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US
/ˈfɪnɪʃ/
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NOUN
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(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 -
designated event that concludes a contest (especially a race)
the winner is the team with the most points at the finish
my horse was several lengths behind at the finish
excitement grew as the finish neared -
the act of finishing
the speaker's finishing was greeted with applause
his best finish in a major tournament was third -
a decorative texture or appearance of a surface (or the substance that gives it that appearance)
when the finish is too thin it is difficult to apply evenly
the boat had a metallic finish
he applied a coat of a clear finish -
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 -
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 -
event whose occurrence ends something
his death marked the ending of an era
when these final episodes are broadcast it will be the finish of the show -
the temporal end; the concluding time
the market was up at the finish
they were playing better at the close of the season
the stopping point of each round was signaled by a bell -
a highly developed state of perfection; having a flawless or impeccable quality
almost an inspiration which gives to all work that finish which is almost art
they performed with great polish
I admired the exquisite refinement of his prose
VERB
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finish eating all the food on one's plate or on the table
She polished off the remaining potatoes -
come or bring to a finish or an end
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
He finished the dishes -
finally be or do something
he wound up being unemployed and living at home again
He ended up marrying his high school sweetheart -
have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical
the bronchioles terminate in a capillary bed
My property ends by the bushes
Your rights stop where you infringe upon the rights of other
The symphony ends in a pianissimo -
cause to finish a relationship with somebody
That finished me with Mary -
provide with a finish
The carpenter finished the table beautifully
this shirt is not finished properly
How To Use finish In A Sentence
- You can't help thinking that the promise of that final inspection adds a little extra sparkle to the finished product. Times, Sunday Times
- The finishing line may be in sight but the final lap is shaping up to be an epic battle. Times, Sunday Times
- Receiving the round initial in the third quarter, the Rams would put together the 10-play, 61-yard expostulate immoderate 5 mins as great as finishing it off with the 6-yard TD pass from Stefkovich to So, TE, Joe Migliarese (Blue Bell, Pa.) to tighten the measure to twenty-nine twenty-eight TU. Archive 2009-12-01
- Said hi also to a few of the guys from Aereogramme after they'd finished up, but wasn't actually sure of who was there from Chemikal Underground or what they look like, so I was basically floating around and looking glaikit until Mags pointed out the Newsnight crew, and the nice interviewer man figured out who I was. Archive 2007-02-01
- 'If he _has not fulfilled_ his promise to write,' but 'If he _did not write_ as he undertook to do' ([Greek: _egrapsen huposchomenos_]); nor 'If he _has commenced and finished_,' but 'If he _commenced and finished_' ([Greek: _arxamenos sunetelese_]). A Reply to Dr. Lightfoot's Essays
- The gnomes in the back room are putting the finishing touches to the new software.
- On the seventh floor there is a big tea room where you can watch television and get a coffee while you wait for us to finish with Jason so you can give him a lift home.
- The oak is hand stained with red, yellow, blue and green and then given an antique finish.
- Finish your homework first, then wash my car.
- If a series is trying to get it dead right, then it is on the researcher's integrity that the quality of the finished work depends.
