fins

Meanings

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
• plural of fin

Verb

• equip (a car) with fins
• propel oneself through the water in a finning motion
• show the fins above the water while swimming
• third-person singular simple present indicative of fin

Synonyms

5, break water, cinque, fin, five, fivesome, flipper, Little Phoebe, louver, louvre, pentad, Phoebe, quint, quintet, quintuplet, tail fin, tailfin, V