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Look up: finesse

  1. finesse
    delicate way of dealing with a situation 
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  2. Finesse
    The quality of being fine, or having a certain flair.
    Found on http://www.chowbaby.com/10_2000/glossary

  3. Finesse
    Distinctive balance; fineness; elegance and flair.
    Found on http://www.sallys-place.com/beverages/wi

  4. Finesse
    Delicate and elegant wine
    Found on http://www.hintsandthings.co.uk/livingro

  5. Finesse
    Fi`nesse' noun [ French, from fin fine. See Fine , adjective ] 1. Subtilty of contrivance to gain a point; artifice; stratagem. « This is the artificialest piece of finesse to persuade men into slavery.» Milton. 2. (Whist Playing) The act of finessing. See Finesse , intransitive ve ...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/F/31

  6. Finesse
    Fi·nesse' intransitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Finessed ; present participle & verbal noun Finessing .] 1. To use artifice or stratagem. Goldsmith. 2. (Whist Playing) To attempt, when second or third player, to make a lower card answer the purpose of a higher, when an intermediate card is out, ...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/F/31

  7. Finesse
    In contract bridge and similar games, a `finesse` is a technique which allows one to promote tricks based on a favorable position of one or more cards in the hands of the opponents. If one can lead up to a finessable position such as ace-queen, an additional trick can be won if the king is positioned in front of the combination of ace and queen. A more precise definition of a finesse would be: `A play that attempts to win either the current tric...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finesse

  8. Finesse
    • (a.) Subtilty of contrivance to gain a point; artifice; stratagem. • (v. i.) To use artifice or stratagem. • (a.) The act of finessing. See Finesse, v. i., 2. • (v. i.) 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...
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  9. finesse
    ability to handle difficult situations well
    Found on http://www.eslgold.com/acad_vocab_defini


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