fin
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Is fin a Scrabble word?
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Definition
noun (English)
1. (ichthyology, zootomy) One of the appendages of a fish, used to propel itself and to manoeuvre/maneuver.Examples: "The fish's fins minimize water flow."; "Then he commenced to talk, really talk. and inside of two flaps of a herring's fin he had me mesmerized, like Eben Holt's boy at the town hall show. He talked about the ills of humanity, and the glories of health and Nature and service and land knows what all."
2. (surfing) A similar structure on the bottom of a surfboard, used to help steer it.
3. (nautical) The conning tower of a submarine.
4. (UK, slang, obsolete) A person's hand.Examples: ""Done say I to that, Reuben, tip me your fin, my spark, and it shall be a bet.""UKobsoleteslang
verb (English)
1. (transitive) To cut the fins from a fish, shark, etc.transitive
2. (intransitive) (Of a fish) to swim with the dorsal fin above the surface of the water.Examples: "When you spot him finning just under the surface, you move up quietly and present [...] bait, usually a squid."intransitive
3. (intransitive) To swim in the manner of a fish.Examples: "A neutrally buoyant diver does not need to fin to maintain depth."intransitive
4. (transitive) To provide (a motor vehicle etc) with fins.transitive
noun (English)
1. (UK, formerly Australia, slang) a five-pound (£5) note; the sum of five pounds.Synonyms: finny, fiver, finnufUKslang
2. (US, slang, dated) A five-dollar bill; the sum of five dollars.Synonyms: fiver, LincolnUSdatedslang
noun (English)
1. (archaic, film, television) "The end".Synonyms: finisarchaic
2. (obsolete, road signs) Denotes the end of the road.obsolete
noun (English)
1. (telecommunications, US) Initialism of facility ID number.USabbreviationalt-ofinitialism
2. (law enforcement, UK) Initialism of force identification number.UKabbreviationalt-ofinitialism
Definition source: Wiktionary