Winning

//ˈwɪnɪŋ// adj, name, noun, verb

adj, name, noun, verb ·Common ·High school level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The act of obtaining something, as in a contest or by competition.
  2. 2
    succeeding with great difficulty wordnet
  3. 3
    The money, etc., gained by success in competition or contest, especially in gambling. in-plural

    "Ye seeke land and sea for your winnings."

  4. 4
    A new opening.

    "The train proceeded to North Pittington Colliery, 600 yd. away, where the Duke viewed the new winning, examined the pumping and drawing engines, and saw how pitmen descended and ascended the shaft."

  5. 5
    The portion of a coalfield out for working.
Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of win form-of, gerund, participle, present

    "Our horse was winning the race, but fell back just before the finish line."

Adjective
  1. 1
    That constitutes a win.

    "the winning entry in the competition"

  2. 2
    That leads to success.

    "a winning formula, strategy, etc."

  3. 3
    Attractive.

    "a winning smile"

Adjective
  1. 1
    very attractive; capturing interest wordnet
  2. 2
    having won wordnet
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.

Synonyms

All synonyms
fetchingvictoriousacceptableaccessionacquirementacquisition

Example

More examples

"I'm tickled pink about winning 10,000 yen at the horse races."

Etymology

Scottish altered form of Finan.

Related phrases

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