underwing
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- 18
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- 9
Definition of underwing
3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
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A hind wing on an insect.
“The upper wings of the moth which Jacob held were undoubtedly marked with kidney-shaped spots of a fulvous hue. But there was no crescent upon the underwing.”
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noun
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A hind wing on an insect.
“The upper wings of the moth which Jacob held were undoubtedly marked with kidney-shaped spots of a fulvous hue. But there was no crescent upon the underwing.”
- A member of the genus Catocala, a nocturnal moth which usually has brightly coloured underwings.
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The underside of a bird's wing.
“The ‘white-tailed’ kites in the genus Elanus (‘kite’) are small, gull-like, grey-and-white hawks with black forewing patches and varying amounts of black on the underwings.”
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Etymology
From under + wing.
Words you can make from underwing
188 playable · top: UNWINDER (12 pts)
Best play unwinder 12 points8-letter words
1 word7-letter words
10 words6-letter words
33 words- DEWING 11 pts
- WINGED 11 pts
- ENWIND 10 pts
- REWIND 10 pts
- UNDREW 10 pts
- UNWIND 10 pts
- WINDER 10 pts
- WINGER 10 pts
- WINNED 10 pts
- WINNER 9 pts
- DINGER 8 pts
- DURING 8 pts
- ENDING 8 pts
- ENGIRD 8 pts
- GERUND 8 pts
- GINNED 8 pts
- GIRNED 8 pts
- GUIDER 8 pts
- GUNNED 8 pts
- NUDGER 8 pts
- REDING 8 pts
- RINGED 8 pts
- RUNGED 8 pts
- UNGIRD 8 pts
- DINNER 7 pts
- DUNNER 7 pts
- ENDRIN 7 pts
- GINNER 7 pts
- GUNNER 7 pts
- INURED 7 pts
- RUEING 7 pts
- RUINED 7 pts
- UNDINE 7 pts
5-letter words
39 words- DWINE 9 pts
- GWINE 9 pts
- UNWED 9 pts
- WEIRD 9 pts
- WIDEN 9 pts
- WIDER 9 pts
- WINED 9 pts
- WIRED 9 pts
- WRIED 9 pts
- WRING 9 pts
- WRUNG 9 pts
- REWIN 8 pts
- DEIGN 7 pts
- DINGE 7 pts
- DIRGE 7 pts
- GRIDE 7 pts
- GRIND 7 pts
- GUIDE 7 pts
- NUDGE 7 pts
- RIDGE 7 pts
- URGED 7 pts
- DINER 6 pts
- INDUE 6 pts
- INNED 6 pts
- NUDER 6 pts
- NUDIE 6 pts
- REIGN 6 pts
- RENIG 6 pts
- RUING 6 pts
- UNDER 6 pts
- UNRIG 6 pts
- ENNUI 5 pts
- INNER 5 pts
- INRUN 5 pts
- INURE 5 pts
- INURN 5 pts
- NINER 5 pts
- RENIN 5 pts
- URINE 5 pts
4-letter words
48 words- DREW 8 pts
- GREW 8 pts
- WEND 8 pts
- WIDE 8 pts
- WIND 8 pts
- WING 8 pts
- WEIR 7 pts
- WINE 7 pts
- WIRE 7 pts
- WREN 7 pts
- DING 6 pts
- DREG 6 pts
- DRUG 6 pts
- DUNG 6 pts
- GIED 6 pts
- GIRD 6 pts
- GRID 6 pts
- GUDE 6 pts
- GUID 6 pts
- DENI 5 pts
- DINE 5 pts
- DIRE 5 pts
- DUNE 5 pts
- DURE 5 pts
- DURN 5 pts
- GENU 5 pts
- GIEN 5 pts
- GIRN 5 pts
- GRIN 5 pts
- GRUE 5 pts
- IRED 5 pts
- NERD 5 pts
- NIDE 5 pts
- NUDE 5 pts
- NURD 5 pts
- REND 5 pts
- RIDE 5 pts
- RIND 5 pts
- RING 5 pts
- RUDE 5 pts
- RUED 5 pts
- RUNG 5 pts
- UNDE 5 pts
- URGE 5 pts
- NINE 4 pts
- REIN 4 pts
- RUIN 4 pts
- RUNE 4 pts
3-letter words
43 words- DEW 7 pts
- WED 7 pts
- WIG 7 pts
- WUD 7 pts
- NEW 6 pts
- WEN 6 pts
- WIN 6 pts
- DIG 5 pts
- DUG 5 pts
- GED 5 pts
- GID 5 pts
- DEN 4 pts
- DIE 4 pts
- DIN 4 pts
- DUE 4 pts
- DUI 4 pts
- DUN 4 pts
- END 4 pts
- ENG 4 pts
- ERG 4 pts
- GEN 4 pts
- GIE 4 pts
- GIN 4 pts
- GNU 4 pts
- GUN 4 pts
- NEG 4 pts
- NUG 4 pts
- RED 4 pts
- REG 4 pts
- RID 4 pts
- RIG 4 pts
- RUG 4 pts
- URD 4 pts
- ERN 3 pts
- INN 3 pts
- IRE 3 pts
- NUN 3 pts
- REI 3 pts
- RIN 3 pts
- RUE 3 pts
- RUN 3 pts
- UNI 3 pts
- URN 3 pts
2-letter words
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