finish

noun
fĭn'ĭsh

An end; the end of anything.

Other meanings

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.

Related words

blanket finish
dead finish
fight to the finish
finish fetish
finishipper
finish line
finish nail
finish time
from start to finish
Garrison finish
grandstand finish
microfinish

Example sentences

“Will they finish shopping before the market closes?”
Tatoeba · Igider · CC0
“I'm going to let you finish.”
Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0
“There is no night that the day does not finish lighting up.”
Tatoeba · AmarMecheri · CC0

Word history

From Middle English "finishen".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “finish” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.