FINISH

/ˈfɪnɪʃ/ ► audio Scrabble 12 Words With Friends 12

Definition

  1. verb come or bring to a finish or an end. — synonyms: complete
  2. verb finally be or do something. — synonyms: finish_up, land_up, fetch_up, end_up, wind_up
  3. verb have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense. — synonyms: end, stop, terminate, cease
  4. verb provide with a finish.
  5. verb finish eating all the food on one's plate or on the table. — synonyms: eat_up, polish_off
  6. verb cause to finish a relationship with somebody.
  7. noun a decorative texture or appearance of a surface (or the substance that gives it that appearance). — synonyms: coating, finishing
  8. noun the temporal end. — synonyms: stopping_point, finale, finis, last, conclusion, close
  9. noun a highly developed state of perfection. — synonyms: polish, refinement, culture, cultivation
  10. noun the place designated as the end (as of a race or journey). — synonyms: destination, goal
  11. noun designated event that concludes a contest (especially a race).
  12. noun the downfall of someone (as of persons on one side of a conflict).
  13. noun event whose occurrence ends something. — synonyms: ending, conclusion
  14. noun (wine tasting) the taste of a wine on the back of the tongue (as it is swallowed).
  15. noun the act of finishing. — synonyms: finishing

Examples

  • “The car's finish was so shiny and new.”
  • “Be sure to finish your homework before you go to bed!”
  • “The furniture was finished in teak veneer.”

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