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'wine ,cooler n AmE a drink made with wine, fruit juice, and
CARBONATED water
'wine lake n a very large amount of wine made by wine-
producing countries that is additional to what is needed and
is stored to prevent prices falling: the EC wine lake
win-e-ry /'waɪnəri/ n pl. wineries a place where wine is made
and stored → compare VINEYARD
,wine 'vinegar n [U] a type
of VINEGAR made from sour
wine, used in cooked dishes
and sauces
Oprah Winfrey
Win-frey, O-prah /'wɪnfri,
'əʊprə/ (1954–) a US film and
television actress and tele-
vision PRESENTER who has
her own TALK SHOW (=a tele-
vision programme in which
people tell their personal
secrets and talk about their
problems). Her films include
The Color Purple (1985). She
is known for being very
sympathetic and kind, and
also for the large amount of
money she earns. → see also
OPRAH
wing¹ /wɪŋ/ n 1 a) a movable limb which a bird, insect etc,
uses for flying: The birds spread their wings and flew away. |
a butterfly with beautiful markings on its wings → see pic-
tures at BIRD and INSECT b) the meat covering the wing
bone of a chicken, duck etc, used as food 2 one of the large
flat structures that stand out from each side of a plane and
support it in flight → see picture at AIRCRAFT 3 a part of
something, especially of a building, which stands out from
the main or central part: a campaign to raise money for a new
hospital wing | the west wing of the house 4 BrE || fender AmE
— the side part of a car that covers the wheels: a wing
mirror → see picture at CAR 5 (in sport) the position or
player on the far right or left of the field 6 a group within a
political party or similar organization, whose members have
aims or opinions that are different from those of the main
body of the organization: The Senator is on the liberal wing
of the Republican Party. | the political wing of the IRA → see
also LEFT WING, RIGHT WING 7 Oh for the wings of a dove a
song by Mendelssohn which is sung in a very high voice,
usually by a young boy 8 on the wing especially lit (of a bird)
flying 9 take wing especially lit to fly (away): The sudden noise
frightened the birds, and they took wing. 10 under some-
one's wing being protected, helped etc by someone: to take
someone under one's wing → see also WINGS, clip someone's
wings (CLIP), spread one's wings (SPREAD) —less adj
wing² v 1 [+adv/prep] to fly (as if) on wings: The plane came
winging down towards the coast. 2 [T] to wound in the arm
or wing 3 wing it AmE slang to do something without
planning: 'What cities are you going to see on holiday?' 'I don't
know — I'm just going to wing it and do what I feel like.' | I
didn't have time to prepare for the meeting so I'll have to wing
it.
'wing com,mander n a rank in the Royal Air Force → see
TABLE 3
wing-ding /'wɪŋ,dɪŋ/ n AmE, becoming old-fash a lively party
winge /wɪndʒ/ v [I] → see WHINGE
winged /wɪŋd/ adj (often in comb.) having wings, especially of
the stated number or type
wing-er /'wɪŋər/ n 1 (in games like football) a player in the
area on the far left or right of the field → see also
WING 2 -winger a person who belongs to the stated group
(RIGHT WING or LEFT WING) in a political party: Republican
right-wingers
Winger, Deb-ra /'debrə/ (1955–) a US actress who was the
voice of E.T. in the film E.T. (1982). Her films include An
Officer and a Gentleman (1981) and Shadowlands (1993).
wing mirror BrE || side mirror AmE — n a mirror attached to
the side of a car → see picture at CAR
wing nut also butterfly nut n a NUT with sides which one
can hold while turning it
wings /wɪŋz/ n [P] 1 (either of) the sides of a stage, where an
actor is hidden from view 2 a sign which a pilot can wear,
to show he or she can fly an aircraft: Have you got your
wings yet? 3 in the wings not yet publicly known about but
ready and able to take action when the time is right
wing-span /'wɪŋspæn/ also wing-spread /-sprɛd/ n the
distance from the end of one wing to the end of the other,
when both are stretched out: the eagle's huge wingspan | an
aircraft with a wingspan of 50 metres
wing-tips /'wɪŋtɪps/ n [P] AmE men's shoes with a decorative
pattern of small holes in raised pieces of leather
wink¹ /wɪŋk/ v 1 [(at);T] to close and open (one eye) quickly,
usually as a signal between people, especially of amusement
or a shared secret: He winked at her, and she knew he was only
pretending to be angry. 2 [I;T] BrE || blink AmE — to flash or
cause (a light) to flash on and off: The driver's winking his
lights; he must be turning this way.
wink at sthg. phr v [T] to pretend not to notice (something
bad or illegal), in a way that suggests approval: The officials
winked at the trucks carrying the illegal supplies.
wink² n 1 [C] a winking movement of the eye: She gave him
a saucy wink/a conspiratorial wink. 2 [S usually in negatives]
even a short period of sleep: I didn't get a wink of sleep/
didn't sleep a wink last night. (=did not sleep at all) → see
also FORTY WINKS, a nod's as good as a wink (NOD)
wink-ers /'wɪŋkəz||-ərz/ BrE || blinkers AmE — n [P] infml the
small usually orange lights on a car which flash either on
the right or left to show that it will move towards that
direction
win-kle¹ /'wɪŋkəl/ also periwinkle n a small sea animal
that lives in a shell and that people sometimes eat
winkle² v
winkle sthg./sbdy. out phr v [T(of)] infml, especially BrE to get or
remove slowly and with difficulty: At last I winkled the truth
out of him. | We'll winkle him out of there.
Winkle, Rip Van → see RIP VAN WINKLE
'winkle-,picker n [C usually pl.] infml BrE a type of man's shoe
with very pointed toes which was fashionable in the late
1950s → see PAIR (USAGE)
Win-ne-ba-go /,wɪnɪ'beɪɡəʊ/ trademark a type of CARAVAN
sold in the US, often very large and comfortable
win-ner /'wɪnər/ n 1 a person or animal that has won
something: a Nobel Prize winner | the winner of last year's
Kentucky Derby | The winners received a cup and the losers
were given medals. 2 infml apprec something that is (expected
to be) successful: That idea's a real winner. | The company is
onto a winner with this new car.
Winner, Michael (1935–) a British film DIRECTOR known for
his violent films such as Death Wish (1974), The Big Sleep
(1977), and Bullseye (1990). He also appears in television
advertisements for an INSURANCE company.
Win-nie the Pooh /,wɪni ðə 'pu:/ (1926) a famous book for
children by A.A. MILNE, about a boy called Christopher Robin
and his TEDDY BEAR Winnie-the-Pooh, who is also called
Pooh or Pooh Bear. Pooh is not very clever or brave, but he
is very cheerful and helpful and has lots of friends, includ-
ing EEYORE, PIGLET, and Tigger. He likes inventing songs and
poems and his favourite food is HONEY.
win-ning /'wɪnɪŋ/ adj very pleasing or attractive; charming:
His winning ways made him popular with everyone. | a
winning smile
'winning ,post [the] especially BrE (in horse racing) a post
marking the place where a race finishes
win-nings /'wɪnɪŋz/ n [P] money which has been won in a
game, by betting (BET) on a race etc
Win-ni-peg /'wɪnɪpeɡ/ the capital city of Manitoba, in
Canada
win-now /'wɪnəʊ/ v [T] to blow the outer part (HUSKS) from
(grain)
wi-no /'waɪnəʊ/ n pl. winos slang an ALCOHOLIC, especially one
who has no home and lives on the streets