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finish
Overview of noun finish
The noun finish has 9 senses (first 9 from tagged texts)
1. (238) coating, finish, finishing -- (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")
2. (173) finish -- (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")
3. (146) finish, finishing -- (the act of finishing; "his best finish in a major tournament was third"; "the speaker's finishing was greeted with applause")
4. (106) finish, destination, goal -- (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")
5. (98) stopping point, finale, finis, finish, last, conclusion, close -- (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")
6. (75) finish -- ((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")
7. (16) ending, conclusion, finish -- (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")
8. (9) finish -- (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")
9. (3) polish, refinement, culture, cultivation, finish -- (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)
Overview of verb finish
The verb finish has 6 senses (first 5 from tagged texts)
1. (44) complete, finish -- (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")
2. (12) finish up, land up, fetch up, end up, wind up, finish -- (finally be or do something; "He ended up marrying his high school sweetheart"; "he wound up being unemployed and living at home again")
3. (8) end, stop, finish, terminate, cease -- (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")
4. (3) finish -- (provide with a finish; "The carpenter finished the table beautifully")
5. (2) eat up, finish, polish off -- (finish eating all the food on one's plate or on the table; "She polished off the remaining potatoes")
6. finish -- (cause to finish a relationship with somebody; "That finished me with Mary")
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun finish
9 senses of finish
Sense 1
coating, finish, finishing
=> decorativeness
=> appearance, visual aspect
=> quality
=> attribute
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 2
finish
=> happening, occurrence, occurrent, natural event
=> event
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 3
finish, finishing
=> completion, culmination, closing, windup, mop up
=> termination, ending, conclusion
=> change of state
=> change
=> action
=> act, human action, human activity
=> event
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 4
finish, destination, goal
=> end
=> extremity
=> region, part
=> location
=> object, physical object
=> physical entity
=> entity
Sense 5
stopping point, finale, finis, finish, last, conclusion, close
=> end, ending
=> point, point in time
=> measure, quantity, amount
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 6
finish
=> taste, taste sensation, gustatory sensation, taste perception, gustatory perception
=> sensation, esthesis, aesthesis, sense experience, sense impression, sense datum
=> perception
=> basic cognitive process
=> process, cognitive process, mental process, operation, cognitive operation
=> cognition, knowledge, noesis
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 7
ending, conclusion, finish
=> happening, occurrence, occurrent, natural event
=> event
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 8
finish
=> downfall, ruin, ruination
=> failure
=> happening, occurrence, occurrent, natural event
=> event
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 9
polish, refinement, culture, cultivation, finish
=> perfection, flawlessness, ne plus ultra
=> state
=> attribute
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Hyponyms of noun finish
5 of 9 senses of finish
Sense 1
coating, finish, finishing
=> glaze
=> shoeshine
Sense 2
finish
=> draw, standoff, tie
=> photo finish
=> second-place finish, runner-up finish
=> third-place finish
Sense 3
finish, finishing
=> finale, close, closing curtain, finis
Sense 4
finish, destination, goal
=> finishing line, finish line
Sense 7
ending, conclusion, finish
=> end, last, final stage
=> result, resultant, final result, outcome, termination
=> foregone conclusion, matter of course
=> destruction, demolition, wipeout
=> omega, Z
=> stop, halt
=> victory, triumph
=> defeat, licking
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun finish
9 senses of finish
Sense 1
coating, finish, finishing
=> decorativeness
Sense 2
finish
=> happening, occurrence, occurrent, natural event
Sense 3
