fin  /fɪn/

noun

1. the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one

synset: 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

synset: tail_fin, tailfin, fin

3. one of a set of parallel slats in a door or window to admit air and reject rain

synset: louver, louvre, fin

4. a shoe for swimming; the paddle-like front is an aid in swimming (especially underwater)

synset: flipper, fin

5. a stabilizer on a ship that resembles the fin of a fish

synset: fin

6. organ of locomotion and balance in fishes and some other aquatic animals

synset: fin

verb

1. equip (a car) with fins

synset: fin

2. propel oneself through the water in a finning motion

synset: fin

3. show the fins above the water while swimming; "The sharks were finning near the surface"

synset: fin, break_water

Princeton University "About WordNet." WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.

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