Finish

Quick meaning: Finish is a noun meaning An end; the end of anything.

Meaning

An end; the end of anything.

More Meanings

1. A protective coating given to wood or metal and other surfaces.
2. The result of any process changing the physical or chemical properties of cloth.
3. A finishing touch; careful elaboration; polish.
4. (sports) A shot on goal, especially one that ends in a goal.
5. (professional wrestling, slang) The ending of a match and its structure.
6. (transitive) To complete (something).
7. (transitive) To apply a treatment to (a surface or similar).

Example Sentences

The car's finish was so shiny and new.

Why doesn't Italy finish their buildings

The furniture was finished in teak veneer.

Be sure to finish your homework before you go to bed!

Word Forms

• finishes
• finishing
• finished
• finishest
• finishedst
• finisheth

Synonyms for finish

Depending on context, synonyms include cessation, close, conclusion, end, ending, endpoint.

Antonyms for finish

Common opposites include beginning, continuation, initiate, begin, start, commencement.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include finis, conclusion, terminus, end, complete, close.

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