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wing

US /wɪŋ/

noun Target · B2 Nhà ở & bất động sản

Definition

a movable organ for flying (one of a pair)

Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.

Examples

The new conference rooms are located in the east wing of the building.

Synonyms

  • annexan addition that extends a main building
  • flankthe side of military or naval formation

Collocations

  • Easy birds spread their wings
    to birds spread their wings, meaning to watch and study birds in their natural habitat
  • Medium north wing of the office building
    describing north wing of the office building (the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line)
  • Hard moderate wing of the governing political coalition
    to moderate wing of the governing political coalition, meaning to preside over
  • Very Hard take a prodigy under one's wing to groom an heir
    to perform, accept, or undertake an action regarding a prodigy under one's wing to groom an heir

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