fins

Meaning of fins

noun
  1. One of the appendages of a fish, used to propel itself and to manoeuvre/maneuver.
    The fish's fins minimize water flow.
  2. A similar appendage of a cetacean or other marine animal.
    a dolphin's fin
  3. A thin, rigid component of an aircraft, extending from the fuselage and used to stabilise and steer the aircraft.
    The fin stabilises the plane in flight.
  4. A similar structure on the tail of a bomb, used to help keep it on course.
  5. 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.
  6. A device worn by divers and swimmers on their feet.
    The divers wore fins to swim faster.
  7. An extending part on a surface of a radiator, engine, heatsink, etc., used to facilitate cooling.
  8. A sharp raised edge (generally in concrete) capable of damaging a roof membrane or vapor retarder.
verb
  1. To cut the fins from a fish, shark, etc.
  2. (Of a fish) to swim with the dorsal fin above the surface of the water.
  3. To swim in the manner of a fish.
    A neutrally buoyant diver does not need to fin to maintain depth.
  4. To provide (a motor vehicle etc) with fins.
noun
  1. (formerly Australia) a five-pound (£5) note; the sum of five pounds.
  2. A five-dollar bill; the sum of five dollars.

Information about fins

Hyphenation of fins

fins

  • It consists of 1 syllables and 4 chars.
  • fins is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable

fins synonyms

Meaning :

flipper, Mohican, vane, fiver, Lincoln

Anagrams of fins

fsin

Words that rhyme with fins

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