Unscramble finishing

Definition of finishing

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". Synonyms: coating, finish.
• the act of finishing; "his best finish in a major tournament was third", "the speaker's finishing was greeted with applause". Synonyms: finish. Antonyms: start.

verb:

• come or bring to a finish or an end; "He finished the dishes", "She completed the requirements for her Master's Degree", "The fastest runner finished the race in just over 2 hours; others finished in over 4 hours". Synonyms: complete, finish.
• finally be or do something; "He ended up marrying his high school sweetheart", "he wound up being unemployed and living at home again". Synonyms: end up, fetch up, finish, finish up, land up, wind up.
• have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical; "the bronchioles terminate in a capillary bed", "Your rights stop where you infringe upon the rights of other", "My property ends by the bushes", "The symphony ends in a pianissimo". Synonyms: cease, end, finish, stop, terminate. Antonyms: begin.
• provide with a finish; "The carpenter finished the table beautifully", "this shirt is not finished properly". Synonyms: finish.
• finish eating all the food on one's plate or on the table; "She polished off the remaining potatoes". Synonyms: eat up, finish, polish off.
• cause to finish a relationship with somebody; "That finished me with Mary". Synonyms: finish.

Related words

accomplish, action, adjourn, break, broom, climax, close, conclude, culminate, disappear, discontinue, dress, execute, finale, finis, fulfil, fulfill, glaze, go, implement, lapse, recess, shoeshine, top, vanish.

Rhymes with

diminishing.