The property of having elegance, grace, refinement, or skill.
An adroit manoeuvre.
In bridge, whist, etc.: a technique which allows one to win a trick, usually by playing a card when it is thought that a card that can beat it is held by another player whose turn is over.
Skill in the handling or manipulation of a situation.
To play (a card) as a finesse.
To obtain something from someone through trickery or manipulation.
To evade (a problem, situation, etc.) by using some clever argument or stratagem.
To attempt to win a trick by finessing.
To handle or manage carefully or skilfully; to manipulate in a crafty way.
A particular manner of acting or behaving; (specifically) one regarded as fashionable or skilful; flair, grace.
The gnomon or pin of a sundial, the shadow of which indicates the hour.
A particular manner of creating, doing, or presenting something, especially a work of architecture or art.
A legal or traditional term or formula of words used to address or refer to a person, especially a monarch or a person holding a post or having a title.
A tool with a sharp point used in engraving; a burin, a graver, a stylet, a stylus.
The stalk that connects the stigma(s) to the ovary in a pistil of a flower.
A particular way in which one grooms, adorns, dresses, or carries oneself; (specifically) a way thought to be attractive or fashionable.
A visual or other modification to text or other elements of a document, such as boldface or italics.
A sharp stick used for writing on clay tablets or other surfaces; a stylus; (by extension, obsolete) an instrument used to write with ink; a pen.
A kind of surgical instrument with a blunt point, used for exploration.
A small, thin, pointed body part.
A long, slender, bristle-like process near the anal region.
A particular manner of expression in writing or speech, especially one regarded as good.
A set of rules regarding the presentation of text (spelling, typography, the citation of references, etc.) and illustrations that is applied by a publisher to the works it produces.
To create for, or give to, someone a style, fashion, or image, particularly one which is regarded as attractive, tasteful, or trendy.
To act in a way which seeks to show that one possesses style.
To call or give a name or title to.
To design, fashion, make, or arrange in a certain way or form (style)