winning

Definition

  • noun: the act of one that wins
  • adjective: relating to or producing a win
  • adjective: of or relating to winning
  • usually used in plural
  • synonyms: attracting, charming, conquest

Examples

  • The team is on a 12-game 'winning streak'. [=it has won 12 games in a row]

  • It's not about 'winning' or losing. It's about having fun.

  • Chocolate and mint is a 'winning' combination.

Movie quotes

  • (..) Explorer, engage arm and pivot to cargo bay. Stand by for arm maneuver. So, doc, now that you work for NASA, how do you like us? Kind of like winning the lottery, huh? I was just happy that they didn't cut the funding to my research. How long was your training? - Six months. (..)
    2013 Gravity