fin
1. the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
• Syn:
five, 5, V, cinque, quint,
quintet, fivesome, quintuplet, pentad, Phoebe, Little Phoebe
• Hypernyms:
digit, figure
2. one of a pair of decorations projecting above the rear fenders of an automobile
• Syn:
tail fin, tailfin
• Hypernyms:
decoration, ornament, ornamentation
• Part Holonyms:
car, auto, automobile, machine, motorcar
3. one of a set of parallel slats in a door or window to admit air and reject rain
• Syn:
louver, louvre
• Hypernyms:
slat, spline
• Part Holonyms:
jalousie
4. a shoe for swimming;
the paddle-like front is an aid in swimming (especially underwater)
• Syn:
flipper
• Derivationally related forms:
flip (for: flipper)
• Hypernyms:
shoe
5. a stabilizer on a ship that resembles the fin of a fish
• Hypernyms:
stabilizer, stabiliser
• Hyponyms:
vane
• Part Holonyms:
ship
6. organ of locomotion and balance in fishes and some other aquatic animals
• Hypernyms:
extremity, appendage, member
• Hyponyms:
dorsal fin, pectoral fin, pelvic fin, ventral fin, tail fin, caudal fin
• Part Holonyms:
fish
• Part Meronyms:
ray
1. equip (a car) with fins
• Hypernyms:
equip, fit, fit out, outfit
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
2. propel oneself through the water in a finning motion
• Topics:
water sport, aquatics
• Hypernyms:
swim
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
3. show the fins above the water while swimming
- The sharks were finning near the surface
• Syn:
break water
• Hypernyms:
swim
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
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