Finest

//ˈfaɪnɪst// adj, noun, slang

adj, noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Police officers. US, informal, plural, plural-only

    "Fifty of New York's finest were on hand for security."

  2. 2
    Members of the military. US, informal, plural, plural-only

    "1977-1980, Lou Sullivan, personal diary, quoted in 2019, Ellis Martin, Zach Ozma (editors), We Both Laughed In Pleasure Told him I'd had a fun time with a sailor & he said, "Oh no! Are you corrupting our country's finest?""

Adjective
  1. 1
    superlative form of fine: most fine form-of, superlative

    "This is the finest wine you can get here."

Synonyms

All synonyms
bestcity's finestcobblercopcopperfed

Example

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"Jim's college boasts the finest view in the city."

Related phrases

finest hourof the finest waterthe finestpolice officer

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