FINISH

FI ·NISH 2 syllables

B1 · Intermediate 📏 6 letters 🎲 Scrabble 12 ✅ valid word

Useful in everyday and work contexts.

noun
  1. a decorative texture or appearance of a surface (or the substance that gives it that appearance)
  2. the temporal end
  3. a highly developed state of perfection
  4. the place designated as the end (as of a race or journey)

💬 Examples

  • "the boat had a metallic finish"
  • "he applied a coat of a clear finish"
  • "the concluding time"
  • "the stopping point of each round was signaled by a bell"
verb
  1. come or bring to a finish or an end
  2. finally be or do something
  3. have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense
  4. provide with a finish

💬 Examples

  • "He finished the dishes"
  • "She completed the requirements for her Master's Degree"
  • "He ended up marrying his high school sweetheart"
  • "he wound up being unemployed and living at home again"
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