finish, finishing
=> completion, culmination, closing, windup, mop up
Sense 4
finish, destination, goal
=> end
Sense 5
stopping point, finale, finis, finish, last, conclusion, close
=> end, ending
Sense 6
finish
=> taste, taste sensation, gustatory sensation, taste perception, gustatory perception
Sense 7
ending, conclusion, finish
=> happening, occurrence, occurrent, natural event
Sense 8
finish
=> downfall, ruin, ruination
Sense 9
polish, refinement, culture, cultivation, finish
=> perfection, flawlessness, ne plus ultra
Antonyms of noun finish
1 of 9 senses of finish
Sense 3
finish, finishing
Antonym of start (Sense 5)
=>beginning, start, commencement
Member Holonyms of noun finish
Substance Holonyms of noun finish
Part Holonyms of noun finish
Member Meronyms of noun finish
Substance Meronyms of noun finish
Part Meronyms of noun finish
Meronyms of noun finish
Holonyms of noun finish
Attributes of noun finish
Derived Forms of noun finish
4 of 9 senses of finish
Sense 1
coating, finish, finishing
RELATED TO>(verb) finish#4
=> finish
Sense 3
finish, finishing
RELATED TO>(verb) finish#3
=> end, stop, finish, terminate, cease
RELATED TO>(verb) finish#1
=> complete, finish
Sense 5
stopping point, finale, finis, finish, last, conclusion, close
RELATED TO>(verb) finish#6
=> finish
RELATED TO>(verb) finish#3
=> end, stop, finish, terminate, cease
RELATED TO>(verb) finish#1
=> complete, finish
Sense 7
ending, conclusion, finish
RELATED TO>(verb) finish#6
=> finish
RELATED TO>(verb) finish#3
=> end, stop, finish, terminate, cease
RELATED TO>(verb) finish#1
=> complete, finish
Domain of noun finish
1 of 9 senses of finish
Sense 6
finish
TOPIC>(noun) tasting#1
Domain Terms of noun finish
Familiarity of noun finish
finish used as a noun is familiar (polysemy count =9)
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun finish
9 senses of finish
Sense 1
coating, finish, finishing
> decorativeness
=> coating, finish, finishing
Sense 2
finish
> happening, occurrence, occurrent, natural event
=> accompaniment, concomitant, attendant, co-occurrence
=> avalanche
=> experience
=> trouble
=> treat
=> miracle
=> wonder, marvel
=> thing
=> episode
=> eventuality, contingency, contingence
=> beginning
=> ending, conclusion, finish
=> one-off
=> periodic event, recurrent event
=> change, alteration, modification
=> error, computer error
=> accident, fortuity, chance event
=> fire
=> incident
=> discharge
=> case, instance, example
=> movement, motion
=> failure
=> success
=> appearance
=> destiny, fate
=> disappearance
=> disappearance
=> contact, impinging, striking
=> finish
=> interruption, break
=> sound
=> union
=> news event
=> flash
=> convergence
=> juncture, occasion
=> outburst, burst, flare-up
=> outbreak, eruption, irruption
=> reverse, reversal, setback, blow, black eye
=> boom, bonanza, gold rush, gravy, godsend, manna from heaven, windfall, bunce
=> crash, collapse
=> supervention
Sense 3
finish, finishing
> completion, culmination, closing, windup, mop up
=> consummation
=> consummation
=> finish, finishing
=> finalization, finalisation
=> follow-through
=> follow-through
=> graduation
Sense 4
finish, destination, goal
> end
=> bitter end
=> bitthead
=> heel
=> point
=> pole, magnetic pole
=> railhead
=> terminus
=> yardarm
=> nerve ending, nerve end
=> telomere
=> heel
=> end point, endpoint, termination, terminus
=> finish, destination, goal
=> tip
Sense 5
stopping point, finale, finis, finish, last, conclusion, close
> end, ending
=> death, last
=> death, dying, demise
=> period
=> year-end
=> stopping point, finale, finis, finish, last, conclusion, close
=> cease
=> fag end, tail, tail end
=> last gasp
=> termination, expiration, expiry
=> terminus ad quem, terminal point, limit
Sense 6
finish
> taste, taste sensation, gustatory sensation, taste perception, gustatory perception
=> relish, flavor, flavour, sapidity, savor, savour, smack, nip, tang
=> sweet, sweetness, sugariness
=> sour, sourness, tartness
=> bitter, bitterness
=> salt, saltiness, salinity
=> astringency, astringence
=> finish
=> flatness
=> mellowness
Sense 7
ending, conclusion, finish
> happening, occurrence, occurrent, natural event
=> accompaniment, concomitant, attendant, co-occurrence
=> avalanche
=> experience
=> trouble
=> treat
=> miracle
=> wonder, marvel
=> thing
=> episode
=> eventuality, contingency, contingence
=> beginning
=> ending, conclusion, finish
=> one-off
=> periodic event, recurrent event
