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fine
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[ adjective ] superior to the average
Synonyms Examples "in fine spirits" "a fine student" "made good grades" "morale was good" "had good weather for the parade" Used in print (Rocky Mountains News, [Denver, Colorado],...)Spahn not_only is a superior pitcher but a gentlemanly fine fellow , a ball_player 's ball_player , as they say in the trade . (The Providence Journal...)There is a fine second act , as an example , one in which Samuel_Groom , as Dillon , has an opportunity to blaze_away in one impassioned passage after another . Also fine are Sue_Lawless , as a mother more protective and belligerent than a female spider and just as destructive , Harold_Cherry , as her scratchy spouse , and Hildy_Weissman , as a vegetable in human form . The company which performed the Pulitzer_Prize musical here last night and will repeat it twice today is full of bounce , the politicians are in fine voice , the chorines evoke happy memories , and the Little_Flower rides to break a lance again . And Paul_Lipson , as Morris , the faithful one who never gets home to his Shirley 's dinner , was fine , too . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] superior in skill or ability or accomplishment
Examples "a fine violinist" "a fine athlete" "a fine mind" "the scupture showed the fine hand of a master" "a fine performance" Used in print (Norman Kent, "The Watercolor Art of Roy M. Mason"...)If the artist would study his work more thoroughly and move certain units in his design , often only slightly , finer pictures would result . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
Synonyms Examples "an all-right movie" "the passengers were shaken up but are all right" "is everything all right?" "everything's fine" "things are okay" "dinner and the movies had been fine" "another minute I'd have Related terms |
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[ adjective ] (informal) being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
Examples "an all-right movie" "the passengers were shaken up but are all right" "is everything all right?" "everything's fine" "things are okay" "dinner and the movies had been fine" Used in print (Organic Gardening and Farming,...)I spade lots of compost into their bed ; lacking that , decayed manure spread_over the bed is fine . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] minutely precise especially in differences in meaning
Examples "a fine distinction" Used in print (Robert A. Futterman, The Future of Our Cities....)In their book American_Skyline , Christopher_Tunnard and Henry_Hope_Reed argue that Franklin_Roosevelt 's New_Deal was what made the modern suburb a possibility - a fine ironical argument , when you consider how suburbanites tend to vote . (Evan Esar, Humorous English; a guide to comic ,...)At the home of a gourmet the new maid was instructed in the fine points of serving . Related terms |
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[ adverb ] sentence-initial expression of agreement
Used in print (The Dallas Morning News,...)Moritz said Monday his leg feels fine and , as a result , he hopes to start practicing field_goals this week . (Robert L. Duncan, The Voice of Strangers....)`` Fine '' , Rector said . (Robert Heinlein, Stranger in a Strange Land....)`` Fine '' . |
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[ verb ] impose a fine on
Synonyms Examples "he was fined for littering" Used in print (Legislation on Foreign Relations. Committee on Foreign...)Whoever , in the United_States or elsewhere , pays or offers to pay , or promises to pay , or receives on_account_of services rendered or to be rendered in connection with any such claim , compensation which , when added to any amount previously paid on_account_of such services , will exceed the amount of fees so determined by the Commission , shall be guilty of a misdemeanor , and , upon conviction thereof , shall be fined not more_than $ 5000 or imprisoned not more_than twelve months , or both , and if any such payment shall have been made or granted , the Commission shall take such action as may be necessary to recover the same , and , in_addition thereto , any such person shall forfeit all rights under this title . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] characterized by elegance or refinement or accomplishment
Examples "fine wine" "looking fine in her Easter suit" "a fine gentleman" "fine china and crystal" "a fine violinist" "the fine hand of a master" Used in print (Sallie Bingham, "Moving Day," The Atlantic...)Miss_Ada was looking fine ; she had_on her Easter suit , blue , with lavender binding . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] of texture; being small-grained or smooth to the touch or having fine particles
Examples "wood with a fine grain" "fine powdery snow" "fine rain" "batiste is a cotton fabric with a fine weave" "covered with a fine film of dust" Used in print (James A. Ibers et al., "Proton magnetic resonance...)A very fine , gray solid ( about 15 g ) is formed , water-washed by centrifugation , and dried at 110 ` C . |
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[ noun ] (law) the act of imposing a fine
Synonyms Used in print (The Dallas Morning News,...)Instead , retailers would sign a certificate of correctness , violation of which would carry a penalty of one to five years in prison , plus a $ 1000 fine . Related terms |
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[ adverb ] in a delicate manner
Synonyms Examples "finely shaped features" "her fine drawn body" Used in print (Jim Thompson, The Transgressors....)It poured out of him like an electric_current , a feeling that the muscles and nerves of his fine drawn body were coiling for action , and that that action would be all that he anticipated . |
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[ adverb ] in a superior and skilled manner
Synonyms Examples "the soldiers were fighting finely" |
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[ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 3297
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[ adjective ] trained to the highest degree of physical excellence
Examples "a fine racehorse" Related terms |
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[ adjective ] (metallurgy); free or impurities; having a high or specified degree of purity
Synonyms Examples "gold 21 carats fine" Related terms |
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[ adjective ] able to make or detect effects of great subtlety; sensitive
Synonyms Examples "discerning taste" "a discerning eye for color" Related terms |
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[ noun ] (business) money extracted as a penalty
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