Phrase Hound found 13 phrases and 58 compound words that contain fins. The most common are listed below. Open fins in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 13
- swim finsplural of swim fin: A flipper; an items of footwear used while swimming for more speed.
- pelvic finsplural of pelvic fin: Either of a pair of fins on either side and towards the rear of a fish.
- dorsal finsplural of dorsal fin: A fin located on the backs of fish and some marine mammals.
- caudal finsplural of caudal fin: The tailfin of a fish and other aquatic vertebrates.
- pectoral finsplural of pectoral fin: Either of two fins located on each side of a fish just behind the head.
- abdominal finsplural of abdominal fin: One of the posterior paired fins of fishes; pelvic fin; ventral fin.
- shark finsplural of shark fin: An upward curled felt side lap or end lap.
- tail finsplural of tail fin: A fin at the tail of a fish, caudal fin
- ventral finsplural of ventral fin: A fin, usually paired, located ventrally below the pectoral fins of a fish.
- adipose finsplural of adipose fin: A soft, fleshy fin located behind the dorsal fin and just forward of the caudal fin, found fish of certain families, believed to have some sensory function.
- cephalic finsplural of cephalic fin: One of a set of fins that look like horns on either side of the broad head of a manta ray.
- Hoxton finsplural of Hoxton fin: A fauxhawk hairstyle.
- fins de siècleplural of fin de siècle
Compound words 58
- coffinsplural of coffin: A closed box in which the body of a dead person is placed for burial.
- FinsburyAn urban area of London in the borough of Islington, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ3182).
- olefinsplural of olefin: Any of a class of unsaturated open-chain hydrocarbons such as ethylene; an alkene with only one carbon-carbon double bond.
- boffinsplural of boffin: An engineer or scientist, especially one engaged in technological or military research.
- FinstadA surname.
- backfinsplural of backfin: The rear fin of a fish.
- biffinsplural of biffin: A deep-red cooking apple native to Britain.
- blackfinsplural of blackfin: bluefin tuna
- bloodfinsplural of bloodfin: Aphyocharax anisitsi, a South American characin with blood-red tail and fins.
- bluefinsplural of bluefin: bluefin tuna, any of a number of types of tuna characterised by their blue fins.