Helen Fenton

Winger: Definition and part of speech

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Winger

  1. n. One of the casks stowed in the wings of a vessel’s hold, being smaller than such as are stowed more amidships.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Wing-footed: Definition and part of speech

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Wing-footed

  1. a. Having the anterior lobes of the foot so modified as to form a pair of winglike swimming organs; — said of the pteropod mollusks.
  2. a. Having wings attached to the feet; as, wing-footed Mercury; hence, swift; moving with rapidity; fleet.
  3. a. Having part or all of the feet adapted for flying.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Wing-handed: Definition and part of speech

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Wing-handed

  1. a. Having the anterior limbs or hands adapted for flight, as the bats and pterodactyls.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Wineglassful: Definition and part of speech

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Wineglassful

  1. As much as a wineglass will hold; enough to fill a wineglass. It is usually reckoned at two fluid ounces, or four tablespoonfuls.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.