fin

1. 1.

   the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one

   Synonymsfive5VcinquequintquintetfivesomequintupletpentadPhoebeLittle Phoebe

   Broaderdigit
2. 2.

   one of a pair of decorations projecting above the rear fenders of an automobile

   Synonymstail fintailfin

   Broaderdecoration

   Part ofcar
3. 3.

   one of a set of parallel slats in a door or window to admit air and reject rain

   Synonymslouverlouvre

   Broaderslat

   Part ofjalousie
4. 4.

   a shoe for swimming; the paddle-like front is an aid in swimming (especially underwater)

   Synonymsflipper

   Broadershoe
5. 5.

   a stabilizer on a ship that resembles the fin of a fish

   Broaderstabilizer

   Narrowervane

   Part ofship
6. 6.

   organ of locomotion and balance in fishes and some other aquatic animals

   Broaderextremity

   Narrowerdorsal finpectoral finpelvic fintail fin

   Part offish

   Partsray

1. 1.

   equip (a car) with fins

   Broaderequip
2. 2.

   propel oneself through the water in a finning motion

   Broaderswim

   water sport

3. 3.

   show the fins above the water while swimming

   “The sharks were finning near the surface”

   Synonymsbreak water

   Broaderswim

Other forms of fin

plural

fins·

past tense or participle

finned

present participle

finning

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about fin

What does fin mean?

fin means "the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one". That is the primary sense; the word has 9 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in fin?

fin has 1 syllable: fin. In IPA it is /ˈfɪn/.

What is another word for fin?

Close synonyms include five, 5, V, cinque, quint. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is fin a common word?

fin is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with fin?

2 words rhyme with fin. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.