flipper
English
/ˈflɪpə/, /ˈflɪpɚ/
noun
Definitions
- In marine mammals such as whales, a wide flat limb, adapted for swimming.
- A flat, wide, paddle-like rubber covering for the foot, used in swimming.
- A flat lever in a pinball machine, triggered by the player to strike the ball and keep it in play.
- (theatre) A small flat used to support a larger one.
- (cricket) A type of ball bowled by a leg spin bowler, which spins backwards and skids off the pitch with a low bounce.
- (informal) Television remote control, clicker.
- (dated) The hand.
- (dentistry) A kind of false tooth, usually temporary.
- A kitchen spatula.
- Someone who flips, in the sense of buying a house or other asset and selling it quickly for profit.
- Someone who flips in any other sense, for example throwing a coin.
Etymology
Suffix from English flip.
Origin
English
flip
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- backflip English
- bitflip English
- flip English
- flipboard English
- flipflash English
- flipism English
- flipless English
- flipness English
- flippable English
- flippase English
- flippered English
- flipperless English
- flipperlike English
- flipperling English
- flippery English
- flipple English
- flippy English
- flipside English
- foreflipper English
- frontflip English
- hardflip English
- headflip English
- heelflip English
- kickflip English
- reflip English
- superflip English
- tailflip English
- underflip English
- unflip English
- Flipper German
- flippen Dutch, Flemish
- flipper Dutch, Flemish
- flipperkast Dutch, Flemish
- flipperspel Dutch, Flemish
- flipper French
- フリップ Japanese
- filippen Middle English
- flippe Danish
- φλίπερ Greek (modern)
- φλιπάρω Greek (modern)