finish

finish has 25 senses in the JumbleFix dictionary. Letters: 6.

Definitions

• v. t.. To arrive at the end of; to bring to an end; to put an end to; to make an end of; to terminate.
• v. t.. To bestow the last required labor upon; to complete; to bestow the utmost possible labor upon; to perfect; to accomplish; to polish.
• v. i.. To come to an end; to terminate.
• v. i.. To end; to die.
• n.. That which finishes, puts an end to/ or perfects.
• n.. The joiner work and other finer work required for the completion of a building, especially of the interior. See Inside finish, and Outside finish.
• n.. The labor required to give final completion to any work; hence, minute detail, careful elaboration, or the like.
• n.. See Finishing coat, under Finishing.
• n.. The result of completed labor, as on the surface of an object; manner or style of finishing; as, a rough, dead, or glossy finish given to cloth, stone, metal, etc.
• n.. Completion; -- opposed to start, or beginning.
• n.. the act of finishing; "his best finish in a major tournament was third"; "the speaker's finishing was greeted with applause"
• n.. 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"