Finish

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·noun Completion;

— opposed to start, or beginning.

II. Finish ·noun That which finishes, puts an end to/ or perfects.

III. Finish ·vi To come to an end; to Terminate.

IV. Finish ·noun ·see Finishing coat, under Finishing.

V. Finish ·vi To End; to Die.

VI. Finish ·noun The labor required to give final completion to any work; hence, minute detail, careful elaboration, or the like.

VII. Finish ·vt To arrive at the end of; to bring to an end; to put an end to; to make an end of; to Terminate.

VIII. Finish ·noun The joiner work and other finer work required for the completion of a building, especially of the interior. ·see Inside finish, and Outside finish.

IX. Finish ·noun The result of completed labor, as on the surface of an object; manner or style of finishing; as, a rough, dead, or glossy finish given to cloth, stone, metal, ·etc.

X. Finish ·vt To bestow the last required labor upon; to Complete; to bestow the utmost possible labor upon; to Perfect; to Accomplish; to Polish.

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