Find true north
Get on the right course, proceed in the right direction, as in We’d better find true north before our competitors do. This term alludes to locating the position of the North Pole from a particular point. [ ; late 1900s ]
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- Fine
[fahyn] /faɪn/ adjective, finer, finest. 1. of superior or best quality; of high or highest grade: fine wine. 2. choice, excellent, or admirable: a fine painting. 3. consisting of minute particles: fine sand; a fine purée. 4. very thin or slender: fine thread. 5. keen or sharp, as a tool: Is the knife fine enough […]
- Fineable
[fahy-nuh-buh l] /ˈfaɪ nə bəl/ adjective 1. . [fahy-nuh-buh l] /ˈfaɪ nə bəl/ adjective 1. subject to a ; punishable by a . /ˈfaɪnəbəl/ adjective 1. a variant spelling of finable /ˈfaɪnəbəl/ adjective 1. liable to a fine
- Fine adjuster
jargon, tool, humour A tool used for percussive maintenance, also known as a “hammer”. (1999-01-15)
- Fine and dandy
All right, excellent, as in What you’re proposing is fine and dandy with the rest of us. This redundant colloquialism (fine and dandy both mean “excellent”) today is more often used sarcastically in the sense of “not all right” or “bad,” as in You don’t want to play bridge? Fine and dandy, you’ve left me […]
- Fine-art
[fahyn] /faɪn/ noun 1. a visual art considered to have been created primarily for aesthetic purposes and judged for its beauty and meaningfulness, specifically, painting, sculpture, drawing, watercolor, graphics, and architecture. noun 1. art produced chiefly for its aesthetic value, as opposed to applied art 2. (often pl) Also called beaux arts. any of the […]