finish

Noun

• the act of finishing
  • his best finish in a major tournament was third
    
  • the speaker's finishing was greeted with applause
    

• (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
    

• 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
    

• 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
    

• 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 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
    

• 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
    

• 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
    

• 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
    

Verb

• cause to finish a relationship with somebody
  • That finished me with Mary
    

• finish eating all the food on one's plate or on the table
  • She polished off the remaining potatoes
    

• provide with a finish
  • The carpenter finished the table beautifully
    
  • this shirt is not finished properly
    

• 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
    

• finally be or do something
  • He ended up marrying his high school sweetheart
    
  • he wound up being unemployed and living at home again
    

• come or bring to a finish or an end; others finished in over 4 hours"
  • He finished the dishes
    
  • She completed the requirements for her Master's Degree
    
  • The fastest runner finished the race in just over 2 hours
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  finishing , ending , conclusion , destination , goal , polish , refinement , culture , cultivation , stopping point , finale , finis , last , close , coating , eat up , polish off , end , stop , terminate , cease , finish up , land up , fetch up , end up , wind up , complete
• Antonyms: 
  beginning , start , commencement , begin