Finnish vs. Finish
Finnishadjective
Of or pertaining to Finland, to the Finns, or to their language.
Finnishnoun
the official language of Finland; belongs to the Baltic Finnic family of languages
Finnishadjective
of or relating to or characteristic of Finland or the people of Finland;
Finishnoun
An end; the end of anything.
Finishnoun
A protective coating given to wood or metal and other surfaces.
Finishnoun
The result of any process changing the physical or chemical properties of cloth.
Finishnoun
A finishing touch; careful elaboration; polish.
Finishnoun
(sports) A shot on goal, especially one that ends in a goal.
Finishverb
(transitive) To complete (something).
Finishverb
(transitive) To apply a treatment to a surface or similar.
Finishverb
(transitive) To change an animal's food supply in the months before it is due for slaughter, with the intention of fattening the animal.
Finishverb
(intransitive) To come to an end.
Finishverb
(transitive) To put an end to; to destroy.
Finishverb
To arrive at the end of; to bring to an end; to put an end to; to make an end of; to terminate.
Finishverb
To bestow the last required labor upon; to complete; to bestow the utmost possible labor upon; to perfect; to accomplish; to polish.
Finishverb
To come to an end; to terminate.
Finishverb
To end; to die.
Finishnoun
That which finishes, puts an end to or perfects.
Finishnoun
The joiner work and other finer work required for the completion of a building, especially of the interior. See Inside finish, and Outside finish.
Finishnoun
The labor required to give final completion to any work; hence, minute detail, careful elaboration, or the like.
Finishnoun
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.
Finishnoun
Completion; - opposed to start, or beginning.
Finishnoun
a decorative texture or appearance of a surface (or the substance that gives it that appearance);
Finishnoun
designated event that concludes a contest (especially a race);
Finishnoun
the act of finishing;
Finishnoun
the place designated as the end (as of a race or journey);
Finishnoun
the temporal end; the concluding time;
Finishnoun
(wine tasting) the taste of a wine on the back of the tongue (as it is swallowed);
Finishnoun
event whose occurrence ends something;
Finishnoun
the downfall of someone (as of persons on one side of a conflict);
Finishnoun
a highly developed state of perfection; having a flawless or impeccable quality;
Finishverb
come or bring to a finish or an end;
Finishverb
finally be or do something;
Finishverb
have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical;
Finishverb
provide with a finish;
Finishverb
finish eating all the food on one's plate or on the table;
Finishverb
cause to finish a relationship with somebody;
