ENGLISH: fine - CREOLE: amann



Overview of noun fine



The noun fine has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts)



1. fine, mulct, amercement -- (money extracted as a penalty)



Overview of verb fine



The verb fine has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts)



1. ticket, fine -- (issue a ticket or a fine to as a penalty; "I was fined for parking on the wrong side of the street"; "Move your car or else you will be ticketed!")



Overview of adj fine



The adj fine has 6 senses (first 5 from tagged texts)



1. (5) all right, fine, o.k., ok, okay, hunky-dory -- (being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition; "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 been fine")

2. (4) fine -- (minutely precise especially in differences in meaning; "a fine distinction")

3. (2) fine -- (of textures that are smooth to the touch or substances consisting of relatively small particles; "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")

4. (2) fine -- (thin in thickness or diameter; "a fine film of oil"; "fine hairs"; "read the fine print")

5. (2) fine -- (characterized by elegance or refinement or accomplishment; "fine wine"; "looking fine in her Easter suit"; "a fine gentleman"; "fine china and crystal"; "a fine violinist"; "the fine hand of a master")

6. fine -- (free from impurities; having a high or specified degree of purity; "gold 21 carats fine")



Overview of adv fine



The adv fine has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)



1. (3) very well, fine, alright, all right, OK -- (an expression of agreement normally occurring at the beginning of a sentence)

2. (1) finely, fine, delicately, exquisitely -- (in a delicate manner; "finely shaped features"; "her fine drawn body")

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