Thesaurus: finishing

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1. p. pr. & vb. n. of Finish
2. n. The act or process of completing or perfecting; the final work upon or ornamentation of a thing.
3. a. Tending to complete or to render fit for the market or for use.
4. n. a decorative texture or appearance of a surface (or the substance that gives it that appearance)
5. n. the act of finishing
6. The act or process of completing or perfecting; the final work upon or ornamentation of a thing. Tending to complete or to render fit for the market or for use. 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.
7. The act or process of completing or perfecting; the final workupon or ornamentation of a thing.
8. j:96/n:4 n a decorative texture or appearance of a surface (or the substance that gives it that appearance) n the act of finishing v come or bring to a finish or an end; others finished in over 4 hours" v finally be or do something v have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical v provide with a finish v finish eating all the food on one's plate or on the table v cause to finish a relationship with somebody