ell

noun

Definition of ellnext
as in wing

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  1. wing
  2. arm
Noun
  • Her arms and legs were very long and swept the air like wings, and the hem of her skirt trembled in the spotlight.
    — Tom Drury, Harpers Magazine, 29 Sep. 2026
  • The creamy white larvae are maggots and have no wings, wing buds, or legs on their soft, tapering bodies.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of wing
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  • Students sitting with arms linked at the elbows could only see in shards through a picket of shin guards, restricting their view of the area where classmates and roommates were dragged one by one and zip-tied face down on the spring grass.
    — Sophie Landres, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
  • The change effective Thursday means that arms sales requests from Syria will now be considered on a case-by-case basis.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 1 Oct. 2026
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“Ell.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ell. Accessed 6 Oct. 2026.

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