Bat's-wing (a.) Alt. of Batwing |
Sea wing () A wing shell (Avicula). |
Standard-wing (n.) A curious paradise bird (Semioptera Wallacii) which has two long special feathers standing erect on each wing. |
Unit (n.) A single thing or person. |
Unit (n.) The least whole number |
Unit (n.) A gold coin of the reign of James I., of the value of twenty shillings. |
Unit (n.) Any determinate amount or quantity (as of length, time, heat, value) adopted as a standard of measurement for other amounts or quantities of the same kind. |
Unit (n.) A single thing, as a magnitude or number, regarded as an undivided whole. |
Water wing () One of two walls built on either side of the junction of a bridge with the bank of a river, to protect the abutment of the bridge and the bank from the action of the current. |
Wing (n.) One of the two anterior limbs of a bird, pterodactyl, or bat. They correspond to the arms of man, and are usually modified for flight, but in the case of a few species of birds, as the ostrich, auk, etc., the wings are used only as an assistance in running or swimming. |
Wing (n.) Any similar member or instrument used for the purpose of flying. |
Wing (n.) One of the two pairs of upper thoracic appendages of most hexapod insects. They are broad, fanlike organs formed of a double membrane and strengthened by chitinous veins or nervures. |
Wing (n.) One of the large pectoral fins of the flying fishes. |
Wing (n.) Passage by flying |
Wing (n.) Motive or instrument of flight |
Wing (n.) Anything which agitates the air as a wing does, or which is put in winglike motion by the action of the air, as a fan or vane for winnowing grain, the vane or sail of a windmill, etc. |
Wing (n.) An ornament worn on the shoulder |
Wing (n.) Any appendage resembling the wing of a bird or insect in shape or appearance. |
Wing (n.) One of the broad, thin, anterior lobes of the foot of a pteropod, used as an organ in swimming. |
Wing (n.) Any membranaceous expansion, as that along the sides of certain stems, or of a fruit of the kind called samara. |
Wing (n.) Either of the two side petals of a papilionaceous flower. |
Wing (n.) One of two corresponding appendages attached |
Wing (n.) A side building, less than the main edifice |
Wing (n.) The longer side of crownworks, etc., connecting them with the main work. |
Wing (n.) A side shoot of a tree or plant |
Wing (n.) The right or left division of an army, regiment, etc. |
Wing (n.) That part of the hold or orlop of a vessel which is nearest the sides. In a fleet, one of the extremities when the ships are drawn up in line, or when forming the two sides of a triangle. |
Wing (n.) One of the sides of the stags in a theater. |
Wing (v. t.) To furnish with wings |
Wing (v. t.) To supply with wings or sidepieces. |
Wing (v. t.) To transport by flight |
Wing (v. t.) To move through in flight |
Wing (v. t.) To cut off the wings of |
Wing-footed (a.) Having wings attached to the feet |
Wing-footed (a.) Having part or all of the feet adapted for flying. |
Wing-footed (a.) Having the anterior lobes of the foot so modified as to form a pair of winglike swimming organs |
Wing-handed (a.) Having the anterior limbs or hands adapted for flight, as the bats and pterodactyls. |
Wing-leaved (a.) Having pinnate or pinnately divided leaves. |
Wing-shell (n.) Any one of various species of marine bivalve shells belonging to the genus Avicula, in which the hinge border projects like a wing. |
Wing-shell (n.) Any marine gastropod shell of the genus Strombus. See Strombus. |
Wing-shell (n.) Any pteropod shell. |
whole unit | an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity, how big is that part compared to the whole?, the team is a unit |
wing shooting | shooting game birds that are flying (on the wing) |
buck-and-wing | a solo tap dance emphasizing sharp taps |
bastard wing alula spurious wing | tuft of small stiff feathers on the first digit of a bird's wing |
wing | a movable organ for flying (one of a pair) |
forewing fore-wing fore wing | either of the anterior pair of wings on an insect that has four wings |
wing case elytron | either of the horny front wings in beetles and some other insects which cover and protect the functional hind wings |
monoplane flying fish two-wing flying fish | having only pectoral fins enlarged |
biplane flying fish four-wing flying fish | having both pectoral and pelvic fins enlarged |
