Значение

значений: 11
  1. In marine mammals such as whales (or other secondarily aquatic animals such as sea turtles), a wide, flat limb adapted for swimming.

    Flosse

    плавни́кplavník, ластlast

    ластlast

    the flat broad limb of aquatic animals specialized for swimming

  2. A wide, flat, paddle-like rubber covering for the foot, used in swimming.

    Flosse

    ластlast

    ластlast

    a shoe for swimming; the paddle-like front is an aid in swimming (especially underwater)

  3. A flat lever in a pinball machine, triggered by the player to strike the ball and keep it in play.

    Flipper, Flipperhebel

  4. A small flat used to support a larger one.

  5. A type of ball bowled by a leg spin bowler, which spins backwards and skids off the pitch with a low bounce.

  6. (США, разговорное)Television remote control, clicker.

  7. (устаревшее, сленг)The hand.

    Flosse

  8. A kind of false tooth, usually temporary.

  9. A kitchen spatula.

  10. Someone who flips, in the sense of buying a house or other asset and selling it quickly for profit.

  11. Someone who flips in any other sense, for example throwing a coin.

Примеры

предложений: 8
  1. Put on your flippers.

  2. Where are my flippers?

    Где мои ласты? — marafon

  3. If I eat any more fish, I'll start growing flippers.

    Если я съем ещё рыбы, у меня начнут расти плавники. — Selena777

  4. Those fish keep charging me and snapping at my flipper.

  5. Seals have small flippers, wriggle on their bellies on land and lack visible ear flaps.

Переводы

языков: 9
Українська
По значениям 1
marine mammal's wide limb for swimming:
Русский
По значениям 1
marine mammal's wide limb for swimming:
Deutsch
По значениям 2
marine mammal's wide limb for swimming:
flat lever in a pinball machine:

Происхождение

From flip + -er. Compare Saterland Frisian Flappert (“flipper, wing”).

From flip + -er. Compare Saterland Frisian Flappert (“flipper, wing”).

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Формы

мн. число: flippers
Ед. числоflipper
Мн. числоflippers

правильный

Синонимы

синонимов: 3
Близкие по смыслу
  • a shoe for swimming; the paddle-like front is an aid in swimming (especially underwater):fin

Однокоренные

связанных слов: 11

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