These are the meanings of the letters PIFINE when you unscramble them.
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Fine (a.)
To change by fine gradations; as (Naut.), to fine down a ship's lines, to diminish her lines gradually.
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Fine (a.)
To make fine; to refine; to purify, to clarify; as, to fine gold.
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Fine (a.)
To make finer, or less coarse, as in bulk, texture, etc.; as. to fine the soil.
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Fine (n.)
A final agreement concerning lands or rents between persons, as the lord and his vassal.
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Fine (n.)
A sum of money or price paid for obtaining a benefit, favor, or privilege, as for admission to a copyhold, or for obtaining or renewing a lease.
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Fine (n.)
A sum of money paid as the settlement of a claim, or by way of terminating a matter in dispute; especially, a payment of money imposed upon a party as a punishment for an offense; a mulct.
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Fine (n.)
End; conclusion; termination; extinction.
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Fine (n.)
To impose a pecuniary penalty upon for an offense or breach of law; to set a fine on by judgment of a court; to punish by fine; to mulct; as, the trespassers were fined ten dollars.
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Fine (superl.)
(Used ironically.)
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Fine (superl.)
Aiming at show or effect; loaded with ornament; overdressed or overdecorated; showy.
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Fine (superl.)
Finished; brought to perfection; refined; hence, free from impurity; excellent; superior; elegant; worthy of admiration; accomplished; beautiful.
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Fine (superl.)
Having (such) a proportion of pure metal in its composition; as, coins nine tenths fine.
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Fine (superl.)
Made of fine materials; light; delicate; as, fine linen or silk.
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Fine (superl.)
Nice; delicate; subtle; exquisite; artful; skillful; dexterous.
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Fine (superl.)
Not coarse, gross, or heavy
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Fine (superl.)
Not coarse; comminuted; in small particles; as, fine sand or flour.
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Fine (superl.)
Not gross; subtile; thin; tenous.
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Fine (superl.)
Not thick or heavy; slender; filmy; as, a fine thread.
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Fine (superl.)
Thin; attenuate; keen; as, a fine edge.
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Fine (v. i.)
To pay a fine. See Fine, n., 3 (b).
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Fine (v. t.)
To finish; to cease; or to cause to cease.
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Neif (n.)
Alt. of Neaf
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Neif (n.)
Alt. of Neife
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Pein (n.)
See Peen.
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Pine (n.)
A pineapple.
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Pine (n.)
Any tree of the coniferous genus Pinus. See Pinus.
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Pine (n.)
The wood of the pine tree.
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Pine (n.)
Woe; torment; pain.
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Pine (v.)
To grieve or mourn for.
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Pine (v.)
To inflict pain upon; to torment; to torture; to afflict.
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Pine (v. i.)
To languish with desire; to waste away with longing for something; -- usually followed by for.
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Pine (v. i.)
To languish; to lose flesh or wear away, under any distress or anexiety of mind; to droop; -- often used with away.
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Pine (v. i.)
To suffer; to be afflicted.