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Meaning of fin

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  fin
      n 1: the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one [syn:
           {five}, {5}, {V}, {cinque}, {quint}, {quintet}, {fivesome},
           {quintuplet}, {pentad}, {fin}, {Phoebe}, {Little Phoebe}]
      2: one of a pair of decorations projecting above the rear
         fenders of an automobile [syn: {tail fin}, {tailfin}, {fin}]
      3: one of a set of parallel slats in a door or window to admit
         air and reject rain [syn: {louver}, {louvre}, {fin}]
      4: a shoe for swimming; the paddle-like front is an aid in
         swimming (especially underwater) [syn: {flipper}, {fin}]
      5: a stabilizer on a ship that resembles the fin of a fish
      6: organ of locomotion and balance in fishes and some other
         aquatic animals
      v 1: equip (a car) with fins
      2: propel oneself through the water in a finning motion
      3: show the fins above the water while swimming; "The sharks
         were finning near the surface" [syn: {fin}, {break water}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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