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fine

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1. fine - Noun

2. fine - Adjective

3. fine - Verb

4. fine - Adverb

6. fine - Adjective Satellite

7. Fine - Proper noun

Meaning

Finished; brought to perfection; refined; hence, free from impurity; excellent; superior; elegant; worthy of admiration; accomplished; beautiful.

Aiming at show or effect; loaded with ornament; overdressed or overdecorated; showy.

Nice; delicate; subtle; exquisite; artful; skillful; dexterous.

Not coarse, gross, or heavy

Not gross; subtile; thin; tenous.

Not coarse; comminuted; in small particles; as, fine sand or flour.

Not thick or heavy; slender; filmy; as, a fine thread.

Thin; attenuate; keen; as, a fine edge.

Made of fine materials; light; delicate; as, fine linen or silk.

Having (such) a proportion of pure metal in its composition; as, coins nine tenths fine.

(Used ironically.)

To make fine; to refine; to purify, to clarify; as, to fine gold.

To make finer, or less coarse, as in bulk, texture, etc.; as. to fine the soil.

To change by fine gradations; as (Naut.), to fine down a ship's lines, to diminish her lines gradually.

End; conclusion; termination; extinction.

A sum of money paid as the settlement of a claim, or by way of terminating a matter in dispute; especially, a payment of money imposed upon a party as a punishment for an offense; a mulct.

A final agreement concerning lands or rents between persons, as the lord and his vassal.

A sum of money or price paid for obtaining a benefit, favor, or privilege, as for admission to a copyhold, or for obtaining or renewing a lease.

To impose a pecuniary penalty upon for an offense or breach of law; to set a fine on by judgment of a court; to punish by fine; to mulct; as, the trespassers were fined ten dollars.

To pay a fine. See Fine, n., 3 (b).

To finish; to cease; or to cause to cease.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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The wheels of justice turn slowly, but they grind exceedingly fine. Source: Internet

The world is a fine place and worth the fighting for and I hate very much to leave it. Ernest Hemingway

A fat stomach never breeds fine thoughts. Jerome

A pretty face and fine clothes do not make character. African Congo Proverb

Beer before wine, you'll feel fine. Wine before beer, you'll feel queer. English Proverb

Every one can navigate in fine weather. Italian Proverb

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