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fin

/ fin /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
organ of locomotion and balance in fishes and some other aquatic animals
Type of:
extremity appendage member
Kinds of:
dorsal fin pectoral fin pelvic fin ventral fin tail fin
Has parts:
fish
Derived:
break water
noun Sense 2
a stabilizer that resembles the fins of a fish
Type of:
stabilizer stabiliser
Kinds of:
vane
Has parts:
ship
verb Sense 3
show the fins above the water while swimming
"The sharks were finning near the surface"
Type of:
swim
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
verb Sense 4
propel oneself through the water in a finning motion
Type of:
swim
Derived:
flipper flippers fins
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Domain:
water sport aquatics
verb Sense 5
equip (a car) with fins
Type of:
equip fit fit out
Derived:
tail fin tailfin
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
noun Sense 6
a shoe for swimming; the paddle-like front is an aid in swimming (especially underwater)
Type of:
shoe
Derived:
flip
noun Sense 7
one of a set of parallel slats in a door or window to admit air and reject rain
Type of:
slat spline
Has parts:
jalousie
noun Sense 8
one of a pair of decorations projecting above the rear fenders of an automobile
Type of:
decoration ornament ornamentation
Has parts:
car auto automobile
noun Sense 9
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
Type of:
digit figure
Semantic Complexity
89%
Sense Count
9
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
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Times Searched
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extremity appendage member dorsal fin pectoral fin pelvic fin ventral fin tail fin stabilizer stabiliser vane swim