Dictionary entry details
• FIN (noun)
Meaning:
The cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Synonyms:
quintuplet; quint; Phoebe; pentad; Little Phoebe; fivesome; 5; cinque; fin; five; quintet; V
Hypernyms ("fin" is a kind of...):
digit; figure (one of the elements that collectively form a system of numeration)
Meaning:
One of a pair of decorations projecting above the rear fenders of an automobile
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
tailfin; tail fin; fin
Hypernyms ("fin" is a kind of...):
decoration; ornament; ornamentation (something used to beautify)
Holonyms ("fin" is a part of...):
auto; automobile; car; machine; motorcar (a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine)
Meaning:
One of a set of parallel slats in a door or window to admit air and reject rain
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
louver; louvre; fin
Hypernyms ("fin" is a kind of...):
slat; spline (a thin strip (wood or metal))
Holonyms ("fin" is a part of...):
jalousie (a shutter made of angled slats)
Meaning:
A shoe for swimming; the paddle-like front is an aid in swimming (especially underwater)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
flipper; fin
Hypernyms ("fin" is a kind of...):
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)
Meaning:
A stabilizer on a ship that resembles the fin of a fish
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("fin" is a kind of...):
stabiliser; stabilizer (a device for making something stable)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "fin"):
vane (a metal fin attached to the tail of a bomb or missile in order to stabilize or guide it)
Holonyms ("fin" is a part of...):
ship (a vessel that carries passengers or freight)
Meaning:
Organ of locomotion and balance in fishes and some other aquatic animals
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Hypernyms ("fin" is a kind of...):
appendage; extremity; member (an external body part that projects from the body)
Meronyms (parts of "fin"):
ray (any of the stiff bony rods in the fin of a fish)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "fin"):
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; correspond to hind limbs of a land vertebrate)
caudal fin; tail fin (the tail of fishes and some other aquatic vertebrates)
Holonyms ("fin" is a part of...):
fish (any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills)
• FIN (verb)
Meaning:
Equip (a car) with fins
Classified under:
Verbs of buying, selling, owning
Hypernyms (to "fin" is one way to...):
equip; fit; fit out; outfit (provide with (something) usually for a specific purpose)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Propel oneself through the water in a finning motion
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Hypernyms (to "fin" is one way to...):
swim (travel through water)
Domain category:
aquatics; water sport (sports that involve bodies of water)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
Meaning:
Show the fins above the water while swimming
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Synonyms:
break water; fin
Context example:
The sharks were finning near the surface
Hypernyms (to "fin" is one way to...):
swim (travel through water)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s
