A village and civil parish (served by Winfrith Newburgh and East Knighton Parish Council) in Dorset, England, previously in Purbeck district (OS grid ref SY8084).

winfuladj

Synonym of winsome.

wingnoun

An appendage of an animal's (bird, bat, insect) body that enables it to fly.

wing and prayernoun

A precarious situation; a situation whose successful outcome is hoped for but uncertain.

wing barnoun

A band of contrasting color or of feathers with a distinct appearance that crosses a bird's wing.

wing chairnoun

A chair with a high back from which project small side pieces, originally to protect from draught

Wing Chunnoun

A popular style of kung fu.

wing foilingnoun

A surface watersport where a rider uses a lightweight wing on a surf board with a hydrofoil.

wing itverb

To improvise; to make things up or figure things out as one goes; to perform with little or no preparation.

wing mirrornoun

Either of a pair of mirrors on the sides of a car or other vehicle that enable the driver to see to the side and behind.

wing nutnoun

A nut with wing-like projections to provide leverage in turning with thumb and forefinger.

wing surfingnoun

A surface watersport where a rider uses a lightweight wing on a surf board.

wing wallnoun

In a bridge, a retaining wall on either side of an abutment.

wing-footedadj

Having wings on the feet; very fast.

wing-playnoun

The art of playing as a winger.

Wingatename

Any of a number of towns in English-speaking countries:

Wingatuiname

A settlement near Mosgiel, Otago, New Zealand.

wingbacknoun

A player who doubles on either side of the center as a defender when their team is defending, and a winger when they are attacking.

wingbackedadj

Having wingbacks.

wingbasenoun

The part of the body where a wing is attached.

wingbeatnoun

A single stroke made in flight by the wings of an animal that flies by beating its wings.

wingboxnoun

The primary load-carrying structure of the wing of a fixed-wing aircraft.

wingcasenoun

An elytron.

wingchairnoun

Alternative form of wing chair.

wingconoun

Wing Commander

wingcucknoun

A person with strongly polarized political views; often associated with the alt-right or with socialist or Sanders-style politics

wingdingnoun

A fit or spasm.

Wingdingsname

A dingbat font in which each character is represented by an unrelated symbol.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English alphabetical index for the letter W contains 12,113 headwords drawn from our Wiktionary-derived dictionary table. At 50 entries per page the browse splits into 243 pages, and you are currently viewing page 167. Every row above is a dictionary-backed entry with a canonical slug, and each links through to a full definition page with pronunciation, senses, etymology, and related-word data where available.

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