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Synonyms for fin
fɪnfin
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Princeton's WordNet
five, 5, V, cinque, quint, quintet, fivesome, quintuplet, pentad, fin, Phoebe, Little Phoebenoun
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
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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, quintuplettail fin, tailfin, finnoun
one of a pair of decorations projecting above the rear fenders of an automobile
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tail fin, louver, cinque, quintet, five, vertical fin, flipper, quintuplet, vertical stabiliser, pentad, vertical stabilizer, quint, tailfin, fivesome, caudal fin, louvrelouver, louvre, finnoun
one of a set of parallel slats in a door or window to admit air and reject rain
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cinque, quint, five, flipper, tailfin, tail fin, pentad, quintuplet, quintet, louver, fivesome, louvreflipper, finnoun
a shoe for swimming; the paddle-like front is an aid in swimming (especially underwater)
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cinque, quint, five, flipper, tail fin, pentad, quintuplet, quintet, fivesome, louvre, louver, tailfinfinnoun
a stabilizer on a ship that resembles the fin of a fish
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cinque, quint, five, flipper, tail fin, pentad, quintuplet, quintet, louver, fivesome, louvre, tailfinfinverb
organ of locomotion and balance in fishes and some other aquatic animals
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cinque, quint, five, flipper, tail fin, pentad, quintuplet, quintet, louver, fivesome, louvre, tailfinfinverb
equip (a car) with fins
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break waterfinverb
propel oneself through the water in a finning motion
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break waterfin, break waterverb
show the fins above the water while swimming
"The sharks were finning near the surface"
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break water
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How to use fin in a sentence?
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.
The Fin attaches to a standard prosthetic, allowing the amputee to enter and exit the water without changing prosthetics.
l'adaptabilité est le secret de la survie. Selon Charles Darwin, ni le plus fort ni le plus intelligent mais seulement les espèces les plus adaptables gagne à la fin. Alors faites de votre mieux pour être le plus adaptable, dans votre vie personnelle autant que dans les relations professionnelles. Qui est le secret de la survie et de succès!" - Deodatta V. Shenai-Khatkhate.
Sharks are in crisis, the demand for shark fin in East and Southeast Asia and for shark meat in other parts of the world are the major drivers for the overfishing of sharks. This is, by far, the biggest cause of the shark population decline. Currently, 100 % of shark fin sold in Hong Kong is from unsustainable and/or untraceable sources.
[The dolphin’s] fin was mangled, you could see it was falling off and it had a bite mark on the side of the body as well.
Translations for fin
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- زعنفةArabic
- üzgəcAzerbaijani
- вертикален стабилизатор, плавник, стабилизатор, перкаBulgarian
- aletaCatalan, Valencian
- ploutevCzech
- halefinne, finneDanish
- FlosseGerman
- naĝiloEsperanto
- aletaSpanish
- uimaräpylä, eväFinnish
- fjøður, sveiv, hornFaroese
- palme, nageoire, empennage, aileronFrench
- iteScottish Gaelic
- aletaGalician
- uszonyHungarian
- թև, լողակArmenian
- pinna, impennaggioItalian
- フィン, 鰭Japanese
- 지느러미Korean
- penna, pinnaLatin
- spura, ķīlis, stabilizatorsLatvian
- tiraMāori
- перка, пера́ја, стабилиза́тор, четкаMacedonian
- vin, zwemvlies, staartvinDutch
- finner, svømmeføtter, finne, hanekamNorwegian
- aletaOccitan
- nadadeira, barbatanaPortuguese
- aripioarăRomanian
- перо́, ласт, стабилиза́тор, ла́сты, плавни́кRussian
- perája, плитва, plitva, пера́јаSerbo-Croatian
- labb, simfötter, fenaSwedish
- yüzgeçTurkish
- vâyVietnamese
- 鳍Chinese
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