Synonyms of the word fin


FINAPPENDAGE - CINQUE - DECORATION - DIGIT - EQUIP - EXTREMITY - FIGURE - FIT - FIVE - FIVESOME - FLIPPER - LOUVER - LOUVRE - MEMBER - ORNAMENT - ORNAMENTATION - OUTFIT - PENTAD - QUINT - QUINTET - QUINTUPLET - SHOE - SLAT - SPLINE - STABILISER - STABILIZER - SWIM - TAILFIN

fin

  • n. (ichthyology) One of the appendages of a fish, used to propel itself and to manoeuvre/maneuver.
  • n. A similar appendage of a cetacean or other marine animal.
  • n. A thin, rigid component of an aircraft, extending from the fuselage and used to stabilise and steer the…
  • n. A similar structure on the tail of a bomb, used to help keep it on course.
  • n. A hairstyle, resembling the fin of a fish, in which the hair is combed and set into a vertical ridge along…
  • n. A device worn by divers and swimmers on their feet.
  • n. An extending part on a surface of a radiator, engine, heatsink, etc., used to facilitate cooling.
  • n. A sharp raised edge (generally in concrete) capable of damaging a roof membrane or vapor retarder.
  • v. (transitive) To cut the fins from a fish, shark, etc.
  • v. (intransitive) To swim in the manner of a fish.
  • v. (transitive) To provide (a motor vehicle etc) with fins.
  • n. (US, slang) A five-dollar bill.

appendage

  • n. an external body part that projects from the body.
  • n. a natural prolongation or projection from a part of any organism.
  • n. a part that is joined to something larger.

cinque

  • n. (card games, dice games) The number five as seen on a die or on a card.

decoration

  • n. The act of adorning, embellishing, or honoring; ornamentation.
  • n. That which adorns, enriches, or beautifies; something added by way of embellishment; ornament.
  • n. Specifically, any mark of honor to be worn upon the person, as a medal, cross, or ribbon of an order of…
  • n. (biochemistry, immunology) The use of exotic sugars as decoys to distract the immune system of a host.

digit

  • n. (mathematics) The whole numbers from 0 to 9 and the Arabic numerals representing them, which are combined…
  • n. (mathematics) Similarly fundamental numerals in other systems.
  • n. (units of measure, astronomy) 112 the apparent diameter of the sun or moon, (chiefly) as a measure of…
  • n. (historical units of measure) A unit of length notionally based upon the width of an adult human finger,…
  • n. (units of measure, obsolete) Synonym of inch.
  • n. (anatomy) A narrow extremity of the human hand or foot: a finger, thumb, or toe.
  • n. (zoology) Similar or similar-looking structures in other animals.
  • n. (geometry, rare, obsolete) Synonym of degree: 1360 of a circle.
  • v. (transitive) To point at or point out with the finger.

equip

  • v. (transitive) To furnish for service, or against a need or exigency; to fit out; to supply with whatever…
  • v. (transitive) To dress up; to array; accouter.
  • v. (transitive) To prepare (someone) with a skill.

extremity

  • n. The most extreme or furthest point of something.
  • n. An extreme measure.
  • n. A hand or foot.
  • n. A limb (major appendage of human or animal such as a leg an arm or a wing).

figure

  • n. A drawing or diagram conveying information.
  • n. The representation of any form, as by drawing, painting, modelling, carving, embroidering, etc.; especially,…
  • n. A person or thing representing a certain consciousness.
  • n. The appearance or impression made by the conduct or career of a person.
  • n. (obsolete) Distinguished appearance; magnificence; conspicuous representation; splendour; show.
  • n. A human figure, which dress or corset must fit to; the shape of a human body.
  • n. A numeral.
  • n. A number.
  • n. A shape.
  • n. A visible pattern as in wood or cloth.
  • n. A dance figure, a complex dance moveW.
  • n. A figure of speech.
  • n. (logic) The form of a syllogism with respect to the relative position of the middle term.
  • n. (astrology) A horoscope; the diagram of the aspects of the astrological houses.
  • n. (music) Any short succession of notes, either as melody or as a group of chords, which produce a single…
  • n. (music) A form of melody or accompaniment kept up through a strain or passage; a motif; a florid embellishment.
  • v. To solve a mathematical problem.
  • v. To come to understand.
  • v. (intransitive) To be reasonable.
  • v. (transitive) To enter, be a part of.
  • v. (obsolete) To represent by a figure, as to form or mould; to make an image of, either palpable or ideal;…
  • v. To embellish with design; to adorn with figures.
  • v. (obsolete) To indicate by numerals.
  • v. To represent by a metaphor; to signify or symbolize.
  • v. (obsolete) To prefigure; to foreshow.
  • v. (music) To write over or under the bass, as figures or other characters, in order to indicate the accompanying…
  • v. (music) To embellish.

