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the time to read Connie's new book? 9 judge, decide or<br />

determine to be, pronounce, declare: A jury found her guilty.<br />

The judge found in favour of the plaintiff.<br />

--n. 10 discovery, catch, bargain, deal; boon, windfall: The<br />

gold doubloon was the find of a lifetime.<br />

finding n. 1 discovery, find: The findings from Pompeii are in the<br />

Museum of Portici. 2 judgement, decree, verdict, decision,<br />

determination, pronouncement, declaration, conclusion: The<br />

findings of the Law Lords are final.<br />

fine°<br />

adj. 1 superior, excellent, superb, magnificent, supreme,<br />

marvellous, exceptional, splendid, exquisite, elegant,<br />

first-class, first-rate, prime, choice, select, top-grade,<br />

high-grade, top-drawer, quality, admirable, great, good,<br />

satisfactory, Colloq out of this world, great, OK or okay,<br />

peachy, neat, keen, Brit tickety-boo, US neat, Australian<br />

bonzer, Slang swell, cool, Brit old-fashioned ripping, Dialectal<br />

champion: He is a connoisseur of fine paintings. She turned in<br />

a fine performance. 2 sunny, fair, bright, clear, cloudless,<br />

balmy, pleasant, dry, nice: It was a fine day for a picnic. 3<br />

enjoyable, satisfying, entertaining, amusing, good, interesting,<br />

pleasant, nice: Thank you for inviting us to such a fine party.<br />

4 accomplished, skilful, consummate, outstanding, masterly,<br />

brilliant, virtuoso: Ann-Sofie is a fine pianist. 5 delicate,<br />

subtle, exquisite, well-made, dainty, elegant; superior,<br />

excellent, outstanding: What a fine example of<br />

miniature-painting! 6 delicate, dainty, thin, gossamer,<br />

diaphanous, gauzy, sheer, slender, frail, flimsy, filamentous,<br />

threadlike: The sword hung over Damocles' head by a fine<br />

thread. 7 powdered, powdery, pulverized, comminuted, crushed,<br />

fine-grained: As soon as they touched the papyrus, it<br />

disintegrated into a fine powder. 8 sharp, keen, keen-edged,<br />

razor-sharp, pointed, acute: The points of the sea urchin's<br />

spines are so fine you don't feel them enter. 9 subtle,<br />

delicate, refined, acute, keen, discriminating, critical,<br />

precise, nice, hair-splitting: There is sometimes a fine<br />

distinction between pleasure and pain. 10 good-looking,<br />

handsome, attractive, striking, beautiful, pretty, lovely,<br />

seemly, fair, comely, Colloq US cute, Scots bonny: Jeanette<br />

married a fine young man. 11 meritorious, worthy, commendable,<br />

admirable, excellent, superb, splendid, good, Colloq great: She

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