Finning

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Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. The act of removing a live shark's fin, and releasing the shark back into the sea.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. The last throes of a whale in dying. See to fin out, under fin, intransitive verb
  • Word Usage
    "The International Union for the Conservation of Nature and the IUCN Shark Specialist Group recommend that shark finning is banned in all national waters and international waters through the requirement that all sharks be landed with their fins naturally attached."
    Equivalent
    Verb Form
    finned    finning    fins   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    decoration    ornament    ornamentation    swim    shoe    spline    slat    digit    figure    equip   
    Cross Reference
    Variant
    finned    finning   
    Form
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    end    conclusion    object    feather    spline    flipper    vane    fiver    Lincoln   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Allin    Atkin    Begin    Berlin    Boleyn    Bryn    Chin    Finn    Flynn    Gwyn   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    tail    cylinder    tentacle    wing    cone    claw    fuselage    snout    limb    horn