Finns \Finns\, n. pl.; sing. {Finn}. (Ethnol.) (a) Natives of Finland; Finlanders. (b) A branch of the Mongolian race, inhabiting Northern and Eastern Europe, including the Magyars, Bulgarians, Permians, Lapps, and Finlanders. [Written also {Fins}.]
fins n : a shoe for swimming; the paddle-like front is an aid in swimming (especially underwater) [syn: {flipper}, {flippers}, {fin}]