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finish::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | coating, finishing |
| Type of | decorativeness |
| Has types | glaze, shoeshine |
the boat had a metallic finish.
he applied a coat of a clear finish.
when the finish is too thin it is difficult to apply evenly.
finish::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | conclusion, ending |
| Type of | natural event, happening, occurrent, occurrence |
| Has types | stop, defeat, demolition, destruction, end, final result, foregone conclusion, halt, last, licking, matter of course, omega, outcome, result, resultant, termination, triumph, victory, wipeout, z |
when these final episodes are broadcast it will be the finish of the show.
finish::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | close, conclusion, finale, finis, last, stopping point |
| Type of | end, ending |
the market was up at the finish.
finish::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | cultivation, culture, polish, refinement |
| Type of | perfection, ne plus ultra, flawlessness |
almost an inspiration which gives to all work that finish which is almost art.
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | finishing |
| Type of | closing, windup, mop up, culmination, completion |
| Has types | closing curtain, finale, finis, close |
his best finish in a major tournament was third.
the speaker's finishing was greeted with applause.
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | complete |
| Type of | end, terminate |
| Has types | action, clear up, carry through, carry out, wrap up, get through, fulfill, top off, top, finish up, finish out, finish off, execute, polish off, mop up, implement, go through with, accomplish, close, fulfil, see through, round out, put through, follow up, follow through, follow out |
| Derivation | finishing, finisher |
He finished the dishes.
The fastest runner finished the race in just over 2 hours; others finished in over 4 hours.
finish::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | destination, goal |
| Type of | end, terminal |
| Has types | finishing line, finish line |
a crowd assembled at the finish.
finish::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | occurrent, occurrence, happening, natural event |
| Has types | tie, draw, third-place finish, second-place finish, standoff, runner-up finish, photo finish |
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.
finish::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | taste, taste perception, taste sensation, gustatory sensation, gustatory perception |
the wine has a nutty flavor and a pleasant finish.
Examples of finish
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I've used them before and place a large vase by the legs to finish off the look.
From the stltoday.com
The lush apple, vanilla and slightly nutty flavors end in a long citrusy finish.
From the stltoday.com
Brett Hayes hit a bloop double to right to make it 5-4 and finish Niese's night.
From the newsday.com
It was hard to open up wide enough for a bite, much less finish the whole thing.
From the ocregister.com
Yes, there is firewood to stack, indoor projects to finish and letters to write.
From the thenewstribune.com
After that was dry, I used exterior grout to finish the areas between the tiles.
From the dailyherald.com
In contrast, the expected wages index posted a three-point loss to finish at 34.
From the bloomberg.com
The 10-5 Chiefs finish the schedule Sunday against Oakland at Arrowhead Stadium.
From the kansas.com
Coach Rick Adelman does not know who will finish tonight's game for the Rockets.
From the chron.com
- Coating: a decorative texture or appearance of a surface (or the substance that gives it that appearance); "the boat had a metallic finish"; "he applied a coat of a clear finish"; "when the finish is too thin it is difficult to apply evenly"
- Complete: come or bring to a finish or an end; "He finished the dishes"; "She completed the requirements for her Master's Degree"; "The fastest runner finished the race in just over 2 hours; others finished in over 4 hours"
- Finish up: finally be or do something; "He ended up marrying his high school sweetheart"; "he wound up being unemployed and living at home again"
- Stopping point: the temporal end; the concluding time; "the stopping point of each round was signaled by a bell"; "the market was up at the finish"; "they were playing better at the close of the season"
- End: have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical; "the bronchioles terminate in a capillary bed"; "Your rights stop where you infringe upon the rights of other"; "My property ends by the bushes"; "The symphony ends in a pianissimo"
- Polish: a highly developed state of perfection; having a flawless or impeccable quality; "they performed with great polish"; "I admired the exquisite refinement of his prose"; "almost an inspiration which gives to all work that finish which is almost art"--Joseph Conrad
- The use of wine tasting descriptors allow the taster an opportunity to put into words the aromas and flavors that they experience and can be used in assessing the overall quality of wine. ...
- Carpenter's Coffee House (later known as "The Finish", "The Queen's Head" and "Jack's") was a coffee house in Covent Garden, London, established by George Carpenter some time around 1762.
- (Finished (story)) "Finished" is a science fiction short story written by L. Sprague de Camp, a story in his Viagens Interplanetarias series. It was first published in the magazine Astounding Science Fiction in the issue for November, 1949. ...
