Fine vs. Found

Fineadjective

Senses referring to subjective quality.

Fineadjective

Of superior quality.

Fineadjective

(informal) Being acceptable, adequate, passable, or satisfactory.

Fineadjective

(informal) Good-looking, attractive.

Fineadjective

Subtle, delicately balanced or discriminated.

Fineadjective

(obsolete) Showy; overdecorated.

Fineadjective

Delicate; subtle; exquisite; artful; dexterous.

Fineadjective

An answer often used to cover an unnecessary explanation, rather to avoid conflict or an argument. Saying "I'm fine" can be used to avoid inquiry when the speaker is not really okay.

Fineadjective

Senses referring to objective quality.

Fineadjective

Of a particular grade of quality, usually between very good and very fine, and below mint.

Fineadjective

(of weather) Sunny and not raining.

Fineadjective

Consisting of especially minute particulate; made up of particularly small pieces.

Fineadjective

Particularly slender; especially thin, narrow, or of small girth.

Fineadjective

Made of slender or thin filaments.

Fineadjective

Having a (specified) proportion of pure metal in its composition.

Fineadjective

(cricket) Behind the batsman and at a small angle to the line between the wickets.

Fineadjective

(obsolete) Subtle; thin; tenuous.

Fineadverb

Expression of (typically) reluctant agreement.

Fineadverb

Well, nicely, in a positive way.

Fineadverb

Finely; elegantly; delicately.

Fineadverb

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.

Finenoun

Fine champagne; French brandy.

Finenoun

Something that is fine; fine particles.

Finenoun

A fee levied as punishment for breaking the law.

Finenoun

(music) The end of a musical composition.

Finenoun

(music) The location in a musical score that indicates the end of the piece, particularly when the piece ends somewhere in the middle of the score due to a section of the music being repeated.

Finenoun

(obsolete) End; conclusion; termination; extinction.

Finenoun

A final agreement concerning lands or rents between persons, as the lord and his vassal.

Finenoun

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.

Fineverb

(transitive) To make finer, purer, or cleaner; to purify or clarify.

Fineverb

(intransitive) To become finer, purer, or cleaner.

Fineverb

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

Fineverb

To change by fine gradations.

Fineverb

(transitive) To clarify (wine and beer) by filtration.

Fineverb

To become gradually fine; to diminish; to dwindle (with away, down, or off).

Fineverb

(transitive) To issue a fine as punishment to (someone).

Fineverb

(intransitive) To pay a fine.

Fineverb

To finish; to cease.

Fineverb

To cause to cease; to stop.

Fineadjective

Finished; brought to perfection; refined; hence, free from impurity; excellent; superior; elegant; worthy of admiration; accomplished; beautiful.

Fineadjective

Aiming at show or effect; loaded with ornament; overdressed or overdecorated; showy.

Fineadjective

Nice; delicate; subtle; exquisite; artful; skillful; dexterous.

Fineadjective

Not coarse, gross, or heavy

Fineadjective

Not coarse; comminuted; in small particles; as, fine sand or flour.

Fineadjective

Having (such) a proportion of pure metal in its composition; as, coins nine tenths fine.

Fineadjective

Used ironically.

Fineverb

To make fine; to refine; to purify, to clarify; as, to fine gold.

Fineverb

To make finer, or less coarse, as in bulk, texture, etc.; as. to fine the soil.

Fineverb

To change by fine gradations; as (Naut.), to fine down a ship's lines, to diminish her lines gradually.

Fineverb

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.

Fineverb

To pay a fine. See Fine, n., 3 (b).

Fineverb

To finish; to cease; or to cause to cease.

Fineverb

To become fine (in any one of various senses); as, the ale will fine; the weather fined.

Finenoun

End; conclusion; termination; extinction.

Finenoun

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.

Finenoun

A final agreement concerning lands or rents between persons, as the lord and his vassal.

Finenoun

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.

Fineadverb

Finely; well; elegantly; fully; delicately; mincingly.

Fineadverb

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

Finenoun

money extracted as a penalty

Fineverb

issue a ticket or a fine to as a penalty;

Fineadjective

superior to the average;

Fineadjective

being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition;

Fineadjective

minutely precise especially in differences in meaning;

Fineadjective

of texture; being small-grained or smooth to the touch or having fine particles;

Fineadjective

being in good health;

Fineadjective

thin in thickness or diameter;

Fineadjective

characterized by elegance or refinement or accomplishment;

Fineadjective

; free or impurities; having a high or specified degree of purity;

Fineadjective

(of weather) pleasant; not raining, perhaps with the sun shining;

Fineadverb

sentence-initial expression of agreement

Fineadverb

in a delicate manner;

Fineadverb

in a superior and skilled manner;

Foundverb

simple past tense and past participle of find

Foundverb

(transitive) To start (an institution or organization).

Foundverb

(transitive) To begin building.

Foundverb

To melt, especially of metal in an industrial setting.

Foundverb

To form by melting a metal and pouring it into a mould; to cast.

Foundnoun

(obsolete) Food and lodging; board.

Found

imp. & p. p. of Find.

Foundverb

To form by melting a metal, and pouring it into a mold; to cast.

Foundverb

To lay the basis of; to set, or place, as on something solid, for support; to ground; to establish upon a basis, literal or figurative; to fix firmly.

Foundverb

To take the ffirst steps or measures in erecting or building up; to furnish the materials for beginning; to begin to raise; to originate; as, to found a college; to found a family.

Foundnoun

A thin, single-cut file for combmakers.

Foundnoun

food and lodging provided in addition to money;

Foundverb

set up or found;

Foundverb

set up or lay the groundwork for;

Foundverb

use as a basis for; found on;

Foundadjective

come upon unexpectedly or after searching;

Foundverb

past and past participle of find

Foundverb

establish or originate (an institution or organization)

Foundverb

plan and begin the building of (a settlement)

Foundverb

base (something) on a particular principle, idea, or feeling

Foundverb

serve as a basis for

Foundverb

melt and mould (metal).

Foundverb

fuse (materials) to make glass.

Foundverb

make (an article) by melting and moulding metal.

Foundadjective

having been discovered by chance or unexpectedly.

Foundadjective

(of an object or sound) collected in its natural state and presented in a new context as part of a work of art or piece of music

Foundadjective

(of art) comprising or making use of found objects.

Foundadjective

(of poetry) formed by taking a piece of non-poetic text and reinterpreting its structure metrically.

Foundadjective

(of a ship) equipped