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Princeton University - WordNet - a lexical database for the English language Category: General Date & country: 27/01/2008, USA Words: 85192

final solution
noun the Nazi program of exterminating Jews under Hitler

finale
coda noun the closing section of a musical composition

finality
conclusiveness noun the quality of being final or definitely settled; `the finality of death`

finalization
finalisation noun the act of finalizing

finalize
finalise verb make final; put the last touches on; put into final form; `let`s finalize the proposal`

finally
in the end adverb as the end result of a succession or process; `ultimately he had to give in`; `at long last the winter was over`

finance
noun the commercial activity of providing funds and capital

finance committee
noun a committee appointed to consider financial issues

finance company
noun a financial institution (often affiliated with a holding company or manufacturer) that makes loans to individuals or businesses

financed
adjective supported financially; `a privately financed project`

financial aid
noun assistance given in the form of money

financial audit
noun an attestation that the client`s financial statement is accurate

financial center
noun the part of a city where financial institutions are centered

financial forecast
noun a forecast of the expected financial position and the results of operations and cash flows based on expected conditions

financial institution
financial organization noun an institution (public or private) that collects funds (from the public or other institutions) and invests them in financial assets

Financial Management Service
noun the federal agency in the Treasury Department that manages the government`s disbursement and collection systems and provides central accounting and financial reporting

financial statement
noun a document showing credits and debits

financial support
funding noun financial resources provided to make some project possible; `the foundation provided support for the experiment`

financially
adverb from a financial point of view; `this was financially unattractive`

financier
verb conduct financial operations, often in an unethical manner

financing
funding noun the act of financing

finback
finback whale noun large flat-headed whalebone whale having deep furrows along the throat; of Atlantic and Pacific

finch
noun any of numerous small songbirds with short stout bills adapted for crushing seeds

finch-like
adjective resembling a finch

find
verb come upon after searching; find the location of something that was missed or lost; `Did you find your glasses?`; `I cannot find my gloves!`

find
obtain verb receive a specified treatment (abstract); `These aspects of civilization do not find expression or receive an interpretation`; `His movie received a good review`; `I got nothing but trouble for my good intentions`

find a feel
verb come to believe on the basis of emotion, intuitions, or indefinite grounds; `I feel that he doesn`t like me`; `I find him to be obnoxious`; `I found the movie rather entertaining`

find oneself
verb accept and make use of one`s personality, abilities, and situation; `My son went to Berkeley to find himself`

find out
verb trap; especially in an error or in a reprehensible act; `He was caught out`; `She was found out when she tried to cash the stolen checks`

finder
viewfinder noun optical device that helps a user to find the target of interest

finding of law
conclusion of law noun a finding as to the applicability of a rule of law to particular facts

findings
noun a collection of tools and other articles used by an artisan to make jewelry or clothing or shoes

fine
adjective characterized by elegance or refinement or accomplishment; `fine wine`; `looking fine in her Easter suit`; `a fine gentleman`; `fine china and crystal`; `a fine violinist`; `the fine hand of a master`

fine
alright adverb an expression of agreement normally occurring at the beginning of a sentence

fine arts
beaux arts noun the study and creation of visual works of art

fine-leaved
fine-leafed adjective having fine leaves

fine-looking
good-looking adjective pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion; `a fine-looking woman`; `a good-looking man`; `better-looking than her sister`; `very pretty but not so extraordinarily handsome`- Thackeray; `our southern women are well-favored`- Lillian Hellman

fine-textured
smooth-textured adjective having a smooth, fine-grained structure

fine-tooth comb
fine-toothed comb noun a method of examining in minute detail; `he went over the contract with a fine-tooth comb looking for loopholes`

fine-toothed(a)
fine-tooth(a) adjective having fine teeth set close together; `a fine-toothed comb`

fine-tune
tweak verb adjust finely; `fine-tune the engine`

fine-tune
verb improve or perfect by pruning or polishing; `refine one`s style of writing`

fined
penalized adjective punished by the imposition of a penalty

finedraw
verb sew together very finely

finely
fine 2 delicately adverb in a delicate manner; `finely shaped features`; `her fine drawn body`

fineness
noun the quality of being very good indeed; `the inn is distinguished by the fineness of its cuisine`

finer
adjective (comparative of `fine`) greater in quality or excellence; `a finer wine`; `a finer musician`

finery
noun elaborate or showy attire and accessories

fines herbes
noun a mixture of finely chopped fresh herbs; `an omelet flavored with fines herbes`

