Synonyms for fin
fɪnfin

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1. five, 5, V, cinque, quint, quintet, fivesome, quintuplet, pentad, fin, Phoebe, Little Phoebenoun

   the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one

   Synonyms:
   tail fin, basketball team, louver, cinque, quintet, five, phoebe bird, quin, flipper, pentad, atomic number 23, five-spot, quintette, quint, tailfin, fivesome, quintuple, vanadium, louvre, volt, quintuplet

2. tail fin, tailfin, finnoun

   one of a pair of decorations projecting above the rear fenders of an automobile

   Synonyms:
   tail fin, louver, cinque, quintet, five, vertical fin, flipper, quintuplet, vertical stabiliser, pentad, vertical stabilizer, quint, tailfin, fivesome, caudal fin, louvre

3. louver, louvre, finnoun

   one of a set of parallel slats in a door or window to admit air and reject rain

   Synonyms:
   cinque, quint, five, flipper, tailfin, tail fin, pentad, quintuplet, quintet, louver, fivesome, louvre

4. flipper, finnoun

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

   Synonyms:
   cinque, quint, five, flipper, tail fin, pentad, quintuplet, quintet, fivesome, louvre, louver, tailfin

5. finnoun

   a stabilizer on a ship that resembles the fin of a fish

   Synonyms:
   cinque, quint, five, flipper, tail fin, pentad, quintuplet, quintet, louver, fivesome, louvre, tailfin

6. finverb

   organ of locomotion and balance in fishes and some other aquatic animals

   Synonyms:
   cinque, quint, five, flipper, tail fin, pentad, quintuplet, quintet, louver, fivesome, louvre, tailfin

7. finverb

   equip (a car) with fins

   Synonyms:
   break water

8. finverb

   propel oneself through the water in a finning motion

   Synonyms:
   break water

9. fin, break waterverb

   show the fins above the water while swimming

   "The sharks were finning near the surface"

   Synonyms:
   break water

Matched Categories

1. • Aquatics
   • Digit
   • Equip
   • Shoe
   • Slat
   • Stabilizer
   • Swim

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "fin":

   end, order, ecfin, purpose, cotter

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1. Daisann McLane:

   Shark's fin is one of the' four treasures' of Chinese dried seafood, along with fish maw, dried abalone and sea cucumber, all four are expensive products that are valued for their rarity and also for their texture.

2. Jim Serpa:

   When I saw the big bulbous head, the tiny dorsal fin way back on its back and the dagger teeth, I knew exactly what it was. It also had an odd blowhole thats farther up than any other whale and slightly off-center.

3. Bowie Wu:

   The concept of' no fin, no feast' is still deeply rooted in many people's minds.

4. Tracy Tsang:

   There was an old saying in Hong Kong in the 1970s :' To stir shark fin with rice.' It was used to describe the lifestyle of the wealthy, implying that they were rich enough to afford shark fin on a daily basis, today, the older generation still considers serving shark fin to their guests during banquets a sign of hospitality.

5. Todd Goldstein:

   The Fin attaches to a standard prosthetic, allowing the amputee to enter and exit the water without changing prosthetics.