fit

  • adj. Suitable, proper.
  • adj. Adapted to a purpose or environment.
  • adj. In good shape; physically well.
  • adj. (Britain, slang) Good looking, fanciable, attractive, beautiful.
  • adj. Prepared; ready.
  • v. (transitive) To be suitable for.
  • v. (transitive) To conform to in size and shape.
  • v. (intransitive) To be of the right size and shape.
  • v. (transitive, with to) To make conform in size and shape.
  • v. (transitive) To be in agreement with.
  • v. (transitive) To adjust.
  • v. (transitive) To attach, especially when requiring exact positioning or sizing.
  • v. (transitive) To equip or supply.
  • v. (transitive) To make ready.
  • v. (intransitive, archaic) To be seemly.
  • v. To be proper or becoming.
  • v. (intransitive) To be in harmony.
  • n. The degree to which something fits.
  • n. Conformity of elements one to another.
  • n. The part of an object upon which anything fits tightly.
  • n. (advertising) how well a particular commercial execution captures the character or values of a brand.
  • n. (statistics) goodness of fit.
  • n. (archaic) A section of a poem or ballad.
  • n. A seizure or convulsion.
  • n. (medicine) A sudden and vigorous appearance of a symptom over a short period of time.
  • n. A sudden outburst of emotion.
  • n. A sudden burst (of an activity).
  • v. (intransitive, medicine) To suffer a fit.

five

  • num. (cardinal) A numerical value equal to 5; the number following four and preceding six. This many dots:…
  • n. The digit/figure 5.
  • n. (US) A five-dollar bill.
  • n. Anything measuring five units, as length.
  • n. A person who is five years old.
  • n. five o'clock.
  • n. A short rest, especially one of five minutes.

fivesome

  • n. A group of five people or things.
  • n. An orgy (group sex) consisting of five people.
  • adj. (archaic) By fives; with five.

flipper

  • n. In marine mammals such as whales, a wide flat limb, adapted for swimming.
  • n. A flat, wide, paddle-like rubber covering for the foot, used in swimming.
  • n. A flat lever in a pinball machine, used to keep the ball in play.
  • n. (cricket) A type of ball bowled by a leg spin bowler, which spins backwards and skids off the pitch with…
  • n. (informal, US) Television remote control, clicker.
  • n. (dated, slang) The hand.
  • n. (dentistry) A kind of false tooth, usually temporary.
  • n. A kitchen spatula.
  • v. To lift one or both flippers out of the water and slap the surface of the water.

louver

  • n. A type of turret on the roof of certain medieval buildings designed to allow ventilation or the admission…
  • n. (chiefly in the plural) A series of sloping overlapping slats or boards which admit air and light but…
  • n. Any of a system of slits, as in the hood of an automobile, for ventilation.

louvre

  • n. An alternative spelling of louver in US English; the only spelling of this word in UK English.

member

  • n. One who officially belongs to a group.
  • n. A part of a whole.
  • n. Part of an animal capable of performing a distinct office; an organ; a limb.
  • n. The penis.
  • n. (logic) One of the propositions making up a syllogism.
  • n. (set theory) An element of a set.
  • n. (object-oriented programming) A function or piece of data associated with each separate instance of a…
  • n. (Australia, law) the judge or adjudicator in a consumer court.
  • n. A part of a discourse or of a period, sentence, or verse; a clause.
  • n. (mathematics) Either of the two parts of an algebraic equation, connected by the equality sign.
  • n. (computing) A file stored within an archive file.
  • v. (obsolete outside dialects) To remember.
  • v. (obsolete) To cause to remember; to mention.

ornament

  • n. An element of decoration; that which embellishes or adorns.
  • n. A Christmas tree decoration.
  • n. (music) A musical flourish that is unnecessary to the overall melodic or harmonic line, but serves to…
  • v. To decorate.
  • v. To add to.

ornamentation

  • n. Decoration, adornment or embellishment.
  • n. The act or process of decorating etc.

