flipper
f li per
- n a shoe for swimming; the paddle-like front is an aid in swimming (especially underwater)
- n the flat broad limb of aquatic animals specialized for swimming
- They totter about upright, with their flipper arms and their tuxedo markings.
- A key visual highlight is the window flipper: with a click, your open windows form a single-file line and parade past for your review.
- These days, she wears a flipper--a dental device--to cover up the holes from the baby teeth she's finally losing.