finish : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: finish	by the DICT Development Group
4 results for finish
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
finish 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" Synonym(s): coating, finish, finishing 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" Synonym(s): stopping point, finale, finis, finish, last, conclusion, close 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"--Joseph Conrad Synonym(s): polish, refinement, culture, cultivation, finish 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" Synonym(s): finish, destination, goal 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" 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" 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" Synonym(s): ending, conclusion, finish Antonym(s): beginning (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" the act of finishing; "his best finish in a major tournament was third"; "the speaker's finishing was greeted with applause" Synonym(s): finish, finishing Antonym(s): beginning, commencement, start v come or bring to a finish or an end; "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" Synonym(s): complete, finish finally be or do something; "He ended up marrying his high school sweetheart"; "he wound up being unemployed and living at home again" Synonym(s): finish up, land up, fetch up, end up, wind up, finish 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" Synonym(s): end, stop, finish, terminate, cease Antonym(s): begin, start provide with a finish; "The carpenter finished the table beautifully"; "this shirt is not finished properly" finish eating all the food on one's plate or on the table; "She polished off the remaining potatoes" Synonym(s): eat up, finish, polish off cause to finish a relationship with somebody; "That finished me with Mary"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Finish \Fin"ish\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Finished}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Finishing}.] [F. finir (with a stem finiss- in several forms, whence E. -ish: see -ish.),fr. L. finire to limit, finish, end, fr. finis boundary, limit, end; perh. for fidnis, and akin findere to cleave, E. fissure.] 1. To arrive at the end of; to bring to an end; to put an end to; to make an end of; to terminate. And heroically hath finished A life heroic. --Milton. 2. To bestow the last required labor upon; to complete; to bestow the utmost possible labor upon; to perfect; to accomplish; to polish. Syn: To end; terminate; close; conclude; complete; accomplish; perfect.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Finish \Fin"ish\, v. i. 1. To come to an end; to terminate. His days may finish ere that hapless time. --Shak. 2. To end; to die. [R.] --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Finish \Fin"ish\, n. 1. That which finishes, puts an end to[?] or perfects. 2. (Arch.) The joiner work and other finer work required for the completion of a building, especially of the interior. See {Inside finish}, and {Outside finish}. 3. (Fine Arts) (a) The labor required to give final completion to any work; hence, minute detail, careful elaboration, or the like. (b) See {Finishing coat}, under {Finishing}. 4. 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. 5. Completion; -- opposed to {start}, or {beginning}.