finesse /fi-nesˈ/

1. Subtlety of invention or design
2. Sophisticated accomplishment
3. Skill or expertise
4. Tact
5. An attempt by a player holding a higher card to take the trick with a lower card, risking loss (bridge)

To play a finesse

To use subtle intention of design

To manage or administer with finesse, to manipulate subtly to a desired conclusion

finessˈer noun

finessˈing noun

• oldness
• oldnesses
• Old Nick
• Old Norse
• Old One
• Old Poker
• Old Pretender
• Old Prussian
• Old Red Sandstone
• old rose
• old roses
• olds
• old salt
• old salts
• old school
• old-school
• old school tie
• old school ties
• Old Scratch
• old soldier
• old song
• old songs
• old Spanish customs
• old Spanish practices
• old squaw