finish (noun)

  • 1finish — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 last part/end of sth ADJECTIVE ▪ exciting, fantastic, good, great, thrilling, tremendous (esp. BrE) ▪ His best finish was 11th in the Hungarian Grand Prix …

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  • 2finish — ► VERB 1) bring or come to an end. 2) consume or get through the whole or the remainder of (food or drink). 3) (finish with) have nothing more to do with. 4) reach the end of a race or other sporting competition. 5) (finish up) chiefly Brit. end… …

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  • 3finish line — noun a line indicating the location of the finish of a race • Syn: ↑finishing line • Hypernyms: ↑line, ↑finish, ↑destination, ↑goal • Hyponyms: ↑tape, ↑ …

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  • 4finish coat — noun 1. the final coat of paint • Syn: ↑finishing coat • Hypernyms: ↑coat of paint 2. the final coating of plaster applied to walls and ceilings we can t paint until they put on the finishing coat • Syn: ↑finishin …

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  • 5finish line — noun Date: 1899 a line marking the end of a racecourse …

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  • 6finish line — noun a) A line marking the end of a race. b) The end of a process. Syn: finishing line …

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  • 7finish nail — noun A nail with a very small head, easily driven below the surface, leaving a small hole readily concealed with putty, used for attaching trim …

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  • 8finish hardware — noun : visible or exposed hardware fittings (as locks, hinges, fasteners, handles, plates) used in building construction …

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  • 9finish carpenter — noun see carpenter I …

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  • 10photo finish — noun in general, any very close finish; in particular, a finish of a race in which the contestants are so close together that the winner must be determined from a photograph taken at the instant of finishing • Hypernyms: ↑finish * * * noun… …

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