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fins

 
Noun fin has 6 senses
  1. five, 5, V, cinque, quint, quintet, fivesome, quintuplet, pentad, fin, Phoebe, Little Phoebe - the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
    --1 is a kind of shoe; digit, figure; shoe; digit, figure
  2. tail fin, tailfin, fin - one of a pair of decorations projecting above the rear fenders of an automobile
    --2 is a kind of decoration, ornament, ornamentation; decoration, ornament, ornamentation
    --2 is a part of car, auto, automobile, machine, motorcar
    Derived form: verb fin1
  3. louver, louvre, fin - one of a set of parallel slats in a door or window to admit air and reject rain
    --3 is a kind of slat, spline; slat, spline
    --3 is a part of jalousie
  4. flipper, flippers, fin, fins - a shoe for swimming; the paddle-like front is an aid in swimming (especially underwater)
    --4 is a kind of shoe; shoe
    Derived form: verb fin2
  5. fin - a stabilizer that resembles the fins of a fish
    --5 is a kind of
    stabilizer, stabiliser; stabilizer, stabiliser
    --5 is a part of ship
    --5 has particulars: vane
  6. fin - organ of locomotion and balance in fishes and some other aquatic animals
    --6 is a kind of
    extremity, appendage, member; extremity, appendage, member
    --6 is a part of fish
    --6 has part: ray
    --6 has particulars:
     dorsal fin; pectoral fin; pelvic fin, ventral fin; tail fin, caudal fin
    Derived forms: verb fin3, verb fin2
Verb fin has 3 senses
  1. fin - equip (a car) with fins
    --1 is one way to
    equip, fit, fit out, outfit
    Derived form: noun fin2
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
  2. fin - propel oneself through the water in a finning motion
    --2 is one way to
    swim
    Derived forms: noun fin6, noun fin4
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s
  3. fin, break water - show the fins above the water while swimming; "The sharks were finning near the surface"
    --3 is one way to swim
    Derived form: noun fin6
    Sample sentence:
    Something ----s
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