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fins

/fɪnz/

fins is the plural of fin.

fins is the third-person singular simple present indicative of fin.

Meaning of fin

Noun

fin (plural fins)

  1. One of the appendages of a fish, used to propel itself and to manoeuvre/maneuver.
    • The fish's fins minimize water flow.
  2. A similar appendage of a cetacean or other marine animal.
    • a dolphin's fin
    Synonyms:
    flipper
  3. A thin, rigid component of an aircraft, extending from the fuselage and used to stabilise and steer the aircraft.
    • The fin stabilises the plane in flight.
  4. A similar structure protruding from a projectile, used to help keep it on course.
  5. A similar structure on the bottom of a surfboard, used to help steer it.
  6. 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.

See all 21 meanings of fin

Noun capitalized: FINs

FINs

  1. (plural) plural of FIN

Phrases with fins

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Words that rhyme with fins

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Questions about fins

What is fins the plural of?
Fins is the plural of fin.
What part of speech is fins?
Fins is a noun.
How do you pronounce fins?
Fins is pronounced /fɪnz/.

Words near fins in the dictionary

  1. FINRA
  2. finray
  3. finrays
  4. finrot
  5. finrozole
  6. fins
  7. fins de siècle
  8. Finsbury
  9. Finsbury Park
  10. Finse
  11. Finsen light

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Adapted from Wiktionary: fins (page history and authors); FINs (page history and authors); fin (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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