Finish
['fɪnɪʃ]
Definition
(noun.) the act of finishing; 'his best finish in a major tournament was third'; 'the speaker's finishing was greeted with applause'.
(noun.) (wine tasting) the taste of a wine on the back of the tongue (as it is swallowed); 'the wine has a nutty flavor and a pleasant finish'.
(noun.) the downfall of someone (as of persons on one side of a conflict); 'booze will be the finish of him'; 'it was a fight to the finish'.
(noun.) designated event that concludes a contest (especially a race); 'excitement grew as the finish neared'; 'my horse was several lengths behind at the finish'; 'the winner is the team with the most points at the finish'.
(noun.) the place designated as the end (as of a race or journey); 'a crowd assembled at the finish'; 'he was nearly exhausted as their destination came into view'.
(verb.) cause to finish a relationship with somebody; 'That finished me with Mary'.
(verb.) provide with a finish; 'The carpenter finished the table beautifully'; 'this shirt is not finished properly'.
Typist: Silvia--From WordNet
Definition
(v. t.) To arrive at the end of; to bring to an end; to put an end to; to make an end of; to terminate.
(v. t.) To bestow the last required labor upon; to complete; to bestow the utmost possible labor upon; to perfect; to accomplish; to polish.
(v. i.) To come to an end; to terminate.
(v. i.) To end; to die.
(n.) That which finishes, puts an end to/ or perfects.
(n.) The joiner work and other finer work required for the completion of a building, especially of the interior. See Inside finish, and Outside finish.
(n.) The labor required to give final completion to any work; hence, minute detail, careful elaboration, or the like.
(n.) See Finishing coat, under Finishing.
(n.) The result of completed labor, as on the surface of an object; manner or style of finishing; as, a rough, dead, or glossy finish given to cloth, stone, metal, etc.
(n.) Completion; -- opposed to start, or beginning.
Checker: Percy
Synonyms and Synonymous
v. a. [1]. Accomplish, complete, execute, perform, achieve, do.[2]. Perfect, polish, elaborate, make perfect.[3]. End, terminate, close, conclude, bring to an end, put an end to.
n. Polish, elaboration, final touch, last touch.
Typist: Wilhelmina
Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Complete, perfect, accomplish, conclude, achieve, end, shape, terminate
ANT:Begin, commence, start, undertake, fail, miscontrive, mismanage, botch, mar
Typed by Howard
Definition
v.t. to end or complete the making of anything: to perfect: to give the last touches to: to put an end to to destroy.—n. that which finishes or completes: the end of a race hunt &c.: last touch careful elaboration polish: the last coat of plaster to a wall.—p.adj. Fin′ished brought to an end or to completion: complete: perfect.—n. Fin′isher one who finishes completes or perfects: in bookbinding the one who puts the last touches to the book in the way of gilding and decoration.
Checker: Pamela
Examples
- Finish one picture, sir, and you are a painter. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- The buff finish looks all right, but it does not harden the silver sufficiently and in consequence the latter does not wear well. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Let me finish my pipe, and I shall sleep like a child. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
- Now, scoundrel,' he pursued, 'I am going to finish. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- To finish with it. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- Looking upwards, a furze-cutter would have been inclined to continue work; looking down, he would have decided to finish his faggot and go home. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- Let's finish the story of the Colonel first, says Mr. Franklin. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- But now he is finished. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- Sissy's face sufficiently showed that her appeal to him was not finished. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
- In the darkness which had now fallen none could tell but that he had really finished me. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
- When he had finished, an Indian orator stood up to thank him. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
- When this road was finished the offensive would start. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- But I hope you HAD finished your reading, Henry? Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- However, it was finished, the foil was put on; I then shouted 'Mary had a little lamb,' etc. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- The red ball is dyed after seasoning, and at the time of final turning called finishing. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- An important branch of the textile art is cloth finishing, whereby the rough surface of the cloth as it comes from the loom is rendered soft and smooth. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- Volumnia's finishing the sentence restores her to favour. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- The completed rail is then covered with a finishing strip, known as the blind rail, which covers the unsightly bolt heads and adds to the artistic effect of the table. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Let me have the pleasure of finishing that speech to your ladyship, said he. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
- You needn't be so rude, it's only a 'lapse of lingy', as Mr. Davis says, retorted Amy, finishing Jo with her Latin. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- Ben is finishing his studies at college, and continues to behave as well as when you knew him, so that I still think he will make you a good son. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
- And I said, 'As soon as the priest finishes. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- Lady Dedlock calmly finishes the sentence. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- Remarkable color-tone finishes are done by acid stains. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- With which remark he finishes his brief attendance and returns to finish his dinner. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- Another similar division and beating finishes the operation, after which the leaves are placed in paper books ready for use. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- He contrives and finishes a canoe by the help of a fellow-servant, and puts to sea at a venture. Jonathan Swift. Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World.
Editor: Tod