finespun
delicate adjective developed with extreme delicacy and subtlety; `the satire touches with finespun ridicule every kind of human pretense`

finger
noun one of the parts of a glove that provides covering for a finger or thumb

finger
finger`s breadth noun the length of breadth of a finger used as a linear measure

finger bowl
noun small bowl for rinsing the fingers at table

finger food
noun food to be eaten with the fingers

finger hole
noun a hole for inserting a finger

Finger Lakes
noun a geographical area in central New York State that is named for a series of narrow glacial lakes that lie parallel in a north-south direction

finger paint
fingerpaint noun paint that has the consistency of jelly

finger plate
noun a flat protective covering (on a door or wall etc) to prevent soiling by dirty fingers

finger scan
finger scanning noun biometric identification by automatically scanning a person`s fingerprints electronically

finger spelling
fingerspelling noun an alphabet of manual signs

finger wave
noun a wave made with the fingers

finger-paint
verb apply colors with one`s fingers

finger-painting
noun painting by using the fingers to spread the paint

finger-pointing
fingerpointing noun the imputation of blame; `they want all the finger-pointing about intelligence failures to stop`

finger-roll
noun a basketball shot that rolls off the tips of the fingers into the basket

fingerboard
noun a narrow strip of wood on the neck of some stringed instruments (violin or cello or guitar etc) where the strings are held against the wood with the fingers

fingerbreadth
finger`s breadth noun the length of breadth of a finger used as a linear measure

fingered
adjective having or resembling a finger or fingers; often used in combination; `the fingered roots of giant trees`; `rosy-fingered`; `three-fingered cartoon characters`

fingering
noun touching something with the fingers

fingerless
adjective not having or having lost fingers

fingerling
noun a young or small fish

fingermark
fingerprint noun a smudge made by a (dirty) finger

fingernail
noun the nail at the end of a finger

fingerpost
fingerboard noun a guidepost resembling a hand with a pointing index finger

fingerprint
noun a generic term for any identifying characteristic; `that tax bill had the senator`s fingerprints all over it`

fingerprinting
noun the procedure of taking inked impressions of a person`s fingerprints for the purpose of identification

fingerspell
finger-spell verb communicate by means of specific gestures, as an alternative to sign language; `The Deaf often fingerspell`

fingerstall
noun a sheath worn to protect a finger

fingertip
noun the end (tip) of a finger

finial
noun an ornament at the top of a spire or gable; usually a foliated fleur-de-lis

finical
finicky adjective exacting especially about details; `a finicky eater`; `fussy about clothes`; `very particular about how her food was prepared`

finish
finishing noun the act of finishing; `his best finish in a major tournament was third`; `the speaker`s finishing was greeted with applause`

finish coat
finishing coat noun the final coating of plaster applied to walls and ceilings; `we can`t paint until they put on the finishing coat`

finish out
verb fill out; `These studies round out the results of many years of research`

finish up
fetch up verb finally be or do something; `He ended up marrying his high school sweetheart`; `he wound up being unemployed and living at home again`

finished
adjective having a surface coating or finish applied; `the finished bookcase costs much more than the unfinished ones`

finishing line
finish line noun a line indicating the location of the finish of a race

finishing school
noun a private school for girls that emphasizes training in cultural and social activities

finishing touch
capstone noun a final touch; a crowning achievement; a culmination

finite
adjective bounded or limited in magnitude or spatial or temporal extent

finitely
adverb with a finite limit; `there are finitely many solutions to this problem`

finiteness
finitude noun the quality of being finite

fink
scab verb take the place of work of someone on strike

finnan haddie
finnan haddock noun haddock usually baked but sometimes broiled with lots of butter

Finnish
adjective of or relating to or characteristic of Finland or the people of Finland; `Finnish architecture`

Finno-Ugric
Finno-Ugrian noun a family of Uralic languages indigenous to Scandinavia and Hungary and Russia and western Siberia (prior to the Slavic expansion into those regions)

Finno-Ugric-speaking
adjective able to communicate in a Finno-Ugric language

fipple
noun a wooden plug forming a flue pipe (as the mouthpiece of a recorder)

fipple flute
fipple pipe noun a woodwind with a vertical pipe and 8 finger holes and a whistle mouthpiece

fire
attack noun intense adverse criticism; `Clinton directed his fire at the Republican Party`; `the government has come under attack`; `don`t give me any flak`