NOUN | quantity | fin, five, 5, V, cinque, quint, quintet, fivesome, quintuplet, pentad, Phoebe, Little Phoebe | the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one |
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artifact | fin, tail fin, tailfin | one of a pair of decorations projecting above the rear fenders of an automobile | |
artifact | fin, louver, louvre | one of a set of parallel slats in a door or window to admit air and reject rain | |
artifact | fin, flipper | a shoe for swimming | |
artifact | fin | a stabilizer on a ship that resembles the fin of a fish | |
animal | fin | organ of locomotion and balance in fishes and some other aquatic animals | |
VERB | possession | fin | equip (a car) with fins |
motion | fin | propel oneself through the water in a finning motion | |
motion | fin, break water | show the fins above the water while swimming |
Sounds | fih'n | |
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Rhymes | Adrenalin ... zeppelin / Zeppelin: 223 rhymes with ihn... |
Meaning | The cardinal number that is the sum of four and one. | |
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Synonyms | five, 5, V, cinque, quint, quintet, fivesome, quintuplet, pentad, Phoebe, Little Phoebe | |
Broader | digit, figure | One of the elements that collectively form a system of numeration |
Spanish | 5, cinco, cinque, quint | |
Catalan | 5, cinc, cinque, quintet, quint |
Meaning | One of a pair of decorations projecting above the rear fenders of an automobile. | |
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Synonyms | tail fin, tailfin | |
Part of | car, auto, automobile, machine, motorcar | A motor vehicle with four wheels |
Broader | decoration, ornament, ornamentation | Something used to beautify |
Verbs | fin | equip (a car) with fins |
Meaning | One of a set of parallel slats in a door or window to admit air and reject rain. | |
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Synonyms | louver, louvre | |
Part of | jalousie | A shutter made of angled slats |
Broader | slat, spline | A thin strip (wood or metal) |
Spanish | lumbrera, persiana | |
Catalan | aleta, persiana |
Meaning | A shoe for swimming; the paddle-like front is an aid in swimming (especially underwater). | |
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Synonym | flipper | |
Broader | shoe | footwear shaped to fit the foot (below the ankle) with a flexible upper of leather or plastic and a sole and heel of heavier material |
Spanish | aleta | |
Catalan | aleta | |
Verbs | fin | propel oneself through the water in a finning motion |
Meaning | A stabilizer on a ship that resembles the fin of a fish. | |
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Part of | ship | A vessel that carries passengers or freight |
Narrower | vane | A fin attached to the tail of an arrow, bomb or missile in order to stabilize or guide it |
Broader | stabilizer, stabiliser | A device for making something stable |
Spanish | aleta | |
Catalan | aleta |
Meaning | organ of locomotion and balance in fishes and some other aquatic animals. | |
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Part of | fish | Any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills |
Parts | ray | Any of the stiff bony spines in the fin of a fish |
Narrower | dorsal fin | unpaired median fin on the backs of fishes and some other aquatic vertebrates that help to maintain balance |
pectoral fin | Either of a pair of fins situated just behind the head in fishes that help control the direction of movement | |
pelvic fin, ventral fin | Either of a pair of fins attached to the pelvic girdle in fishes that help control the direction of movement | |
tail fin, caudal fin | The tail of fishes and some other aquatic vertebrates | |
Broader | extremity, appendage, member | An external body part that projects from the body |
Spanish | aleta | |
Catalan | aleta, alot | |
Verbs | fin | show the fins above the water while swimming |
fin | propel oneself through the water in a finning motion |
Meaning | equip (a car) with fins. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
Broader | equip, fit, fit out, outfit | Provide with (something) usually for a specific purpose |
Nouns | fin | one of a pair of decorations projecting above the rear fenders of an automobile |
Meaning | propel oneself through the water in a finning motion. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
Category | water sport, aquatics | sports that involve bodies of water |
Broader | swim | Travel through water |
Nouns | fin | organ of locomotion and balance in fishes and some other aquatic animals |
fin | a shoe for swimming |
Meaning | show the fins above the water while swimming. | |
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Pattern | Something ----s | |
Example | "The sharks were finning near the surface" | |
Synonym | break water | |
Broader | swim | Travel through water |
Nouns | fin | organ of locomotion and balance in fishes and some other aquatic animals |
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