Phrase Hound found 127 phrases and 53 compound words that contain fine. The most common are listed below. Open fine in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 127
- fine artsThe purely aesthetic arts, such as music, painting, and poetry, as opposed to industrial or functional arts such as architecture or carpentry.
- fine artAn exact skill that needs practice to perfect.
- fine printThe details, restrictions, terms, or conditions, especially of a contract, often printed in very small type.
- fine diningDining with a formal setting, gourmet-quality food, multiple courses, and usually wine.
- fine-tuneTo make small adjustments to (something) until it is optimal.
- fine lineA difference, albeit vague and difficult to discern.
- Just Fine
- fine-tuningpresent participle and gerund of fine-tune
- day fineA unit of fine payment based on the offender's daily personal income. The number of day fines depends on the gravity of offence.
- I'm fineConventional response to "how are you?", indicating that one is well.
- Fine Wine
- Doing Fine
- fine structureThe structure of spectra characterised by the splitting of lines due to relativistic effects
- fine artistAn artist who creates only aesthetic art; an artist who persists in fine arts as opposed to industrial or functional arts.
- fine linesplural of fine line: A difference, albeit vague and difficult to discern.
- bar finea payment made by a customer to the operators of a bar that allows a dancer, hostess, or some other employee of that bar to leave work early, usually in order to accompany the customer outside the bar for sexual services
- unit fineA day fine.
- fine-grainedConsisting of fine particles.
- fine cutThe final stage of editing of a film, focusing on minor details that may have been missed previously.
- fine-structure constantThe fundamental physical value α, presumed to be constant, that characterizes the strength of the electromagnetic force. Equal to about 1/137 = 0.0072973525.
- fine-lookingHaving a fine and pleasing appearance.
- fine chemicalAny single, pure, complex chemical substance produced in limited quantities by multistep processes.
- fine champagneFine French brandy from the Grande Champagne or Petite Champagne winegrowing areas of Cognac.
- fine motor skillsplural of fine motor skill: Coordination of the movements of the eyes, hands, and fingers, such as in handwriting or playing a musical instrument.
- Fine GaelAn Irish political party founded in the 1930s.
Compound words 53
- finelySo as to produce a fine texture; into small, thin, or delicate pieces.
- ultrafineOf particles, very fine.
- microfineExtremely fine.
- fineishSomewhat fine; of quite good quality or appearance.
- finedrawnExcessively subtlety, or overnice.
- unfineNot fine; shabby.
- extrafineSynonym of superfine: Extremely subtle or refined; extremely sensitive to slight impressions or perceptions.
- finedrawTo sew up so finely that the seam is not visible; to renter.
- finablePunishable by a fine.
- fineableFor which a fine can be levied