affine | (adjective) (mathematics) of or pertaining to the geometry of affine transformations | - |
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(adjective) (anthropology) related by marriage | Synonyms: affinal |
(noun) (anthropology) kin by marriage | - |
confine | (verb) place limits on (extent or amount or access) | Synonyms: bound, limit, restrict, throttle, trammel |
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(verb) to close within bounds, or otherwise limit or deprive of free movement | Synonyms: constrain, hold, restrain |
(verb) prevent from leaving or from being removed | - |
(verb) deprive of freedom; take into confinement | Synonyms: detain |
(verb) close in | Synonyms: enclose, hold in |
define | (verb) give a definition for the meaning of a word | - |
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(verb) decide upon or fix definitely | Synonyms: determine, fix, limit, set, specify |
(verb) determine the essential quality of | Synonyms: delimit, delimitate, delineate, specify |
(verb) determine the nature of | - |
(verb) show the form or outline of | Synonyms: delineate |
fine | (adjective) of textures that are smooth to the touch or substances consisting of relatively small particles | - |
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(adjective) characterized by elegance or refinement or accomplishment | - |
(adjective) minutely precise especially in differences in meaning | - |
(adjective) free from impurities; having a high or specified degree of purity | - |
(adjective) being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition | Synonyms: all right, cool, hunky-dory, o.k., ok, okay |
(adjective) thin in thickness or diameter | - |
(noun) money extracted as a penalty | Synonyms: amercement, mulct |
(adverb) an expression of agreement normally occurring at the beginning of a sentence | Synonyms: all right, alright, OK, very well |
(adverb) in a delicate manner | Synonyms: delicately, exquisitely, finely |
(verb) impose a fine on | Synonyms: mulct |
(verb) record a fine as a penalty in a police record | Synonyms: ticket |
hyperfine | (adjective) extremely fine or thin, as in a spectral line split into two or more components | - |
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olefine | (noun) any unsaturated aliphatic hydrocarbon | Synonyms: alkene, olefin |
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overrefine | (verb) refine too much or with excess of subtlety | Synonyms: over-refine |
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redefine | (verb) give a new or different definition of (a word) | - |
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(verb) give a new or different definition to | - |
refine | (verb) reduce to a fine, unmixed, or pure state; separate from extraneous matter or cleanse from impurities | Synonyms: rectify |
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(verb) improve or perfect by pruning or polishing | Synonyms: down, fine-tune, polish |
(verb) treat or prepare so as to put in a usable condition | - |
(verb) attenuate or reduce in vigor, strength, or intensity by polishing or purifying | - |
(verb) make more precise or increase the discriminatory powers of | - |
(verb) make more complex, intricate, or richer | Synonyms: complicate, elaborate, rarify |
superfine | (adjective) (used especially of merchandise) very fine in quality | - |
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(adjective) of extremely fine size or texture | - |
(adjective) excessively delicate or refined | Synonyms: overrefined |
terbinafine | (noun) an oral antifungal drug (trade name Lamisil) used to treat cases of fungal nail disease | Synonyms: Lamisil |
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