portion vs wing

wing vs portion

portion and wing both are nouns.

portion and wing both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
portion	Yes	No	Yes	No
wing	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, wing is a hyponym of portion; that is, wing is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than portion:

portion: an individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a meal
wing: the wing of a fowl

Other hyponyms of portion include drumstick, second joint, thigh, breast, white meat, medallion, oyster, parson's nose, pope's nose, piece, slice, round, round of drinks, drink, libation, medallion.

portion (noun)	wing (noun)
the allotment of some amount by dividing something	a movable organ for flying (one of a pair)
something less than the whole of a human artifact	one of the horizontal airfoils on either side of the fuselage of an airplane
an individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a meal	an addition that extends a main building
assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group	a barrier that surrounds the wheels of a vehicle to block splashing water or mud
money or property brought by a woman to her husband at marriage	a stage area out of sight of the audience
something determined in relation to something that includes it	the wing of a fowl
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)	a unit of military aircraft
	the side of military or naval formation
	a group within a political party or legislature or other organization that holds distinct views or has a particular function
	(in flight formation) a position to the side and just to the rear of another aircraft
	a hockey player stationed in a forward position on either side

portion (verb)	wing (verb)
give out	travel through the air; be airborne

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