Those fish keep charging me and snapping at my flipper.
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Flipper
/ˈflɪpə/
Synonyms for "flipper" (70 found)
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Noun(1 words)
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8 entriesdolphin flipperhouse renovatorleft flipperproperty flipperrehab investorright flipperseal flipperwhale flipper
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6 entriesdolphin flipperflipper mechanismhouse flipperpinball flipperreal estate investorwhale flipper
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2 translations across 2 languages.
Italian
1 entries- protesi temporanea noun (dentistry: temporary tooth)
Polish
1 entries- proteza tymczasowa noun (dentistry: temporary tooth)
Sample sentences
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If a lobster is bearing eggs, for example, the lobsterman must notch a "V" mark on its second flipper with a knife, and throw the creature back.
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Early pinball machines demanded that a player shake the entire table in an effort to guide the ball through the obstacles (pins—hence the name). Later iterations had mechanical flippers like today's, but more of them—six, which were distributed three on each side up and down the body of the machine.
Source: wiktionary
The flipper is designed to give support by standing at a 90-degree angle to the flat. It probably gets its name from its appearance: cut out like a piece of profile scenery, it resembles the flipper of a marine animal, […]
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