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ALL meanings of fin

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  • noun fin A flattened appendage on various parts of the body of many aquatic vertebrates and some invertebrates, including fish and cetaceans, used for propelling, steering, and balancing. 1
  • noun fin Slang. a five-dollar bill. 1
  • verb with object fin to cut off the fins from (a fish); carve or cut up, as a chub. 1
  • verb with object fin to provide or equip with a fin or fins. 1
  • verb without object fin to move the fins; lash the water with the fins, as a whale when dying. 1
  • noun fin webbed part of a fish 1
  • noun fin stabilizing part of a boat 1
  • noun fin protruding feature on car 1
  • noun fin vertical stabilizer on aircraft 1
  • noun fin five dollar bill 1
  • noun fin on engine 1
  • noun fin (ichthyology) One of the appendages of a fish, used to propel itself and to manoeuvre/maneuver. 0
  • noun fin A similar appendage of a cetacean or other marine animal. 0
  • noun fin A thin, rigid component of an aircraft, extending from the fuselage and used to stabilise and steer the aircraft. 0
  • noun fin A similar structure on the tail of a bomb, used to help keep it on course. 0
  • noun fin A hairstyle, resembling the fin of a fish, in which the hair is combed and set into a vertical ridge along the top of the head from about the crown to the forehead. 0
  • noun fin A device worn by divers and swimmers on their feet. 0
  • noun fin An extending part on a surface of a radiator, engine, heatsink, etc., used to facilitate cooling. 0
  • noun fin A sharp raised edge (generally in concrete) capable of damaging a roof membrane or vapor retarder. 0
  • noun fin (Slang) (US) A five-dollar bill. 0
  • verb fin (Transitive Verb) To cut the fins from a fish, shark, etc. 0
  • verb fin (Intransitive Verb) To swim in the manner of a fish. 0
  • verb fin (Transitive Verb) To provide (a motor vehicle etc) with fins. 0
  • countable noun fin A fish's fins are the flat objects which stick out of its body and help it to swim and keep its balance. 0
  • countable noun fin A fin on something such as an aeroplane, rocket, or bomb is a flat part which sticks out and which is intended to help control its movement. 0
  • noun fin any of the firm appendages that are the organs of locomotion and balance in fishes and some other aquatic animals. Most fishes have paired and unpaired fins, the former corresponding to the limbs of higher vertebrates 0
  • noun fin a part or appendage that resembles a fin 0
  • noun fin a vertical surface to which the rudder is attached, usually placed at the rear of an aeroplane to give stability about the vertical axis 0
  • noun fin a tail surface fixed to a rocket or missile to give stability 0
  • noun fin a fixed or adjustable blade projecting under water from the hull of a vessel to give it stability or control 0
  • noun fin a projecting rib to dissipate heat from the surface of an engine cylinder, motor casing, or radiator 0
  • verb fin to provide with fins 0
  • verb fin to remove the fins from (a dead fish) 0
  • verb fin (esp of a whale) to agitate the fins violently in the water 0
  • noun fin a five-dollar bill 0
  • abbreviation FIN Finland 0
  • abbreviation FIN Finnish 0
  • abbreviation FIN Finland (international car registration) 0
  • abbreviation FIN finance 0
  • abbreviation FIN financial 0
  • noun fin any of several winglike, membranous organs on the body of a fish, dolphin, etc., used in swimming, turning, and balancing 0
  • noun fin anything like a fin in shape or use 0
  • noun fin any narrow edge or ridge formed in manufacturing, as on a casting by metal forced through the halves of the mold 0
  • noun fin any vertical airfoil, fixed or movable, whose chief function is to give stability in flight 0
  • noun fin a stabilizing or steering projection on boats or submarines 0
  • noun fin a hand or arm 0
  • verb transitive fin to cut the fins from (a fish) 0
  • intransitive verb fin to move the fins, esp. in a violent way 0
  • noun fin the end; finish; conclusion 0
  • abbreviation FIN finished 0
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