fine vs say

fine

verb
  • To make finer, purer, or cleaner; to purify or clarify. 

  • To issue a fine as punishment to (someone). 

  • To become finer, purer, or cleaner. 

  • To make finer, or less coarse, as in bulk, texture, etc. 

  • To clarify (wine and beer) by filtration. 

  • To change by fine gradations. 

  • To pay a fine. 

adv
  • Well, nicely, in a positive, agreeable way. 

  • In a manner so that the driven ball strikes the object ball so far to one side as to be barely deflected, the object ball being driven to one side. 

  • Expression of (typically) reluctant or agreement. 

adj
  • Of superior quality. 

  • Consisting of especially minute particulates; made up of particularly small pieces. 

  • Being acceptable, adequate, passable, or satisfactory. 

  • Made of slender or thin filaments. 

  • Impressively bad, inappropriate, or unsatisfactory. 

  • An answer often used to cover an unnecessary explanation, rather to avoid conflict or an argument. Saying "I'm fine" can be used to avoid inquiry when the speaker is not really okay. 

  • Of a particular grade of quality, usually between very good and very fine, and below mint. 

  • Particularly slender; especially thin, narrow, or of small girth. 

  • Having a (specified) proportion of pure metal in its composition. 

  • Good-looking, attractive. 

  • Subtle, delicately balanced or discriminated. 

  • Sunny and not raining. 

  • Behind the batsman and at a small angle to the line between the wickets. 

  • Delicate; subtle; exquisite; artful; dexterous. 

noun
  • Something that is fine; fine particles. 

  • A final agreement concerning lands or rents between persons, as the lord and his vassal. 

  • A drink that must be taken during a meal or as part of a drinking game, following an announcement that anyone who has done some (usually outrageous) deed is to be fined; similar to I have never; commonly associated with swaps; very similar to a sconce at Oxford University, though a fine is the penalty itself rather than the act of issuing it. 

  • The end of a musical composition. 

  • A fee levied as punishment for breaking the law. 

  • A sum of money or price paid for obtaining a benefit, favor, or privilege, as for admission to a copyhold, or for obtaining or renewing a lease. 

  • Fine champagne; French brandy. 

  • The location in a musical score that indicates the end of the piece, particularly when the piece ends somewhere in the middle of the score due to a section of the music being repeated. 

say

verb
  • To indicate in a written form. 

  • Suppose, assume; used to mark an example, supposition or hypothesis. 

  • To tell, either verbally or in writing. 

  • To have a common expression; used in singular passive voice or plural active voice to indicate a rumor or well-known fact. 

  • To recite. 

  • To pronounce. 

  • To try; to assay. 

  • To bet as a wager on an outcome; by extension, used to express belief in an outcome by the speaker. 

  • To speak; to express an opinion; to make answer; to reply. 

adv
  • Pick a color you think they'd like, say, peach. 

  • For example; let us assume. 

intj
  • Used to gain someone's attention before making an inquiry or suggestion 

noun
  • Tried quality; temper; proof. 

  • A chance to speak; the right or power to influence or make a decision. 

  • Essay; trial; attempt. 

  • Trial by sample; assay; specimen. 

  • A strainer for milk. 

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