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Meaning
Noun
●
In Ichthyology:
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.
●
In Footwear:
A
thin
,
rigid
component
of an
aircraft
,
extending
from the
fuselage
and used to
stabilise
and
steer
the
aircraft
.
●
A
similar
structure on the
tail
of a
bomb
, used to help keep it on course.
●
In Surfing:
A
similar
structure on
the bottom
of a
surfboard
, used to help
steer
it.
●
In Hair:
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.
●
In Nautical:
The
conning tower
of a submarine.
●
In British English:
a
five
-pound (£5)
note
; the
sum
of
five
pounds.
●
In American English:
a
five
-dollar
bill
; the
sum
of
five
dollars.
●
In Film genres & Television:
The
finish
, the end
●
In American English & Telecommunications:
Initialism of
facility
ID number.
●
In British English & Law enforcement:
Initialism of
force
identification
number.
Verb
●
To
cut
the
fins
from a
fish
,
shark
, etc.
●
In Footwear:
(Of a
fish
) to
swim
with the
dorsal fin
above the
surface
of the water.
●
To
swim
in the
manner
of a fish.
●
In Footwear:
To provide (a
motor vehicle
etc) with fins.
Name
●
commune in the Somme
department
in France
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
fin
English
fin
Middle English (1100-1500)
fin
Old French (842-ca. 1400)
finn
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
פֿינף
Yiddish
fimf
Old High German (ca. 750-1050)
Sourced from
Etym
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Plate
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Whale
Snout
Cylinder
Humpback
Foresail
Pipe
Centerboard
Nozzle
Flap
Shaft
Snorkel
Hammerhead
Harpoon
Beam
Flange
Plier
Wire
Ballon
Stingray
Coil
Chine
Pendant
Reef
Drogue
Duct
Shark
Surface
Vert
Gator
Hull
Disc
Cone
Airfoil
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Neck
Treble Hook
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Rhymes
In
Win
Nin
Sin
Fin
Din
Kin
Min
Lin
Lyn
Tin
Men
Gin
Pin
Yin
Inn
Grin
Chin
Been
Whin
Shin
Twin
Lynn
Wynn
Spin
Jinn
Blin
Quin
Agin
Skin
Thin
Quinn
Agrin
Benin
Turin
Begin
Flynn
Djinn
Berlin
Herein
Heroin
Violin
Stettin
Jasmine
Therein
Cerumen
Sirtuin
Lecithin
Pencil-Thin
Methamphetamine
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