fin

/fɪn/ · noun

Meaning

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.
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.
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.
To cut the fins from a fish, shark, etc.
(Of a fish) to swim with the dorsal fin above the surface of the water.
To swim in the manner of a fish.
To provide (a motor vehicle etc) with fins.
(formerly Australia) a five-pound (£5) note; the sum of five pounds.
A five-dollar bill; the sum of five dollars.

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