1. [n]  succeeding with great difficulty; "winning is not everything"
2. [adj]  very attractive; capturing interest; "a fetching new hairstyle"; "something inexpressibly taking in his manner"; "a winning personality"
3. [adj]  having won; "the victorious entry"; "the winning team"
4. [adj]  bringing success; "the winning run"

WINNING is a 7 letter word that starts with W.

1. \Win"ning\, a.
   Attracting; adapted to gain favor; charming; as, a winning
   address. ``Each mild and winning note.'' --Keble.
   
   

2. \Win"ning\, n.
   1. The act of obtaining something, as in a contest or by
      competition.
   
   2. The money, etc., gained by success in competition or
      contest, esp, in gambling; -- usually in the plural.
   
            Ye seek land and sea for your winnings. --Chaucer.
   
   3. (Mining)
      (a) A new opening.
      (b) The portion of a coal field out for working.
   
   {Winning headway} (Mining), an excavation for exploration, in
      post-and-stall working.
   
   {Winning post}, the post, or goal, at the end of a race.
   
   

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