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How to pronounce finish in English?

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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.
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.
Type Words
Synonyms eat up, polish off
Type of eat
Has types go through, tuck away, demolish, devour, consume, tuck in, put away, down
Type Words
Synonyms end up, fetch up, finish up, land up, wind up
Type of act, move
Type Words
Synonyms close, conclusion, finale, finis, last, stopping point
Type of end, ending


the market was up at the finish.
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 cease, end, stop, terminate
Has types discontinue, break up, vanish, turn out, lapse, pass away, adjourn, climax, close, come out, conclude, culminate, cut out, disappear, go, go away, go out, recess, run short, break, run out, run low
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.
Type Words
Synonyms destination, goal
Type of end, terminal
Has types finishing line, finish line


a crowd assembled at the finish.
Type Words
Type of end, terminate


That finished me with Mary.
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.
Type Words
Type of surface, coat
Has types broom, dress
Derivation finishing, finisher


The carpenter finished the table beautifully.
this shirt is not finished properly.
Type Words
Type of downfall, ruin, ruination


booze will be the finish of him.
it was a fight to the finish.
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

finish
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
More examples
  • 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. ...