Definition of FIN

fin

Meanings

Plural: fins

Noun

  • the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
  • one of a pair of decorations projecting above the rear fenders of an automobile
  • one of a set of parallel slats in a door or window to admit air and reject rain
  • a shoe for swimming; the paddle-like front is an aid in swimming (especially underwater)
  • a stabilizer on a ship that resembles the fin of a fish
  • organ of locomotion and balance in fishes and some other aquatic animals
  • One of the appendages of a fish, used to propel itself and to manoeuvre/maneuver.
  • A similar appendage of a cetacean or other marine animal.
  • A thin, rigid component of an aircraft, extending from the fuselage and used to stabilise and steer the aircraft.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • A person's hand.
  • a five-pound (£5) note; the sum of five pounds.
  • A five-dollar bill; the sum of five dollars.
  • "The end".
  • Denotes the end of the road.

Verb

  • equip (a car) with fins
  • propel oneself through the water in a finning motion
  • show the fins above the water while swimming
    • "The sharks were finning near the surface"
  • To cut the fins from a fish, shark, etc.
  • (Of a fish) to swim with the dorsal fin above the surface of the water.
  • To swim in the manner of a fish.
  • To provide (a motor vehicle etc) with fins.

Origin / Etymology

From 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”).

Synonyms

5, break water, cinque, finis, finnuf, finny, five, fiver, fivesome, flipper, Lincoln, Little Phoebe, louver, louvre, Mohican, pentad, Phoebe, quint, quintet, quintuplet, tail fin, tailfin, V, vane

Scrabble Score: 6

fin is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
fin is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
fin is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 7

fin is a valid Words With Friends word