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- pronunciation:
- fI
nihsh
- parts of speech:
- verb, noun
- features:
- Homophone Note, Word Parts
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
finishes, finishing, finished |
| definition 1: |
When you finish something, you come to the end of it, or you come to the end of what you are doing with it. When you finish a book, you come to the end of the book. When you have finished your painting, it means that you have stopped working on it and it is done.
Freya wants to finish her homework before eight o'clock so she won't miss watching her favorite show.Graham finished his sculpture and was very happy with it.- synonyms:
- complete, conclude, end
- antonyms:
- begin
- similar words:
- accomplish, cap, carry out, cease, do, fulfill, perfect, quit, stop
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| definition 2: |
When you finish a meal or some food, you eat all of it.
I was too full and couldn't finish my dessert, even though I really wanted to!Hailey finished off the last of the cake in the refrigerator.- similar words:
- complete, consume, drink, eat
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| definition 3: |
If you finish a table or other piece of furniture, you put polish or other liquid on the surface of the table to keep it in good condition and looking nice.
After the wood floors were finished, they looked beautiful and shiny.- similar words:
- coat, polish, surface
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| related words: |
achieve, decide, kill, pass, smooth, stain |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
The finish is the end or last part of something. The finish of a race is the end of the race.
At the finish of the play, all the actors stood together on stage and took a bow.- synonyms:
- close, conclusion, end
- antonyms:
- start
- similar words:
- accomplishment, ending, last
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| related words: |
feel |
| derivation: |
finisher (n.) |
Are you looking for the word Finnish (a language or nationality)? Finish and Finnish sound alike but have different meanings.
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