winged
adjective
Simple meaning
Having wings or as if having wings of a specified kind.
Pronunciation
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wingdIPA pronunciation (US)
ˈwɪŋd
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Definition
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adjective
Having wings or as if having wings of a specified kind
in combination
Having the specified number of wings.
Flying or soaring as if on wings.
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- B2 · Upper Intermediate (estimated)
- Frequency
- Moderately Common
- Typical Use
- Neutral / general English
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Close in meaning, but not always interchangeable.
Having short, possibly non-functional wings.
Having the characteristics of a wing.
Having very short or rudimentary wings.
Having or resembling wings.
Pertaining to wings.
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Inflected forms
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A movable organ for flying (one of a pair).
Compound terms
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A tuberous twining annual vine bearing clusters of purplish flowers and pods with four jagged wings.
North American elm having twigs and young branches with prominent corky projections.
Australian plant widely cultivated for its beautiful silvery-white blooms with bright yellow centers on long winged stems.
A tuberous twining annual vine bearing clusters of purplish flowers and pods with four jagged wings.
Bushy annual weed of central North America having greenish flowers and winged seeds.
Bushy deciduous shrub with branches having thin wide corky longitudinal wings.
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Any tree of the genus Pterocarya.
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