Definitions for finish

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finish fin·ish

Spelling: [fin-ish]

IPA: /ˈfɪn ɪʃ/

Finish is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 12 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 12 points.

You can make 48 anagrams from letters in finish (fhiins).

Definitions for finish

noun

1. the end or conclusion; the final part or last stage.
2. the end of a hunt, race, etc.:
3. a decisive ending:
4. the quality of being finished or completed with smoothness, elegance, etc.:
5. educational or social polish.
6. the manner in which an object is perfected or finished in its preparation, or an effect imparted in finishing.
7. the surface coating or texture of wood, metal, etc.
8. something used or serving to finish, complete, or perfect a thing.
9. woodwork or the like, especially in the interior of a building, not essential to the structure but used for purposes of ornament, neatness, etc.:
10. Also called finish coat, finishing coat. a final coat of plaster or paint.
11. a material for application in finishing.
12. Animal Husbandry. the fat tissue of livestock.
13. the flavor remaining in the mouth after a wine has been swallowed.

Verb phrases

1. finish with, to bring to completion: to put aside, break all relations with, or reject finally:

verb (used with object)

1. to bring (something) to an end or to completion; complete:
2. to come to the end of (a course, period of time, etc.):
3. to use completely (often followed by up or off):
4. to overcome completely; destroy or kill (often followed by off):
5. to complete and perfect in detail; put the final touches on (sometimes followed by up):
6. to put a finish on (wood, metal, etc.):
7. to perfect (a person) in education, accomplishments, social graces, etc.
8. to ready (livestock) for market by feeding a diet calculated to produce the desired weight.

verb (used without object)

1. to come to an end:
2. to complete a course, project, etc. (sometimes followed by up):
3. (of livestock) to become fattened for market.

Origin of finish

1300-50; Middle English finisshen Anglo-French, Middle French finiss-, long stem of finir Latin fīnīre to end. See fine¹

Examples for finish

If he looked ahead he would see what we idiomatically know as his "finish."

You can finish making up your mind on the way to Harlowe House.

I had been studying abroad in London, and came back to finish the semester at Tufts.

But generally speaking, it does escape them, and lives to finish its task.

It was the marshal calling to them that Andrew was gone and inviting them in to finish him.

In 2008 and 2012, Huckabee and Santorum, respectively won the Iowa Caucus, but did not make it to the finish line.

He would go in, he would overhaul Sally, and then finish the chase with a play of revolvers.

He said,  “I am breaking my heart over this story, and cannot bear to finish it.”

“We would love to finish what we started some years ago,” Branson told journalists at a news conference with notable hesitancy.

finish the sauce by putting the roasting pan on the stovetop over medium-high heat.