finish
finish is a 6-letter English word with 25 senses as transitive verb, intransitive verb, noun, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To arrive at the end of; to bring to an end; to put an end to; to make an end of; to terminate. Face value is 12 in Scrabble and 12 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
Definitions
- transitive verb. To arrive at the end of; to bring to an end; to put an end to; to make an end of; to terminate.
- transitive verb. To bestow the last required labor upon; to complete; to bestow the utmost possible labor upon; to perfect; to accomplish; to polish.
- intransitive verb. To come to an end; to terminate.
- intransitive verb. To end; to die.
- noun. That which finishes, puts an end to/ or perfects.
- noun. The joiner work and other finer work required for the completion of a building, especially of the interior. See Inside finish, and Outside finish.
- noun. The labor required to give final completion to any work; hence, minute detail, careful elaboration, or the like.
- noun. See Finishing coat, under Finishing.
- noun. 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.
- noun. Completion; -- opposed to start, or beginning.
- noun. the act of finishing
"his best finish in a major tournament was third"
"the speaker's finishing was greeted with applause"
- noun. 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"
- noun. (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"
- noun. 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"
- noun. 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"
- noun. designated event that concludes a contest (especially a race)
"excitement grew as the finish neared"
"my horse was several lengths behind at the finish"
- noun. 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"
- noun. a highly developed state of perfection; having a flawless or impeccable quality--Joseph Conrad
"they performed with great polish"
"I admired the exquisite refinement of his prose"
- noun. the temporal end; the concluding time
"the stopping point of each round was signaled by a bell"
"the market was up at the finish"
- verb. cause to finish a relationship with somebody
"That finished me with Mary"
- verb. finally be or do something
"He ended up marrying his high school sweetheart"
"he wound up being unemployed and living at home again"
- verb. come or bring to a finish or an end
"He finished the dishes"
"She completed the requirements for her Master's Degree"
- verb. finish eating all the food on one's plate or on the table
"She polished off the remaining potatoes"
- verb. provide with a finish
"The carpenter finished the table beautifully"
"this shirt is not finished properly"
- verb. 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"
Synonyms
finishing, coating, conclusion, ending, destination, goal, cultivation, culture, polish, refinement, close, finale, finis, last, complete, cease, end, stop, terminate
Common word forms
finished, finisher, finishes, finishing, finishable
Words from these letters
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