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(a) of texture; being small-grained or smooth to the touch or having fine 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"
(n) money extracted as a penalty
(r) sentence-initial expression of agreement
(r) in a delicate manner; "finely shaped features"; "her fine drawn body"
(r) in a superior and skilled manner; "the soldiers were fighting finely"
(s) superior to the average; "in fine spirits"; "a fine student"; "made good grades"; "morale was good"; "had good weather for the parade"
(s) 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
(s) minutely precise especially in differences in meaning; "a fine distinction"
(s) being in good health; "he''s feeling all right again"; "I''m fine, how are you?"
(s) thin in thickness or diameter; "a fine film of oil"; "fine hairs"; "read the fine print"
(s) 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"
(s) ; free or impurities; having a high or specified degree of purity; "gold 21 carats fine"
(s) (of weather) pleasant; not raining, perhaps with the sun shining; "a fine summer evening"
(v) 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!"

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