finish
Definitions
Noun
- A decorative texture or appearance of a surface (or the substance that gives it that appearance)
- The temporal end; the concluding time
- A highly developed state of perfection; having a flawless or impeccable quality; ; ; --joseph conrad
- The place designated as the end (as of a race or journey)
- Designated event that concludes a contest (especially a race)
- The downfall of someone (as of persons on one side of a conflict)
- Event whose occurrence ends something
- (wine tasting) the taste of a wine on the back of the tongue (as it is swallowed)
- The act of finishing
Verb
- Come or bring to a finish or an end
- Finally be or do something
- Have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical
- Provide with a finish
- Finish eating all the food on one's plate or on the table
- Cause to finish a relationship with somebody
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As a Fragment
Words that contain the term "finish".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | finished | 2 | 87 |
| 2 | finish | 2 | 39 |
| 3 | finishing | 3 | 9 |
| 4 | finishes | 3 | 2 |
| 5 | unfinished | 3 | 2 |
| 6 | finisher | 3 | 1 |
| 7 | finishers | 3 | 0 |
| 8 | photofinisher | 5 | 0 |
| 9 | photofinishers | 5 | 0 |
| 10 | photofinishing | 5 | 0 |
| 11 | refinish | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | refinished | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | refinishing | 4 | 0 |
| 14 | semifinish | 4 | 0 |
| 15 | semifinished | 4 | 0 |
Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "finish".
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "finish".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | finished | 2 | 87 |
| 2 | fish | 1 | 35 |
| 3 | furnish | 2 | 29 |
| 4 | finishing | 3 | 9 |
| 5 | fins | 1 | 5 |
| 6 | finishes | 3 | 2 |
| 7 | unfinished | 3 | 2 |
| 8 | finnish | 2 | 1 |
| 9 | finisher | 3 | 1 |
| 10 | fiendish | 2 | 1 |
| 11 | refinish | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | minish | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | finishers | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | fini | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | windish | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | pinkish | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | inglish | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | semifinish | 4 | 0 |
| 19 | refinished | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | nishi | 2 | 0 |
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "finish" in a sentence.
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Words that are statistically associated with "finish" in the same piece of text.
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Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "finish".
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Results:
Term
Definitions: 15
Fragments: 15
Sound Alikes: 11
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 0
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
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