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Definitions for Finest

[1] the police: New York City's finest.
[2] of superior or best quality; of high or highest grade: fine wine.
[3] choice, excellent, or admirable: a fine painting.
[4] consisting of minute particles: fine sand; a fine purée.
[5] very thin or slender: fine thread.
[6] keen or sharp, as a tool: Is the knife fine enough to carve well?
[7] delicate in texture; filmy: fine cotton fabric.
[8] delicately fashioned: fine tracery.
[9] highly skilled or accomplished: a fine musician.
[10] trained to the maximum degree, as an athlete.
[11] characterized by or affecting refinement or elegance: a fine lady.
[12] polished or refined: fine manners.
[13] affectedly ornate or elegant: A style so fine repels the average reader.
[14] delicate or subtle: a fine distinction.
[15] bright and clear: a fine day; fine skin.
[16] healthy; well: In spite of his recent illness, he looks fine.
[17] showy or smart; elegant in appearance: a bird of fine plumage.
[18] good-looking or handsome: a fine young man.
[19] (of a precious metal or its alloy) free from impurities or containing a large amount of pure metal: fine gold; Sterling silver is 92.5 percent fine.
[20] Informal . in an excellent manner; very well: He did fine on the exams. She sings fine.
[21] very small: She writes so fine I can hardly read it.
[22] Billiards , Pool . in such a way that the driven ball barely touches the object ball in passing.
[23] Nautical . as close as possible to the wind: sailing fine.
[24] to become fine or finer, as by refining.
[25] to become less, as in size or proportions; reduce; diminish (often followed by down ): The plumpness fines down with exercise.
[26] to make fine or finer, especially by refining or pulverizing.
[27] to reduce the size or proportions of (often used with down or away ): to fine down the heavy features; to fine away superfluous matter in a design.
[28] to clarify (wines or spirits) by filtration.
[29] fines, Mining . crushed ore sufficiently fine to pass through a given screen. Compare short(def 29e) . Agriculture . the fine bits of corn kernel knocked off during handling of the grain.
[30] excellent or choice in quality; very good of its kind a fine speech
[31] superior in skill, ability, or accomplishment a fine violinist
[32] (of weather) clear and dry
[33] enjoyable or satisfying a fine time
[34] (postpositive) informal quite well; in satisfactory health I feel fine
[35] satisfactory; acceptable that's fine by me
[36] of delicate composition or careful workmanship fine crystal
[37] (of precious metals) pure or having a high or specified degree of purity fine silver ; gold 98 per cent fine
[38] subtle in perception; discriminating a fine eye for antique brasses
[39] abstruse or subtle a fine point in argument
[40] very thin or slender fine hair
[41] very small fine dust ; fine print
[42] (of edges, blades, etc) sharp; keen
[43] ornate, showy, or smart
[44] good-looking; handsome a fine young woman
[45] polished, elegant, or refined a fine gentleman
[46] morally upright and commendable a fine man
[47] cricket (of a fielding position) oblique to and behind the wicket fine leg
[48] (prenominal) informal disappointing or terrible a fine mess
[49] informal quite well; all right that suits me fine
[50] a nonstandard word for finely
[51] billiards snooker (of a stroke on the cue ball) so as to merely brush the object ball
[52] cut it fine to allow little margin of time, space, etc
[53] to make or become finer; refine
[54] (often foll by down or away ) to make or become smaller
[55] (tr) to clarify (wine, etc) by adding finings
[56] (tr) billiards snooker to hit (a cue ball) fine
[57] (intr foll by up ) Australian and NZ informal (of the weather) to become fine
[58] a certain amount of money exacted as a penalty a parking fine
[59] a payment made by a tenant at the start of his tenancy to reduce his subsequent rent; premium
[60] feudal law a sum of money paid by a man to his lord, esp for the privilege of transferring his land to another
[61] a method of transferring land in England by bringing a fictitious law suit: abolished 1833
[62] in fine in short; briefly in conclusion; finally
[63] (tr) to impose a fine on
[64] the point at which a piece is to end, usually after a da capo or dal segno
[65] an ending or finale
[66] brandy of ordinary quality

Words related to Finest

bluecoat, bobby, cop, detective, officer, patrolman, patrolwoman, police, policeman, policewoman

Words nearby Finest

finer, finery, fines herbes, finespun, finesse, finest, finestra, finfish, finfoot, fingal's cave, finger

Origin of Finest

11250–1300; Middle English fin < Anglo-French, Old French < Latin fīnis end, utmost limit, highest point

Word origin for Finest

literally: fine

Synonyms for Finest

bluecoat, bobby, cop, detective, officer, patrolman, patrolwoman, peace officer, police, policeman, policewoman