Finishing
nnoun.attributea decorative texture or appearance of a surface (or the substance that gives it that appearance)Synset:coating finish
Examples:- 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
Derivationally Related Form:coatfinish
Hypernyms:decorativeness
Inherited Hypernyms:coatingdecorativenessappearancequalityattributeabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:glazeshoeshine
Full Hyponyms:glazelustershoeshine
nnoun.actthe act of finishingSynset:finish
Examples:- his best finish in a major tournament was third
- the speaker's finishing was greeted with applause
Antonyms:start
Derivationally Related Form:finish
Hypernyms:closing completion culmination mop up windup
Inherited Hypernyms:finishcompletionterminationchange of statechangeactionacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:closeclosing curtainfinalefinis
vverb.changecome or bring to a finish or an end; others finished in over 4 hours"Synset:complete finish
Examples:- He finished the dishes
- She completed the requirements for her Master's Degree
- The fastest runner finished the race in just over 2 hours
Derivationally Related Form:completionfinishfinishingfinisher
Hypernyms:end terminate
Inherited Hypernyms:completeendchange
Direct Hyponyms:accomplishactioncarry outcarry throughclear upcloseexecutefinish offfinish outfinish upfollow outfollow throughfollow upfulfilfulfillget throughgo through withimplementmop uppolish offput throughround outsee throughtoptop offwrap up
Full Troponyms:adherecap offcarry throughcloseconsummatedispatchdofollow throughget overget throughgo all outmisdooverachieveplyround outrunsee throughtopturnunderachieve
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s VERB-ing | Somebody ---s | Somebody ---s something (apply to: complete) | Something ---s something (apply to: complete) | They won't --- the story (apply to: complete) | They --- moving (apply to: finish)
vverb.changefinally be or do somethingSynset:end up fetch up finish finish up land up wind up
Examples:- He ended up marrying his high school sweetheart
- he wound up being unemployed and living at home again
Derivationally Related Form:windup
Hypernyms:act move
Inherited Hypernyms:finish upact
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s VERB-ing
vverb.stativehave an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphoricalSynset:cease end finish stop terminate
Examples:- 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
Antonyms:begin
Derivationally Related Form:finishterminativeendterminus
Inherited Hypernyms:end
Direct Hyponyms:adjournbreakbreak upclimaxclosecome outconcludeculminatecut outdisappeardiscontinuegogo awaygo outlapsepass awayrecessrun lowrun outrun shortturn outvanish
Full Troponyms:adjournbob underbreakclearconcludecrownculminatecut outdematerializediscontinueeventuatego outlapseleave offpass awayrun lowrun outtaper offturn outvanishwork out
Sentence Frame:Something ---s | Something is ---ing PP
vverb.contactprovide with a finishExamples:- The carpenter finished the table beautifully
- this shirt is not finished properly
Derivationally Related Form:finishfinishingfinisher
Hypernyms:coat surface
Inherited Hypernyms:finishcoatcover
Direct Hyponyms:broomdress
Full Troponyms:broomdress
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
vverb.consumptionfinish eating all the food on one's plate or on the tableSynset:eat up finish polish off
Examples:- She polished off the remaining potatoes
Hypernyms:eat
Inherited Hypernyms:eat upeatconsume
Inherited Hypernyms:eat upeateatconsume
Direct Hyponyms:consumedemolishdevourdowngo throughput awaytuck awaytuck in
Full Troponyms:devourtuck in
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s (apply to: eat up) | They --- more bread (apply to: finish, polish off, eat up)
vverb.changecause to finish a relationship with somebodyExamples:- That finished me with Mary
Derivationally Related Form:finish
Hypernyms:end terminate
Inherited Hypernyms:finishendchange
Sentence Frame:Something ---s somebody