Flipper

Quick meaning: Flipper is a noun meaning In marine mammals such as whales (or other aquatic animals such as sea turtles), a wide, flat limb adapted for swimming.

Meaning

In marine mammals such as whales (or other aquatic animals such as sea turtles), a wide, flat limb adapted for swimming.

More Meanings

1. A wide, flat, paddle-like rubber covering for the foot, used in swimming.
2. A flat lever in a pinball machine, triggered by the player to strike the ball and keep it in play.
3. (theater) A small flat used to support a larger one.
4. (cricket) A type of ball bowled by a leg spin bowler, which spins backwards and skids off the pitch with a low bounce.
5. (informal, US) Television remote control, clicker.
6. (dentistry) A kind of false tooth, usually temporary.
7. (dated, slang) The hand.

Example Sentences

When standing alone, a flat may have a small extension, a FLIPPER, for added strength.

Give me your flipper, old man, and tell me if I can be of any service to you. I'll do what you want at all hazards.

Remember the mornings when you help me fix eggs and pancakes for breakfast. You always had to use the “flipper” to turn the pancakes and eggs.

Two notable examples of Zombie Formalism would be the electroplated silver monochromes of Jacob Kassay (b. 1984) and the “Rain Paintings” of Lucien Smith (b. 1989), both recent favorites of the art flippers.

Word Forms

• flippers
• flippering
• flippered

Synonyms for flipper

Depending on context, synonyms include flapper, fin, flippers.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include fin, engine, driver, pusher, kill, out.

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