'Finishing' definitions:
Definition of 'finishing'
From: WordNet
noun
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]
noun
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]
Definition of 'Finishing'
From: GCIDE
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- And heroically hath finished A life heroic. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
- 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]
Definition of 'Finishing'
From: GCIDE
- Finishing \Fin"ish*ing\, n. The act or process of completing or perfecting; the final work upon or ornamentation of a thing. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Finishing'
From: GCIDE
- Finishing \Fin"ish*ing\, a. Tending to complete or to render fit for the market or for use. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'finishing'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- 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
Words containing 'Finishing'
- Finish,
- Finished,
- Finisher,
- finish off,
- finish out,
- finish up,
- Finished work,
- Finishing coat,
- Finishing press,
- Finishing rolls,
- Hard finish,
- Inside finish,
- Standing finish,
- finish coat,
- finish line,
- finishing line,
- finishing school,
- finishing touch,
- from start to finish,
- photo finish,
- High-finished,
- To put the finishing hand to,
- runner-up finish,
- first-place finish,
- second-place finish,
- third-place finish