=> change, alteration, modification
=> error, computer error
=> accident, fortuity, chance event
=> fire
=> incident
=> discharge
=> case, instance, example
=> movement, motion
=> failure
=> success
=> appearance
=> destiny, fate
=> disappearance
=> disappearance
=> contact, impinging, striking
=> finish
=> interruption, break
=> sound
=> union
=> news event
=> flash
=> convergence
=> juncture, occasion
=> outburst, burst, flare-up
=> outbreak, eruption, irruption
=> reverse, reversal, setback, blow, black eye
=> boom, bonanza, gold rush, gravy, godsend, manna from heaven, windfall, bunce
=> crash, collapse
=> supervention
Sense 8
finish
> downfall, ruin, ruination
=> finish
Sense 9
polish, refinement, culture, cultivation, finish
> perfection, flawlessness, ne plus ultra
=> dream
=> polish, refinement, culture, cultivation, finish
=> fare-thee-well
=> intactness
Meronyms of noun finish
9 senses of finish
Holonyms of noun finish
Grep of noun finish
finish
finish coat
finish line
finisher
finishing
finishing coat
finishing line
finishing school
finishing touch
first-place finish
photo finish
runner-up finish
second-place finish
third-place finish
Antonyms of verb finish
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb finish
6 senses of finish
Sense 1
complete, finish
=> end, terminate
=> change, alter, modify
Sense 2
finish up, land up, fetch up, end up, wind up, finish
=> act, move
Sense 3
end, stop, finish, terminate, cease
Sense 4
finish
=> coat, surface
=> cover
Sense 5
eat up, finish, polish off
=> eat
=> eat
=> consume, ingest, take in, take, have
=> consume, ingest, take in, take, have
Sense 6
finish
=> end, terminate
=> change, alter, modify
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb finish
4 of 6 senses of finish
Sense 1
complete, finish
=> close
=> top, top off
=> get through, wrap up, finish off, mop up, polish off, clear up, finish up
=> see through
=> round out, finish out
=> follow through, follow up, follow out, carry out, implement, put through, go through
=> carry through, accomplish, execute, carry out, action, fulfill, fulfil
Sense 3
end, stop, finish, terminate, cease
=> pass away
=> lapse
=> cut out
=> go out
=> adjourn, recess, break up
=> vanish, disappear
=> culminate, climax
=> run out
=> run low, run short, go
=> vanish, disappear, go away
=> conclude, close
=> turn out, come out
=> discontinue
=> break
Sense 4
finish
=> dress
=> broom
Sense 5
eat up, finish, polish off
=> tuck in, tuck away, put away
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb finish
6 senses of finish
Sense 1
complete, finish
=> end, terminate
Sense 2
finish up, land up, fetch up, end up, wind up, finish
=> act, move
Sense 3
end, stop, finish, terminate, cease
Sense 4
finish
=> coat, surface
Sense 5
eat up, finish, polish off
=> eat
Sense 6
finish
=> end, terminate
'Cause To' of verb finish
Derived Forms of verb finish
4 of 6 senses of finish
Sense 1
complete, finish
RELATED TO>(noun) finisher#1
=> closer, finisher
RELATED TO>(noun) finish#7
=> ending, conclusion, finish
RELATED TO>(noun) finish#5
=> stopping point, finale, finis, finish, last, conclusion, close
RELATED TO>(noun) finish#3
=> finish, finishing
RELATED TO>(noun) finishing#2
=> finish, finishing
Sense 3
end, stop, finish, terminate, cease
RELATED TO>(noun) finish#7
=> ending, conclusion, finish
RELATED TO>(noun) finish#5
=> stopping point, finale, finis, finish, last, conclusion, close
RELATED TO>(noun) finish#3
=> finish, finishing
Sense 4
finish
RELATED TO>(noun) finish#1
=> coating, finish, finishing
RELATED TO>(noun) finisher#2
=> finisher
RELATED TO>(noun) finisher#3
=> finisher
RELATED TO>(noun) finishing#1
=> coating, finish, finishing
Sense 6
finish
RELATED TO>(noun) finish#7
=> ending, conclusion, finish
RELATED TO>(noun) finish#5
=> stopping point, finale, finis, finish, last, conclusion, close
Domain of verb finish
Domain Terms of verb finish
Familiarity of verb finish
finish used as a verb is common (polysemy count =6)
Sample Sentences of verb finish
6 senses of finish
Sense 1
complete, finish
EX: They finish moving
Sense 2
finish up, land up, fetch up, end up, wind up, finish
*> Somebody ----s VERB-ing
Sense 3
end, stop, finish, terminate, cease
*> Something ----s
*> Something is ----ing PP
Sense 4
finish
*> Somebody ----s something
Sense 5
eat up, finish, polish off
EX: They finish more bread
Sense 6
finish
*> Something ----s somebody
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb finish
