Definition of finish

"finish" in the noun sense

1. coating, finish, finishing

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"

2. stopping point, finale, finis, finish, last, conclusion, close

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"

3. polish, refinement, culture, cultivation, finish

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"

4. finish, destination, goal

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"

5. finish

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"

6. finish

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. ending, conclusion, 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"

8. finish

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"

9. finish, finishing

the act of finishing

"his best finish in a major tournament was third"

"the speaker's finishing was greeted with applause"

"finish" in the verb sense

1. complete, finish

come or bring to a finish or an end others finished in over 4 hours"

"He finished the dishes"

"She completed the requirements for her Master's Degree"

"The fastest runner finished the race in just over 2 hours

2. finish up, land up, fetch up, end up, wind up, finish

finally be or do something

"He ended up marrying his high school sweetheart"

"he wound up being unemployed and living at home again"

3. end, stop, finish, terminate, cease

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"

4. finish

provide with a finish

"The carpenter finished the table beautifully"

"this shirt is not finished properly"

5. eat up, finish, polish off

finish eating all the food on one's plate or on the table

"She polished off the remaining potatoes"

6. finish

cause to finish a relationship with somebody

"That finished me with Mary"

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Quotations for finish

Have you found your life distasteful?
My life did, and does, smack sweet.
Was your youth of pleasure wasteful?
Mine I saved and hold complete.
Do your joys with age diminish?
When mine fail me, I'll complain.
Must in death your daylight finish?
My sun sets to rise again. [ Browning ]

My pen is at the bottom of a page,
Which being finished, here the story ends;
'Tis to be wish'd it had been sooner done,
But stories somehow lengthen when begun. [ Byron ]

Begin with Argus' eyes, and finish with Briareus' hands. [ Proverb ]

We finish by excusing our faults, but we always blush at our blunders.

Education begins the gentleman, but reading, good company, and education must finish him. [ Locke ]

Education begins the gentleman, but leading, good company, and reflection must finish him. [ Locke ]

All's well that ends well, still the finis is the crown.(Latin finis coronat opus, to crown, to finish or mahe perfect.) [ William Shakespeare, King Henry VI. Part 2. Act V ]

Which of you, intending to build a tower, sitteth not down first and counteth the cost, whether he have sufficient to finish it? [ Bible ]

Talents angel-bright, if wanting worth, are shining instruments in false ambition's hand, to finish faults illustrious, and give infamy renown. [ Young ]

What matters it that a soldier has a sword of dazzling finish, of the keenest edge, and finest temper, if he has never learned the art of fence. [ William Matthews ]

A leveller has long ago been set down as a ridiculous and chimerical being, who, if he could finish his work today, would have to begin it again tomorrow. [ Colton ]

Call on a business man at business times only, and on business, transact your business and go about your business, in order to give him time to finish his business. [ Duke of Wellington ]

What furniture can give such finish to a room as a tender woman's face? and is there any harmony of tints that has such stirrings of delight as the sweet modulations of her voice? [ George Eliot ]

Bear your burden manfully. Boys at school, young men who have exchanged boyish liberty for serious business - all who have got a task to do, a work to finish - bear the burden till God gives the signal for repose - till the work is done, and the holiday is fairly earned. [ James Hamilton ]

Men pursue riches under the idea that their possession will set them at pace, and above the world. But the law of association often makes those who begin by loving gold as a servant finish by becoming themselves its slaves; and independence without wealth is at least as common as wealth without independence. [ Colton ]

finish in Scrabble®

The word finish is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 12

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finish in Words With Friends™

The word finish is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 12

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Play In The Letters finish:

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Words within the letters of finish

2 letter words in finish (4 words)

3 letter words in finish (5 words)

4 letter words in finish (3 words)

5 letter words in finish (1 word)

6 letter words in finish (1 word)

finish + 1 blank (3 words)

Word Growth involving finish

Shorter words in finish

in fin finis

is finis

Longer words containing finish

finishable

finished nonfinished

finished photofinished

finished refinished prefinished

finished semifinished

finished unfinished

finisher finishers photofinishers

finisher finishers refinishers

finisher photofinisher photofinishers

finisher refinisher refinishers

finishes photofinishes

finishes refinishes prefinishes

finishing finishings photofinishings

finishing photofinishing photofinishings

finishing refinishing prefinishing

photofinish photofinished

photofinish photofinisher photofinishers

photofinish photofinishes

photofinish photofinishing photofinishings

refinish prefinish prefinished

refinish prefinish prefinishes

refinish prefinish prefinishing

refinish refinished prefinished

refinish refinisher refinishers

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