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