fin
noun
1. the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
Similar word(s): cinque, five, fivesome, pentad, phoebe, quint, quintet, quintuplet
Definition categories: quantity, digit, figure
2. one of a pair of decorations projecting above the rear fenders of an automobile
Similar word(s): tailfin
Definition categories: man–made, decoration, ornament, ornamentation
3. one of a set of parallel slats in a door or window to admit air and reject rain
Similar word(s): louver, louvre
Definition categories: man–made, slat, spline
4. a shoe for swimming; the paddle-like front is an aid in swimming (especially underwater)
Similar word(s): flipper
Definition categories: man–made, shoe
5. a stabilizer on a ship that resembles the fin of a fish
Definition categories: man–made, stabiliser, stabilizer
6. organ of locomotion and balance in fishes and some other aquatic animals
Definition categories: animal, appendage, extremity, member
Sentences with fin as a noun:
- The fish's fins minimize water flow.
- a dolphin's fin
- The fin stabilises the plane in flight.
- The divers wore fins to swim faster.
verb
1. equip (a car) with fins
Definition categories: possession, equip, fit, outfit
2. propel oneself through the water in a finning motion
Definition categories: motion, swim
3. show the fins above the water while swimming
- The sharks were finning near the surface
Definition categories: motion, swim
Sentences with fin as a verb:
- A neutrally buoyant diver does not need to fin to maintain depth.