fin
One of the appendages of a fish, used to propel itself and to manoeuvre/maneuverOne of the appendages of a fish, used to propel itself and to manoeuvre/maneuver.
» Sharks are killed for their fins.
Haie werden wegen ihrer Flossen getötet.
Акул убивают из-за их плавников.
Meaning
16 sensesOne of the appendages of a fish, used to propel itself and to manoeuvre/maneuver.
The fish's fins minimize water flow.
Flosse
плавни́кplavník, перо́peró
плаве́цьplavécʹ, плавни́кplavnýk
A similar appendage of a cetacean or other marine animal.
a dolphin's fin
Finne, Fluke f Flosse
ластlast, плавни́кplavník
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.
Leitwerk, Höhenleitwerk, Seitenleitwerk
стабилиза́торstabilizátor
A similar structure protruding from a projectile, used to help keep it on course.
A similar structure on the bottom of a surfboard, used to help steer it.
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.
A device worn by divers and swimmers on their feet.
The divers wore fins to swim faster.
Schwimmflossen)
ластlast, ла́стыlásty
An extending part on a surface of a radiator, engine, heatsink, etc., used to facilitate cooling.
A sharp raised edge (generally in concrete) capable of damaging a roof membrane or vapor retarder.
The conning tower of a submarine.
(UK, slang)A five-pound (£5) note; the sum of five pounds.
(US, dated, slang)A five-dollar bill; the sum of five dollars.
- organ of locomotion and balance in fishes and some other aquatic animals
- a stabilizer on a ship that resembles the fin of a fish
- a shoe for swimming; the paddle-like front is an aid in swimming (especially underwater)
- one of a set of parallel slats in a door or window to admit air and reject rain
Examples
20 sentencesSharks are killed for their fins.
ruАкул убивают из-за их плавников.
deHaie werden wegen ihrer Flossen getötet.
Fish use their fins as oars.
The killer whale's dorsal fin looks good.
Ziri cleaned the fins of his air conditioner.
Gabor could see the shark's fin coming towards him.
Translations
9 languagesBy meaning 1
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Origin
From Middle English fin, from Old English finn, from Proto-Germanic *finnō, *finǭ (“dorsalFrom Middle English fin, from Old English finn, from Proto-Germanic *finnō, *finǭ (“dorsal fin”) (compare Dutch vin, German Finne, Swedish finne, fena), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)pīn- (“backbone, dorsal fin”) (compare Old Irish ind (“end, point”), Latin pinna (“feather, wing, fin”), Tocharian A spin (“hook”).
From Yiddish פֿינף (finf, “five”). Doublet of cinque, finnuf, five, pimp (“five”), ponzu, punch (“beverage”), and sengi (“currency”).
From French fin (“end”). Doublet of fine and finis.
Clipping of finasteride.
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Forms
plural: finsSynonyms
23 synonyms- a shoe for swimming; the paddle-like front is an aid in swimming (especially underwater):flipper
- one of a set of parallel slats in a door or window to admit air and reject rain:louverlouvre
- one of a pair of decorations projecting above the rear fenders of an automobile:tail fintailfin
- the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one:five5Vcinquequintquintetfivesomequintuplet