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finish
has definitions from the fields of food,psychology
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[ noun ] the place designated as the end (as of a race or journey)
Synonyms Examples "a crowd assembled at the finish" "he was nearly exhausted as their destination came into view" Related terms |
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[ verb ] come or bring to a finish or an end
Synonyms Examples "He finished the dishes" "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" Used in print (Nathan Rapport, ""I've Been Here before!"...)After the preliminary business affair was finished Depew arose and delivered the convincing speech that clinched the nomination for Roosevelt . (Clement Greenberg, "Collage" in his Art and...)Instead of isolating the literal flatness by specifying and circumscribing it , the pasted paper or cloth releases and spreads it , and the artist seems to have nothing left but this undepicted flatness with which to finish as_well_as start his picture . (John Dos Passos, Midcentury....)That finished me with Thelma . (E. Lucas Myers, "The Vindication of Dr. Nestor,"...)It was evident that a second transfer had to be effected , and that it had to take_place between the time the fille finished the doctor 's room and the time she began Alex 's . (Whit Masterson, Evil Come, Evil Go....)He wondered if the audience would let him finish . Related terms end end carry_through follow_through get_through round_out close top see_through completion closer |
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[ noun ] event whose occurrence ends something
Synonyms Examples "his death marked the ending of an era" "when these final episodes are broadcast it will be the finish of the show" |
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[ verb ] finally be or do something
Examples "He ended up marrying his high school sweetheart" "he wound up being unemployed and living at home again" Used in print (St. Louis Post-Dispatch,...)The '49 team was off to a so-so 5 - 5 beginning , then fell as low as 12 - 17 on May 23 before finishing with 96 victories . Other lettermen from the team that compiled a 21 - 9 record and finished as runner-up in the National_Invitation_Tournament were : Art_Hambric , Donnell_Reid , Bill_Nordmann , Dave_Harris , Dave_Luechtefeld and George_Latinovich . (Jim Berry Pearson, The Maxwell Land Grant....)It was nearly sundown before they finished the business with Beall and began riding down the stream . After spending two nights ( Wednesday and Thursday ) in Catskill , the deputies again headed for the Vermejo to finish their business . (Glayds H. Barr, The Master of Geneva....)He finished the worship service as if there had been no brazen attempt to dishonor God and man . Related terms |
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[ verb ] have end in a certain location; either spatial or metaphorical
Examples "the bronchioles terminate in a capillary bed" "Your rights stop where you infringe upon the rights of other" |
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[ verb ] have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense
Examples : "My property ends by the bushes" "The symphony ends in a pianissimo" Used in print (The Sun, [Baltimore],...)Mrs._Grace_Butcher , of nearby Chardon , a 27 - year old housewife who has two children , finished in 2.21.6 . (The Providence Journal...)The big audience started applauding even before he had finished . |
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[ noun ] a decorative texture or appearance of a surface (or the substance that gives it that appearance)
Examples "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" Used in print (The Times-Picayune, [New Orleans]...)They come in crisp basket_weaves in natural honey hues , along with lacy open weaves with a lustre finish in natural , white , black and a whole range of colors . In a lacy open weave shoes have a luster finish , braided collar and bow highlight on the squared throat . Related terms |
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[ verb ] provide with a finish
Examples "The carpenter finished the table beautifully" Used in print (The Dallas Morning News,...)The spider-leg pedestal table has a base finished in an ebony , to set_off the lustrous brown of the walnut top . (McCall's Needlework and Crafts, Spring-Summer,...)Outside was finished with Creek-Turn brown toner brushed_on and sponged_off to give antique finish . (The Family Handyman, 11:5...)Another method of assuring a clean hole is to first drill a small pilot hole all_the_way through , then drill half_way with the dimensional bit , turn the piece over , and finish from the other side . |
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[ noun ] a highly developed state of perfection; having a flawless or impeccable quality
Synonyms Examples "he 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"--Conrad Related terms |
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[ verb ] (food) finish eating all the food on one's plate or on the table
Synonyms Examples "She polished off the remaining potatoes" Used in print A recent news_story reported that Frank_Sinatra and Dean_Martin delayed 103 airplane passengers 10 minutes in London while they finished their drinks . (Allen R. Bosworth, The Crows of Edwina Hill....)She finished her hamburger and drank her coffee and paid her check ; she got_out of the coffee_shop before the incident could be repeated . |
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[ noun ] designated event that concludes a contest (especially a race)
Synonyms Examples "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" Related terms end end happening point draw third-place_finish photo_finish runner-up_finish terminate complete close |
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[ noun ] designated event that concludes a contest (especially a race)
Synonyms Examples "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" Related terms happening ending finale draw win place third-place_finish runner-up_finish photo_finish show |
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[ noun ] the act of finishing
Synonyms Examples "his best finish in a major tournament was third" "the speaker's finishing was greeted with applause" Related terms |
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