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fin

The correct spelling is fin.

How to pronounce fin

/fɪn/
noun

IPA: /fɪn/

Say it like: Fin

The correct spelling is fin. One of the appendages of a fish, used to propel itself and to manoeuvre/maneuver. For example: "The fish's fins minimize water flow."

Usage Examples

The fish's fins minimize water flow.

a dolphin's fin

The fin stabilises the plane in flight.

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.One of the appendages of a fish, used to propel itself and to manoeuvre/maneuver.
  2. 2.A similar appendage of a cetacean or other marine animal.
  3. 3.A thin, rigid component of an aircraft, extending from the fuselage and used to stabilise and steer the aircraft.
  4. 4.A similar structure on the tail of a bomb, used to help keep it on course.
  5. 5.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.

verb

  1. 1.To cut the fins from a fish, shark, etc.
  2. 2.(Of a fish) to swim with the dorsal fin above the surface of the water.
  3. 3.To swim in the manner of a fish.
  4. 4.To provide (a motor vehicle etc) with fins.

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