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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006) |
finishing
n 1: 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" [syn: coating, finish, finishing]
2: the act of finishing; "his best finish in a major tournament
was third"; "the speaker's finishing was greeted with
applause" [syn: finish, finishing] [ant: beginning,
commencement, start]
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2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Finishing \Fin"ish*ing\, n.
The act or process of completing or perfecting; the final
work upon or ornamentation of a thing.
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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Finishing \Fin"ish*ing\, a.
Tending to complete or to render fit for the market or for
use.
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Finishing coat.
(a) (Plastering) the final coat of plastering applied to
walls and ceilings, usually white and rubbed smooth.
(b) (Painting) The final coat of paint, usually differently
mixed applied from the others.
Finishing press, a machine for pressing fabrics.
Finishing rolls (Iron Working), the rolls of a train which
receive the bar from roughing rolls, and reduce it to its
finished shape. --Raymond.
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4. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Finish \Fin"ish\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Finished; p. pr. & vb.
n. Finishing.] [F. finir (with a stem finiss- in several
forms, whence E. -ish: see -ish.),fr. L. finire to limit,
finish, end, fr. finis boundary, limit, end; perh. for
fidnis, and akin findere to cleave, E. fissure.]
1. To arrive at the end of; to bring to an end; to put an end
to; to make an end of; to terminate.
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And heroically hath finished
A life heroic. --Milton.
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2. To bestow the last required labor upon; to complete; to
bestow the utmost possible labor upon; to perfect; to
accomplish; to polish.
Syn: To end; terminate; close; conclude; complete;
accomplish; perfect.
[1913 Webster]
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Thesaurus Results for finishing:
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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 |
ablation, absorption, assimilation, attrition, burning up, capping, close, closing, completing, completion, completive, completory, concluding, conclusion, conclusive, consummative, consummatory, consumption, crowning, culminating, culmination, culminative, depletion, digestion, drain, eating up, end, ending, erosion, exhaustion, expending, expenditure, final, finalizing, finish, fulfilling, full development, impoverishment, ingestion, last, maturation, maturity, perfecting, perfection, perfective, ripeness, rounding off, rounding out, spending, squandering, terminal, terminating, termination, terminative, terminus, topping off, ultimate, using up, wastage, waste, wastefulness, wasting away, wearing away, wearing down, windup |
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