Wondering how to hyphenate the English word finish? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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(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 |
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The act of finishing His best finish in a major tournament was third The speaker's finishing was greeted with applause |
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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 |
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Finally be or do something He ended up marrying his high school sweetheart He wound up being unemployed and living at home again |
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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 |
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Provide with a finish The carpenter finished the table beautifully This shirt is not finished properly |
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Finish eating all the food on one's plate or on the table She polished off the remaining potatoes |
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Cause to finish a relationship with somebody That finished me with Mary |
| noun | coating, finishing, decorativeness |
| noun | happening, occurrence, natural event
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| noun | finishing, completion, culmination, closing, windup, mop up
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| noun | destination, goal, end |
| noun | stopping point, finale, finis, last, conclusion, close, end, ending |
| noun | taste, taste sensation, gustatory sensation, taste perception, gustatory perception
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| noun | ending, conclusion, happening, occurrence, natural event
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| noun | downfall, ruin, ruination |
| noun | polish, refinement, culture, cultivation, perfection, flawlessness, ne plus ultra
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| verb | complete, end, terminate |
| verb | finish up, land up, fetch up, end up, wind up, act, move |
| verb | end, stop, terminate, cease |
| verb | coat, surface |
| verb | eat up, polish off, eat |
| verb | end, terminate |