finish
An end; the end of anything.
Noun 4 meanings
An end; the end of anything.
A protective coating given to wood or metal and other surfaces.
“The car's finish was so shiny and new.”
The result of any process changing the physical or chemical properties of cloth.
A finishing touch; careful elaboration; polish.
Verb 4 meanings
To complete (something).
“Be sure to finish your homework before you go to bed!”
To apply a treatment to (a surface or similar).
“The furniture was finished in teak veneer.”
To change an animal's food supply in the months before it is due for slaughter, with the intention of fattening the animal.
“Due to BSE, cows in the United Kingdom must be finished and slaughtered before 30 months of age.”
To come to an end.
“We had to leave before the concert had finished.”
Etymology
From Middle English finishen, finisshen, finischen, from Old French finiss-, stem of some of the conjugated forms of finir, from Latin fīnīre, from fīnis (“end, limit, border, boundary”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeygʷ- (“to stick, set up”) or from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeyd- (“to split”).
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FINISH at a glance
FINISH has 6 letters and scores 12 points in Scrabble (F 4 + I 1 + N 1 + I 1 + S 1 + H 4) and 12 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #1,266 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with finish
All rhymesOne letter away
- MINISH11
- LINISH9
- FIKISH16
- WINISH12
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