outfit

  • n. A set of clothing (with accessories).
  • n. Gear consisting of a set of articles or tools for a specified purpose.
  • n. Any cohesive group of people; a unit; such as a military company.
  • n. (informal) A business or firm.
  • n. (sports) A sports team.
  • n. (statistics) An outlier-sensitive fit.
  • v. (transitive) To provide with, usually for a specific purpose.

pentad

  • n. a group or series of five things.
  • n. (chemistry) Any element, atom, or radical having a valence of five, or which can be combined with, substituted…

quint

  • n. (music) an interval of one fifth.
  • n. (in piquet) a sequence of five playing cards of the same suit; equivalent to a straight flush in poker.
  • n. (US, informal) a quin or quintuplet.
  • n. (firefighting) A vehicle used by firefighters that combines the capabilities of a fire engine and a fire…
  • n. quinte; In fencing, the fifth fencer in parrying or attacking position.

quintet

  • n. (music) A composition (a type of chamber music) in five parts (typically each a singer or instrumentalist,…
  • n. (music) A group of five musicians, fit to play such a piece of music together.
  • n. Any group of five members.

quintuplet

  • n. One of a group of five babies born from the same mother during the same birth.
  • n. (music) A tuplet of five notes to be played in the time for four.
  • n. A collection or combination of five things.
  • n. A cycle adapted for five riders, all of whom can assist in the propulsion.

shoe

  • n. A protective covering for the foot, with a bottom part composed of thick leather or plastic sole and often…
  • n. A piece of metal designed to be attached to a horse's foot as a means of protection; a horseshoe.
  • n. (card games) A device for holding multiple decks of playing cards, allowing more games to be played by…
  • n. Something resembling a shoe in form, position, or function, such as a brake shoe.
  • n. The outer cover or tread of a pneumatic tire, especially for an automobile.
  • v. To put shoes on one's feet.
  • v. To put horseshoes on a horse.
  • v. To equip an object with a protection against wear.

slat

  • n. A thin, narrow strip or bar of wood (lath) or metal.
  • n. (aeronautical) A movable control surface at the leading edge of a wing that when moved, changes the chord…
  • v. To construct or provide with slats.
  • v. To slap; to strike; to beat; to throw down violently.
  • v. (Britain, dialect) To split; to crack.
  • v. To set on; to incite.

spline

  • n. Long thin piece of metal or wood.
  • n. A rectangular piece that fits grooves like key seats in a hub and a shaft, so that while the one may slide…
  • n. A flexible strip of metal or other material, that may be bent into a curve and used in a similar manner…
  • n. (mathematics, computing) Any of a number of smooth curves used to join points.
  • n. (woodworking) A strip of wood or other material inserted into grooves in each of two pieces of wood to…
  • v. (mathematics, computing) To smooth (a curve or surface) by means of a spline.
  • v. (engineering) To fit with a spline.
  • v. (engineering) To fasten to or together with a spline.

stabiliser

  • n. (British spelling) Alternative spelling of stabilizer.

stabilizer

  • n. Any person or thing that brings stability.
  • n. Any substance added to something in order to stabilize it.
  • n. A gyroscopically controlled fin or similar device that prevents the excess rolling of a ship in rough…
  • n. An airfoil that stabilizes the flight of an aircraft or missile.
  • n. (textiles) A piece of backing fabric used in embroidery.
  • n. (in the plural, Britain) training wheels on a child's bicycle.

swim

  • v. (intransitive, archaic) To float.
  • v. (intransitive) To move through the water, without touching the bottom; to propel oneself in water by natural…
  • v. (transitive) To traverse (a specific body of water, or a specific distance) by swimming; or, to utilize…
  • v. (transitive, uncommon) To cause to swim.
  • v. (intransitive) To be overflowed or drenched.
  • v. (transitive) To immerse in water to make the lighter parts float.
  • v. (transitive, historical) To test (a suspected witch) by throwing into a river; those who floated rather…
  • v. (transitive) To undergo a giddy sensation.
  • n. An act or instance of swimming.
  • n. The sound, or air bladder, of a fish.
  • n. (Britain) A part of a stream much frequented by fish.
  • abbr. (Internet slang, text messaging) Someone who isn't me, used as a way to avoid self-designation or self-incrimination,…

tailfin

  • n. A fin at the tail of a fish, caudal fin.
  • n. A fin on the tail of an aircraft, vertical stabilizer.
  • n. (automotive) A fin-like projection at the rear of a car, common on American cars of the 1950s.

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