What (who) is flipper - definition
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Flipper (disambiguation); Flippers
Flipper
·noun The Hand.
II. Flipper ·noun A broad flat limb used for swimming, as those of seals, sea turtles, whales, ·etc.
flipper
Remote contol, particularly for the television.
This show's a rerun - gimme the flipper.
This show's a rerun - gimme the flipper.
flipper
(flippers)
1.
Flippers are flat pieces of rubber that you can wear on your feet to help you swim more quickly, especially underwater.
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2.
The flippers of an animal that lives in water, for example a seal or a penguin, are the two or four flat limbs which it uses for swimming.
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Pronunciation examples for flipper
1. and "Flipper."
Racing Extinction _ Louie Psihoyos _ Talks at Google
2. on his flipper patting.
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3. I'm like one flipper on, one flipper off.
California Coast Sea Forager's Guide _ Kirk Lombard _ Talks at Google
4. played the part of Flipper.
Racing Extinction _ Louie Psihoyos _ Talks at Google
5. If you're a house flipper, you pay,
Real Estate Investing For Beginners _ Josh Dorkin & Brandon Turner _ Talks at Google
Examples of use of flipper
1. Anyone can." My grandson handed me the pancake flipper.
2. He was underweight and had skin lesions on his flipper, tail and body.
3. Ric O‘Barry, who trained dolphins for hit 60s TV series Flipper, is spearheading the campaign.
4. One of the keepers offers his flipper to a sea lion in 1'21.
5. "I am the champion flipper," Obama boasted as he began poking at the steaks.