Words |
Parts of Speech |
Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
finning |
present participle & vb. noun |
of Fin |
finable |
adjective |
Liable or subject to a fine; as, a finable person or offense. |
finally |
adverb |
At the end or conclusion; ultimately; lastly; as, the contest was long, but the Romans finally conquered., Completely; beyond recovery. |
finance |
noun |
The income of a ruler or of a state; revennue; public money; sometimes, the income of an individual; often used in the plural for funds; available money; resources., The science of raising and expending the public revenue. |
finback |
noun |
Any whale of the genera Sibbaldius, Balaenoptera, and allied genera, of the family Balaenopteridae, characterized by a prominent fin on the back. The common finbacks of the New England coast are Sibbaldius tectirostris and S. tuberosus. |
finched |
adjective |
Same as Finchbacked. |
finding |
present participle & vb. noun |
of Find, That which is found, come upon, or provided; esp. (pl.), that which a journeyman artisan finds or provides for himself; as tools, trimmings, etc., Support; maintenance; that which is provided for one; expence; provision., The result of a judicial examination or inquiry, especially into some matter of fact; a verdict; as, the finding of a jury. |
finesse |
adjective |
Subtilty of contrivance to gain a point; artifice; stratagem., The act of finessing. See Finesse, v. i., 2., To use artifice or stratagem., To attempt, when second or third player, to make a lower card answer the purpose of a higher, when an intermediate card is out, risking the chance of its being held by the opponent yet to play. |
finfish |
noun |
A finback whale., True fish, as distinguished from shellfish. |
finfoot |
noun |
A South American bird (heliornis fulica) allied to the grebes. The name is also applied to several related species of the genus Podica. |
finical |
adjective |
Affectedly fine; overnice; unduly particular; fastidious. |
finicky |
adjective |
Finical; unduly particular. |
finific |
noun |
A limiting element or quality. |
finikin |
adjective |
Precise in trifles; idly busy. |
finless |
adjective |
destitute of fins. |
finlike |
adjective |
Resembling a fin. |
finnish |
adjective |
Of or pertaining to Finland, to the Finns, or to their language., A Northern Turanian group of languages; the language of the Finns. |
finpike |
noun |
The bichir. See Crossopterygii. |