Words |
Parts of Speech |
Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
finble |
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Alt. of Fimble hemp |
finned |
imp. & past participle |
of Fin, Having a fin, or fins, or anything resembling a fin. |
finale |
noun |
Close; termination, The last movement of a symphony, sonata, concerto, or any instrumental composition., The last composition performed in any act of an opera., The closing part, piece, or scene in any public performance or exhibition. |
finary |
noun |
See Finery. |
finder |
noun |
One who, or that which, finds; specifically (Astron.), a small telescope of low power and large field of view, attached to a larger telescope, for the purpose of finding an object more readily. |
fining |
present participle & vb. noun |
of Fine, The act of imposing a fin/., The process of fining or refining; clarification; also (Metal.), the conversion of cast iron into suitable for puddling, in a hearth or charcoal fire., That which is used to refine; especially, a preparation of isinglass, gelatin, etc., for clarifying beer. |
fineer |
verb i. |
To run in dept by getting goods made up in a way unsuitable for the use of others, and then threatening not to take them except on credit., To veneer. |
finely |
adverb |
In a fine or finished manner. |
finery |
noun |
Fineness; beauty., Ornament; decoration; especially, excecially decoration; showy clothes; jewels., A charcoal hearth or furnace for the conversion of cast iron into wrought iron, or into iron suitable for puddling. |
finger |
noun |
One of the five terminating members of the hand; a digit; esp., one of the four extermities of the hand, other than the thumb., Anything that does work of a finger; as, the pointer of a clock, watch, or other registering machine; especially (Mech.) a small projecting rod, wire, or piece, which is brought into contact with an object to effect, direct, or restrain a motion., The breadth of a finger, or the fourth part of the hand; a measure of nearly an inch; also, the length of finger, a measure in domestic use in the United States, of about four and a half inches or one eighth of a yard., Skill in the use of the fingers, as in playing upon a musical instrument., To touch with the fingers; to handle; to meddle with., To touch lightly; to toy with., To perform on an instrument of music., To mark the notes of (a piece of music) so as to guide the fingers in playing., To take thievishly; to pilfer; to purloin., To execute, as any delicate work., To use the fingers in playing on an instrument. |
finial |
noun |
The knot or bunch of foliage, or foliated ornament, that forms the upper extremity of a pinnacle in Gothic architecture; sometimes, the pinnacle itself. |
finify |
adjective |
To make fine; to dress finically. |
finish |
verb t. |
To arrive at the end of; to bring to an end; to put an end to; to make an end of; to terminate., To bestow the last required labor upon; to complete; to bestow the utmost possible labor upon; to perfect; to accomplish; to polish., To come to an end; to terminate., To end; to die., That which finishes, puts an end to/ or perfects., The joiner work and other finer work required for the completion of a building, especially of the interior. See Inside finish, and Outside finish., The labor required to give final completion to any work; hence, minute detail, careful elaboration, or the like., See Finishing coat, under Finishing., The result of completed labor, as on the surface of an object; manner or style of finishing; as, a rough, dead, or glossy finish given to cloth, stone, metal, etc., Completion; — opposed to start, or beginning. |
finite |
adjective |
Having a limit; limited in quantity, degree, or capacity; bounded; — opposed to infinite; as, finite number; finite existence; a finite being; a finite mind; finite duration. |
finlet |
noun |
A little fin; one of the parts of a divided fin. |
finner |
noun |
A finback whale. |
finnic |
adjective |
Of or pertaining to the Finns. |