Flipper Definition

flĭpər
flippers
noun
flippers
One that flips.
A flipper of hamburgers.
American Heritage
A broad, flat part or limb adapted for swimming, as in seals or whales.
Webster's New World
A large, flat, paddlelike rubber device worn on each foot by a swimmer or skin diver to increase the force of the kick.
Webster's New World

A flat lever in a pinball machine, used to keep the ball in play.

Wiktionary

(cricket) A type of ball bowled by a leg spin bowler, which spins backwards and skids off the pitch with a low bounce.

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pronoun
A common name for animals which have flippers, such as dolphins and seals.
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verb

To lift one or both flipper out of the water and slap the surface of the water.

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Other Word Forms of Flipper

Noun

Singular:
flipper
Plural:
flippers

Origin of Flipper

  • flip + -er

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Flipper Sentence Examples

  • The flipper is short, broad, and truncated, and the dorsal fin a mere low protuberance.

  • For instance, compare a seal's flipper with a bird's wing.

  • The man has all the prospects of a burger flipper with a broken wrist.

  • Usually it passes from the throat (the anterior part of which, with the whole of the under jaw, is dark) above the origin of the flipper, along the middle of the flank, and descends again to the middle line before reaching the tail.

  • The lower numbered tag is secured to the left flipper.

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Words Starting With

FFLFLI

Words Ending With

RERPER

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Words Starting With F and Ending With R

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