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the time to read Connie's new book? 9 judge, decide or
determine to be, pronounce, declare: A jury found her guilty.
The judge found in favour of the plaintiff.
--n. 10 discovery, catch, bargain, deal; boon, windfall: The
gold doubloon was the find of a lifetime.
finding n. 1 discovery, find: The findings from Pompeii are in the
Museum of Portici. 2 judgement, decree, verdict, decision,
determination, pronouncement, declaration, conclusion: The
findings of the Law Lords are final.
fine° adj. 1 superior, excellent, superb, magnificent, supreme,
marvellous, exceptional, splendid, exquisite, elegant,
first-class, first-rate, prime, choice, select, top-grade,
high-grade, top-drawer, quality, admirable, great, good,
satisfactory, Colloq out of this world, great, OK or okay,
peachy, neat, keen, Brit tickety-boo, US neat, Australian
bonzer, Slang swell, cool, Brit old-fashioned ripping, Dialectal
champion: He is a connoisseur of fine paintings. She turned in
a fine performance. 2 sunny, fair, bright, clear, cloudless,
balmy, pleasant, dry, nice: It was a fine day for a picnic. 3
enjoyable, satisfying, entertaining, amusing, good, interesting,
pleasant, nice: Thank you for inviting us to such a fine party.
4 accomplished, skilful, consummate, outstanding, masterly,
brilliant, virtuoso: Ann-Sofie is a fine pianist. 5 delicate,
subtle, exquisite, well-made, dainty, elegant; superior,
excellent, outstanding: What a fine example of
miniature-painting! 6 delicate, dainty, thin, gossamer,
diaphanous, gauzy, sheer, slender, frail, flimsy, filamentous,
threadlike: The sword hung over Damocles' head by a fine
thread. 7 powdered, powdery, pulverized, comminuted, crushed,
fine-grained: As soon as they touched the papyrus, it
disintegrated into a fine powder. 8 sharp, keen, keen-edged,
razor-sharp, pointed, acute: The points of the sea urchin's
spines are so fine you don't feel them enter. 9 subtle,
delicate, refined, acute, keen, discriminating, critical,
precise, nice, hair-splitting: There is sometimes a fine
distinction between pleasure and pain. 10 good-looking,
handsome, attractive, striking, beautiful, pretty, lovely,
seemly, fair, comely, Colloq US cute, Scots bonny: Jeanette
married a fine young man. 11 meritorious, worthy, commendable,
admirable, excellent, superb, splendid, good, Colloq great: She