finish

1. v. t. To arrive at the end of; to bring to an end; to put an end to; to make an end of; to terminate. Source: opted

2. v. t. To bestow the last required labor upon; to complete; to bestow the utmost possible labor upon; to perfect; to accomplish; to polish. Source: opted

3. v. i. To come to an end; to terminate. Source: opted

4. v. i. To end; to die. Source: opted

5. n. That which finishes, puts an end to/ or perfects. Source: opted

6. n. The joiner work and other finer work required for the completion of a building, especially of the interior. See Inside finish, and Outside finish. Source: opted

7. n. The labor required to give final completion to any work; hence, minute detail, careful elaboration, or the like. Source: opted

8. n. See Finishing coat, under Finishing. Source: opted

9. n. 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. Source: opted

10. n. Completion; -- opposed to start, or beginning. Source: opted

11. n. a decorative texture or appearance of a surface (or the substance that gives it that appearance) Source: wordnet

12. n. the temporal end; the concluding time Source: wordnet

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