flippers
Diver's foot fins
Flippers are the broad, flat limbs that marine mammals like seals and dolphins use for swimming, and by extension, the rubber foot attachments that human swimmers and divers wear to propel themselves through water.
The word also names the paddle-like controls on a pinball machine used to bat the ball back into play.
In casual use, someone might call their own hands or feet flippers, especially if they're clumsy: I can't text with these flippers.
Smart aquatic mammals
- sealsAquatic whiskered mammals
- penguinsFlightless aquatic seabirds
- turtlesShell-backed reptiles
- whalesMassive marine mammals
walrus · manatees · sealions · otters · porpoises · rays · platypus · webbed
Portable underwater breathing gear
- snorkelingSurface swimming with breathing tube
- finsSwimming appendages
- maskFace-worn concealment
- wetsuitInsulating garment for water
underwater · reef · buoyancy · tank · regulator · neoprene · decompression · visibility
dolphins
Smart aquatic mammals
whales · walrus · manatees · sealions · otters · porpoises · rays · platypus · webbed · aquatic
scuba
Portable underwater breathing gear
- snorkelingSurface swimming with breathing tube
- finsSwimming appendages
- maskFace-worn concealment
wetsuit · underwater · reef · buoyancy · tank · regulator · neoprene · decompression · visibility · depths
propulsion
Force driving movement forward
glide · stroke · paddle · undulate · maneuver · navigate · tread · streamline · acceleration · locomotion
arcade
Arched passageway or gaming hall
- bumpersVehicle collision cushions
- tiltAngular deviation from level
- multiballMultiple projectiles simultaneously active
plunger · targets · ramps · scoring · playfield · machine · wizard · combo · drain · nudge
- divingscuba, scuba diving, dive mask, dive helmet, diving bells
- animal feetpaw, paws, claws, claw, hoof
- animal traitsfur, tail, claws, teeth, wings
- appendagesfins, fin, tail, tails, legs
- snorkelingsnorkel, dive mask, fins, snorkel set, mouthpiece
- scuba divingscuba, regulator, BCD, scuba diving, wetsuit
flippersbare feet
barefoot · hiking boots · running shoes · climbing shoes · street shoes
- flipped outLost emotional control suddenly
- flipped offGave an obscene gesture
- burger flipperFast-food line cook
- flipped burgersCooked at a diner
- flipped through
- flipped the birdMade an obscene hand gesture