finish – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
מילים נרדפות: natural event,
occurrent,
closing,
culmination,
windup,
ending,
gustatory perception,
taste perception,
ruination,
downfall,
perfection,
terminate,
act,
coat
finish
v.
terminate, end; be terminated; bring to an end; destroy; defeat; complete, perfect; add the finishing touches
n.
end, completion, conclusion; final stage; polish, final coating on a surface; final details; something which completes or perfects
Finish
Finish may refer to:
- Finishing in the distillation of Scotch
- Finished good, a good that is completed as to manufacturing but not yet sold or distributed to the end-user
- Surface finishing, various industrial processes for modifying a workpiece's surface
- Wood finishing, the process of embellishing and/or protecting the surface of wooden objects
- Eli Finish, Israeli comedian
- Finish (detergent), a dishwasher detergent made by Reckitt Benckiser
finish
Noun
1. 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) coating, finishing
(hypernym) decorativeness
(hyponym) glaze
2. 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"
(hypernym) happening, occurrence, natural event
(hyponym) draw, standoff, tie
3. the act of finishing; "his best finish in a major tournament was third"; "the speaker's finishing was greeted with applause"
(synonym) finishing
(antonym) beginning, start, commencement
(hypernym) completion, culmination, closing, windup, mop up
(hyponym) finale, close, closing curtain, finis
(derivation) end, stop, terminate, cease
4. the place designated as the end (as of a race or journey); "a crowd assembled at the finish"; "he was nearly exhuasted as their destination came into view"
(synonym) destination, goal
(hypernym) end
(hyponym) finishing line, finish line
5. 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) stopping point, finale, finis, last, conclusion, close
(hypernym) end, ending
6. (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"
(hypernym) taste, taste sensation, gustatory sensation, taste perception, gustatory perception
(classification) tasting
7. 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) ending, conclusion
(hypernym) happening, occurrence, natural event
(hyponym) end, last, final stage
8. 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"
(hypernym) downfall, ruin, ruination
9. 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) polish, refinement, culture, cultivation
(hypernym) perfection, flawlessness, ne plus ultra
Verb
1. 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) complete
(hypernym) end, terminate
(hyponym) close
(derivation) closer, finisher
2. finally be or do something; "He ended up marrying his high school sweetheart"; "he wound up being unemployed and living at home again"
(synonym) finish up, land up, fetch up, end up, wind up
(hypernym) act, move
3. 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) end, stop, terminate, cease
(hyponym) pass away
(derivation) ending, conclusion
4. provide with a finish; "The carpenter finished the table beautifully"
(hypernym) coat, surface
(hyponym) dress
(derivation) coating, finishing
5. finish eating all the food on one's plate or on the table; "She polished off the remaining potatoes"
(synonym) eat up, polish off
(hypernym) eat
(hyponym) tuck in, tuck away, put away
6. cause to finish a relationship with somebody; "That finished me with Mary"
(hypernym) end, terminate
(derivation) ending, conclusion
finish
nm.
finish, end, final stage, final details; something which completes or perfects
finish (de)
n.
finish, end, final stage; polish, final coating on a surface
finishen
v.
finish, terminate, end, bring to an end
