fine

1. fine (adj) — sense 1

Definition: Senses referring to subjective quality.: Of superior quality.

Example: The tree frog that they encountered was truly a fine specimen.

2. fine (adj) — sense 2

Definition: Senses referring to subjective quality.: Impressively bad, inappropriate, or unsatisfactory.

Example: You're a fine one to talk about laziness.

3. fine (adj) — sense 3

Definition: Senses referring to subjective quality.: Being acceptable, adequate, passable, or satisfactory; having one's well-being be no cause for concern.

Example: How are you today? – Fine.

4. fine (adv) — sense 4

Definition: Well, nicely, in a positive, agreeable way.

Example: Everything worked out fine.

5. fine (adv) — sense 5

Definition: Finely; elegantly; delicately.

6. fine (adv) — sense 6

Definition: In a manner so that the driven ball strikes the object ball so far to one side as to be barely deflected, the object ball being driven to one side.

7. fine (intj) — sense 7

Definition: Expression of (typically) reluctant or agreement.

8. fine (intj) — sense 8

Definition: Expression of (typically) reluctant acceptance, without further argument or discussion, of another person's viewpoint.

9. fine (noun) — sense 9

Definition: Fine champagne; French brandy.

Example: We had dined at l'Avenue's, and afterward went to the Café de Versailles for coffee. We had several fines after the coffee, and I said I must be going.

10. fine (noun) — sense 10

Definition: Something that is fine; fine particles.

Example: They filtered silt and fines out of the soil.

11. fine (verb) — sense 11

Definition: To make finer, purer, or cleaner; to purify or clarify.

Example: to fine gold

12. fine (verb) — sense 12

Definition: To become finer, purer, or cleaner.

13. fine (verb) — sense 13

Definition: To make finer, or less coarse, as in bulk, texture, etc.

Example: The tools to be used for this surface tillage are those that comminute or fine the soil most completely without compacting it or leaving it in ridges or in furrows