annex annexe extension wing | an addition that extends a main building |
booster booster rocket booster unit takeoff booster takeoff rocket | the first stage of a multistage rocket |
Bunker Buster Guided Bomb Unit- GBU- | a , pound laser-guided bomb that can be programmed to penetrate to a given depth before exploding, used to penetrate hardened underground facilities |
central processing unit CPU C.P.U. central processor processor mainframe | (computer science) the part of a computer (a microprocessor chip) that does most of the data processing, the CPU and the memory form the central part of a computer to which the peripherals are attached |
coulisse wing flat | a flat situated in the wings |
delta wing | an airplane with wings that give it the appearance of an isosceles triangle |
fender wing | a barrier that surrounds the wheels of a vehicle to block splashing water or mud, in Britain they call a fender a wing |
loudspeaker speaker speaker unit loudspeaker system speaker system | electro-acoustic transducer that converts electrical signals into sounds loud enough to be heard at a distance |
rotor blade rotary wing | the long airfoil that rotates to provide the lift that supports a helicopter in the air |
round unit of ammunition one shot | a charge of ammunition for a single shot |
semiconductor device semiconductor unit semiconductor | a conductor made with semiconducting material |
visual display unit VDU | (British) British term for video display |
wall unit | a piece of furniture having several units that stands against one wall of a room |
wing | one of the horizontal airfoils on either side of the fuselage of an airplane |
wing offstage backstage | a stage area out of sight of the audience |
wing chair | easy chair having wings on each side of a high back |
wing nut wing-nut wing screw butterfly nut thumbnut | a threaded nut with winglike projections for thumb and forefinger leverage in turning |
wing tip | a decorative toecap having a point extending toward the throat of the shoe |
wing tip | a shoe having a wing-tip toecap |
unit character | (genetics) a character inherited on an all-or-none basis and dependent on the presence of a single gene |
unit | a single undivided whole, an idea is not a unit that can be moved from one brain to another |
language unit linguistic unit | one of the natural units into which linguistic messages can be analyzed |
metrical foot foot metrical unit | (prosody) a group of or syllables forming the basic unit of poetic rhythm |
wing | the wing of a fowl, he preferred the drumsticks to the wings |
turkey wing | the wing of a turkey |
chicken wing | the wing of a chicken |
buffalo wing | crisp spicy chicken wings |
barbecued wing | chicken wings cooked in barbecue sauce |
family family unit | primary social group, parents and children, he wanted to have a good job before starting a family |
unit investment trust unit trust | a regulated investment company consisting of professional managers who issue redeemable securities representing a portfolio of many different securities, you can invest in a unit investment trust for as little as $ |
administrative unit administrative body | a unit with administrative responsibilities |
coronary care unit | a hospital unit specially staffed and equipped to treat patients with serious cardiac problems |
neonatal intensive care unit NICU | an intensive care unit designed with special equipment to care for premature or seriously ill newborn |
intensive care unit ICU | a hospital unit staffed and equipped to provide intensive care |
unit social unit | an organization regarded as part of a larger social group, the coach said the offensive unit did a good job, after the battle the soldier had trouble rejoining his unit |
army unit | a military unit that is part of an army |
naval unit | a military unit that is part of a navy |
air unit | a military unit that is part of the airforce |
military unit military force military group force | a unit that is part of some military service, he sent Caesar a force of six thousand men |
paramilitary paramilitary force paramilitary unit paramilitary organization paramilitary organisation | a group of civilians organized in a military fashion (especially to operate in place of or to assist regular army troops) |
Sparrow Unit | a hit squad of the New People's Army in the Philippines |