Definitions for finished

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finished fin·ished

Spelling: [fin-isht]

IPA: /ˈfɪn ɪʃt/

Finished is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 15 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 15 points.

You can make 166 anagrams from letters in finished (defhiins).

Definitions for finished

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.

adjective

1. ended or completed.
2. completed or perfected in all details, as a product:
3. polished to the highest degree of excellence:
4. highly skilled or accomplished:
5. condemned, doomed, or in the process of extinction:
6. (of livestock) fattened and ready for market.

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 finished

First recorded in 1575-85; finish + -ed²

Examples for finished

Pat Robertson finished second in the 1988 Iowa caucus, and it was all downhill from there.

“Please,” he laughed, handing me the map after he was finished sketching.

"I've just finished," said Percival, glancing down the last sheet.

They finished out the tour without incident, while newspapers across the country picked up the story.

He finished second in 2008 behind John McCain, and maintains a reservoir of good will among Republican social conservatives.

When I finished this talk, a government official approached me.

When he finished, he said, "Now tell me where you keep your vegetables, Uncle Paul?"

At last the vexatious work was finished, and he was free again.

Uncle Peter weakly waved the hand of finished discouragement.

The public offices at Albany were finished shortly after my arrival.