Thesaurus: fine

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1. superl. Finished; brought to perfection; refined; hence, free from impurity; excellent; superior; elegant; worthy of admiration; accomplished; beautiful.
2. superl. Aiming at show or effect; loaded with ornament; overdressed or overdecorated; showy.
3. superl. Nice; delicate; subtle; exquisite; artful; skillful; dexterous.
4. superl. Not coarse, gross, or heavy
5. superl. Not gross; subtile; thin; tenous.
6. superl. Not coarse; comminuted; in small particles; as, fine sand or flour.
7. superl. Not thick or heavy; slender; filmy; as, a fine thread.
8. superl. Thin; attenuate; keen; as, a fine edge.
9. superl. Made of fine materials; light; delicate; as, fine linen or silk.
10. superl. Having (such) a proportion of pure metal in its composition; as, coins nine tenths fine.
11. superl. (Used ironically.)
12. a. To make fine; to refine; to purify, to clarify; as, to fine gold.
13. a. To make finer, or less coarse, as in bulk, texture, etc.; as. to fine the soil.
14. a. To change by fine gradations; as (Naut.), to fine down a ship's lines, to diminish her lines gradually.
15. n. End; conclusion; termination; extinction.
16. n. 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.
17. n. A final agreement concerning lands or rents between persons, as the lord and his vassal.
18. n. 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.
19. n. 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.
20. v. i. To pay a fine. See Fine, n., 3 (b).
21. v. t. To finish; to cease; or to cause to cease.