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| 1. | [ noun ] (nautical) a stabilizer that resembles the fins of a fish | |
| Related terms: | stabilizer vane ship | |
| 2. | [ noun ] (clothing) a shoe for swimming; the paddle-like front is an aid in swimming (especially underwater) | |
| Synonyms: | flippers fins flipper | |
| Related terms: | shoe | |
| 3. | [ noun ] one of a set of parallel slats in a door or window to admit air and reject rain | |
| Synonyms: | louvre louver | |
| Related terms: | slat jalousie | |
| 4. | [ noun ] one of a pair of decorations projecting above the rear fenders of an automobile | |
| Synonyms: | tailfin tail_fin | |
| Related terms: | decoration car | |
| 5. | [ noun ] (mathematics) the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one | |
| Synonyms: | 5 five quintuplet quint cinque fivesome quintet pentad Phoebe Little_Phoebe V | |
| Related terms: | digit | |
| 6. | [ verb ] show the fins above the water while swimming (of fish) | |
| Synonyms: | break_water | |
| Examples: | "The sharks were finning near the surface" |
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| Related terms: | swim | |
| 7. | [ verb ] propel oneself through the water in a finning motion | |
| Related terms: | swim water_sport | |
| 8. | [ verb ] equip with fins, as of a car | |
| Related terms: | equip tail_fin | |
| 9. | [ noun ] (zoology) organ of locomotion and balance in fishes and some other aquatic animals | |
| Related terms: | extremity dorsal_fin pelvic_fin tail_fin pectoral_fin fish ray | |
| Similar spelling: |
Fino Finn Fini fine Fina Fiona Finnie Finney |
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