Meaning & Definition of Fin in English
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Fin
/fɪn/
noun
1. The cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
synonym:
- five,
- 5,
- V,
- cinque,
- quint,
- quintet,
- fivesome,
- quintuplet,
- pentad,
- fin,
- Phoebe,
- Little Phoebe
2. One of a pair of decorations projecting above the rear fenders of an automobile
synonym:
- tail fin,
- tailfin,
- fin
3. One of a set of parallel slats in a door or window to admit air and reject rain
synonym:
- louver,
- louvre,
- fin
4. A shoe for swimming
- The paddle-like front is an aid in swimming (especially underwater)
synonym:
- flipper,
- fin
5. A stabilizer on a ship that resembles the fin of a fish
synonym:
- fin
6. Organ of locomotion and balance in fishes and some other aquatic animals
synonym:
- fin
verb
1. Equip (a car) with fins
synonym:
- fin
2. Propel oneself through the water in a finning motion
synonym:
- fin
3. Show the fins above the water while swimming
- "The sharks were finning near the surface"
synonym:
- fin,
- break water