[ US /ˈfɪnɪʃ/ ]
NOUN
  1. (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
  2. 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
  3. the act of finishing
    the speaker's finishing was greeted with applause
    his best finish in a major tournament was third
  4. 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
  5. 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
  6. 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
  7. 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
  8. 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
  9. 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
  1. finish eating all the food on one's plate or on the table
    She polished off the remaining potatoes
  2. 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
  3. finally be or do something
    he wound up being unemployed and living at home again
    He ended up marrying his high school sweetheart
  4. 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
  5. cause to finish a relationship with somebody
    That finished me with Mary
  6. provide with a finish
    The carpenter finished the table beautifully
    this shirt is not finished properly
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How To Use finish In A Sentence

  • The finishing line may be in sight but the final lap is shaping up to be an epic battle. Times, Sunday Times
  • 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
  • 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 band finished with a few slow dances.
  • 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
  • The Chinese Dragon Boat Festival is a significant holiday celebrated in China, and the one with the longest history. The Dragon Boat Festival is celebrated by boat races in the shape of dragons. Competing teams row their boats forward to a drumbeat racing to reach the finish end first.
  • '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
  • Consequently many penalties are cleared just before the finish. Times, Sunday Times
  • the game was finished in regulation time
  • The gnomes in the back room are putting the finishing touches to the new software.
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