Synonyms for fin
Definitions
- n. 1
a five-pound (£5) note; the sum of five pounds.
- n. 2
One of the appendages of a fish, used to propel itself and to manoeuvre/maneuver.
The fish's fins minimize water flow.
Related words
- Word family
- finback finny finray
- Phrases
- tail fin pelvic fin abdominal fin caudal fin fin whale shark fin swim fin ventral fin
Forms
- Plural
- fins → fives, phoebes, cinques, quintets…
Example sentences
- fivesome Is there such a thing as a fivesome, or is it just called an orgy at that point?
- louvre The Mona Lisa was stolen from the Louvre in 1911.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| fin | falling | |
| quint | steady | |
| pentad | rising | |
| quintuplet | falling | |
| fivesome | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- five1, vane1
- 5 letters
- fiver, quint1, finis, finny
- 6 letters
- phoebe2, louvre2, cinque1, louver, pentad, finnuf
- 7 letters
- quintet2, flipper2
- 8 letters
- fivesome
- 10 letters
- quintuplet3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (phoebe2 = 2 syllables).