Definitions for finfɪn

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

finfɪn(n.; v.)finned, fin•ning.

(n.)a membranous, winglike or paddlelike organ attached to any of various parts of the body of certain aquatic animals.
Category: Zoology
a winglike appendage to a hull, as one for controlling the dive of a submarine.
Category: Nautical, Navy
any of certain small, subsidiary structures on an aircraft, designed to increase directional stability.
Category: Aeronautics
any of a number of standing ridges, as on a radiator or engine cylinder, intended to maximize heat transfer to the surrounding air.
Category: Machinery
(on an automobile body) a fin-shaped ornamental part, esp. on a rear fender
Category: Automotive
Ref: ( tail fin 2 ).
Usu., fins.
Category: Zoology
Ref: flipper (def. 2). 2
(v.t.)to provide with fins.
(v.i.)to lash the water with the fins.
Category: Zoology

Origin of fin:

bef. 1000; ME, OE finn

fin′like`(adj.)

finfɪn(n.)

Slang. a five-dollar bill.
Category: Status (usage)

Origin of fin:

1865–70; earlier finnip, fin(n)if(f) a five-pound note < Yiddish fin(e)f five < MHG vumf, vimf; see five

Fin.

Finland.
Finnish.

fin.

finance.
financial.
finish.

Princeton's WordNet

five, 5, V, cinque, quint, quintet, fivesome, quintuplet, pentad, fin, Phoebe, Little Phoebe(noun)
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
tail fin, tailfin, fin(noun)
one of a pair of decorations projecting above the rear fenders of an automobile
louver, louvre, fin(noun)
one of a set of parallel slats in a door or window to admit air and reject rain
flipper, fin(noun)
a shoe for swimming; the paddle-like front is an aid in swimming (especially underwater)
fin(noun)
a stabilizer on a ship that resembles the fin of a fish
fin(verb)
organ of locomotion and balance in fishes and some other aquatic animals
fin(verb)
equip (a car) with fins
fin(verb)
propel oneself through the water in a finning motion
fin, break water(verb)
show the fins above the water while swimming
"The sharks were finning near the surface"

Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary

fin(noun)ɪn
a thin flat part that sticks out on the body of a fish helping it to swim

Wiktionary

Fin(ProperNoun)
commune in the Somme department in France

Origin: fin, from finn, from finjō 'dorsal fin' (compare vin, Finne, fena), from (s)pīn- 'backbone, dorsal fin' (compare ind 'end, point', Latin pinna 'feather, wing', spin 'hook', Sanskrit sphyá 'splinter, staff').

Webster Dictionary

Fin(verb)
to carve or cut up, as a chub
Fin(noun)
end; conclusion; object
Fin(noun)
an organ of a fish, consisting of a membrane supported by rays, or little bony or cartilaginous ossicles, and serving to balance and propel it in the water
Fin(noun)
a membranous, finlike, swimming organ, as in pteropod and heteropod mollusks
Fin(noun)
a finlike organ or attachment; a part of an object or product which protrudes like a fin
Fin(noun)
the hand
Fin(noun)
a blade of whalebone
Fin(noun)
a mark or ridge left on a casting at the junction of the parts of a mold
Fin(noun)
the thin sheet of metal squeezed out between the collars of the rolls in the process of rolling
Fin(noun)
a feather; a spline
Fin(noun)
a finlike appendage, as to submarine boats

Translations for fin

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

fin(noun)

a thin movable part on a fish's body by which it balances, moves, changes direction etc.

vinAfrikaans
زِعْنِفَة السَّمَكArabic
перкаBulgarian
barbatanaPortuguese (BR)
ploutevCzech
die FlosseGerman
finneDanish
πτερύγιοGreek
aletaSpanish
uimEstonian
بالهFarsi
eväFinnish
nageoireFrench
סְנַפִּירHebrew
मीन, पंखHindi
perajaCroatian
uszonyHungarian
siripIndonesian
uggiIcelandic
pinnaItalian
ひれJapanese
지느러미Korean
pelekasLithuanian
(zivs) spuraLatvian
siripMalay
vinDutch
finneNorwegian
płetwaPolish
بالهPersian
دكب وزر، دكب شاپر، پرهPashto
barbatanaPortuguese
aripioară (de peşte)Romanian
плавникRussian
plutvaSlovak
plavutSlovenian
perajeSerbian
fenaSwedish
ครีบ (ปลา)Thai
yüzgeçTurkish
鰭Chinese (Trad.)
плавецьUkrainian
مچھلی اور سمندری جانوروں میں پاۓ جانے والے پنکھ جو انہیں تیرنے وغیرہ میں مدد کرتے ہیںUrdu
vây cáVietnamese
鳍Chinese (Simp.)