wings." }, { "text": "There's a wealth of talent waiting in the wings of British theatre." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "flying", "labels": "(literary)", "examples": [] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "with only a very slight chance of success", "examples": [], "topics": ["Success"] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to become more independent and confident and try new activities, etc.", "examples": [ { "text": "Going to college gave her the chance to spread her wings." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to take care of and help somebody who has less experience of something than you", "examples": [ { "text": "Simon's uncle had taken him under his wing." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to fly away", "labels": "(literary)(figurative)", "examples": [ { "text": "Her imagination took wing." } ] } ], "pronunciations": { "uk": [ { "pronunciation": "/wɪŋ/", "audio": "wi/wing/wing__gb_1.mp3" } ], "us": [ { "pronunciation": "/wɪŋ/", "audio": "wi/wing/wing__us_1.mp3" } ] }, "wordOrigin": "Middle English (originally in the plural): from Old Norse vængir, plural of vængr." }