5 of 6 senses of finish
Sense 1
complete, finish
> end, terminate
=> close out
=> finish
=> abort
=> culminate
=> lift, raise
=> ax, axe
=> stamp out, kill
=> dissolve, break up
=> dissolve, break up
=> break, break off, discontinue, stop
=> interrupt, break
=> stub out, crush out, extinguish, press out
=> finalize, finalise, settle, nail down
=> complete, finish
=> closure, cloture
=> decide, settle, resolve, adjudicate
=> conclude
=> close
=> phase out
=> close
Sense 2
finish up, land up, fetch up, end up, wind up, finish
> act, move
=> alternate, take turns
=> finish up, land up, fetch up, end up, wind up, finish
=> rush, hasten, hurry, look sharp, festinate
=> interrupt, disturb
=> react, respond
=> go ahead, plow ahead
=> attack, aggress
=> force
=> create
=> come to the fore, step forward, come forward, step up, step to the fore, come out
=> reward, repay, pay back
=> satisfice, staisfise
=> maneuver, manoeuver, manoeuvre
=> dispatch
=> evade
=> race
=> use
=> play it by ear
=> play
=> deal
=> partner
=> exert
=> egotrip
=> reciprocate
=> go, proceed, move
=> come close
=> perform
=> make bold, dare, presume
=> prosecute, engage, pursue
=> act on
=> interact
=> react, oppose
=> take time by the forelock
=> coact
=> volunteer, offer
=> get around to
=> dally, toy, play, flirt
=> set about, go about, approach
=> participate, take part
=> misbehave, misconduct, misdemean
=> condescend, stoop, lower oneself
=> behave, acquit, bear, deport, conduct, comport, carry
=> behave, comport
=> try, seek, attempt, essay, assay
=> woo, court, romance, solicit
=> court
=> dare
=> effect
=> antagonize, antagonise, counteract
=> anticipate, foresee, forestall, counter
=> prosecute
=> perpetrate, commit, pull
=> rampage
=> cope, get by, make out, make do, contend, grapple, deal, manage
=> condescend, deign, descend
=> condescend
=> take care
=> lord it over, queen it over, put on airs, act superior
=> stampede
=> make a point, make sure
=> repeat, take over
=> surprise
=> sneak
=> play
=> take
=> guard
=> begin, start
=> go off half-cocked, go off at half-cock
=> wait, hold off, hold back
=> continue, go on, proceed, go along, keep
=> do well, had best
=> continue
=> continue, persist in
Sense 4
finish
> coat, surface
=> rubberize, rubberise, rubber
=> anodize, anodise
=> gelatinize
=> skim
=> stucco
=> egg
=> encrust, incrust
=> dredge
=> soot
=> refinish
=> brush on
=> patinate, patinize, patinise
=> resurface
=> crumb
=> copper
=> finish
=> bonderize, bonderise
=> blacktop
=> foliate
=> galvanize, galvanise
=> pave
=> varnish, seal
=> glaze
=> tar
=> enrobe
=> plaster, daub
=> render
=> skimcoat
=> paint
=> cement
=> grit
=> plate
=> metal
=> macadamize, macadamise, tarmac
=> size
=> metalize, metallize
=> platinize
=> porcelainize
=> zinc
Sense 5
eat up, finish, polish off
> eat
=> wash down
=> gluttonize, gluttonise, fress
=> wolf, wolf down
=> slurp
=> fare
=> pitch in, dig in
=> pick at, peck at, peck
=> peck, pick up
=> gobble, bolt
=> garbage down, gobble up, shovel in, bolt down
=> nibble, pick, piece
=> ruminate
=> dunk, dip
=> devour, guttle, raven, pig
=> eat up, finish, polish off
=> devour, down, consume, go through
=> fill up, fill
Sense 6
finish
> end, terminate
=> close out
=> finish
=> abort
=> culminate
=> lift, raise
=> ax, axe
=> stamp out, kill
=> dissolve, break up
=> dissolve, break up
=> break, break off, discontinue, stop
=> interrupt, break
=> stub out, crush out, extinguish, press out
=> finalize, finalise, settle, nail down
=> complete, finish
=> closure, cloture
=> decide, settle, resolve, adjudicate
=> conclude
=> close
=> phase out
=> close
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb finish
Sense 1
complete, finish
=> end, terminate
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Sense 2
finish up, land up, fetch up, end up, wind up, finish
=> act, move
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Sense 3
end, stop, finish, terminate, cease
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Sense 4
finish
=> coat, surface
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Sense 5
eat up, finish, polish off
=> eat
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Sense 6
finish
=> end, terminate
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Grep of verb finish
finish
finish off
finish out
finish up
refinish
Grep of adj finish
finished
Grep of adv finish
from start to finish
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