Synonym: cease, close, complete, conclude, end, perfect, polish, refine, stop, terminate. Antonym: begin, commence, start. Similar words: finish up, finish with, diminish, vanish, punish, affinity, clownish, Spanish. Meaning: ['fɪnɪʃ] 
n. 1. a decorative texture or appearance of a surface (or the substance that gives it that appearance) 2. designated event that concludes a contest (especially a race) 3. the act of finishing 4. the place designated as the end (as of a race or journey) 5. the temporal end; the concluding time 6. (wine tasting) the taste of a wine on the back of the tongue (as it is swallowed) 7. event whose occurrence ends something 8. the downfall of someone (as of persons on one side of a conflict) 9. a highly developed state of perfection; having a flawless or impeccable quality. v. 1. come or bring to a finish or an end 2. finally be or do something 3. have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical 4. provide with a finish 5. finish eating all the food on one's plate or on the table 6. cause to finish a relationship with somebody.
n. 1. a decorative texture or appearance of a surface (or the substance that gives it that appearance) 2. designated event that concludes a contest (especially a race) 3. the act of finishing 4. the place designated as the end (as of a race or journey) 5. the temporal end; the concluding time 6. (wine tasting) the taste of a wine on the back of the tongue (as it is swallowed) 7. event whose occurrence ends something 8. the downfall of someone (as of persons on one side of a conflict) 9. a highly developed state of perfection; having a flawless or impeccable quality. v. 1. come or bring to a finish or an end 2. finally be or do something 3. have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical 4. provide with a finish 5. finish eating all the food on one's plate or on the table 6. cause to finish a relationship with somebody. 
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121) A lot of people will start, but precious few will finish.
122) I was bitterly disappointed to have lost yet another race so near the finish.
123) I've been beating my brains out all week trying to finish this essay.
124) Tired as he was, Peter tried to finish all the homework that day.
125) His mother has to keep after him to finish his homework.
126) Early pacemakers often drop out of a race before the finish.
127) 'Do you want a drink?' 'I'll finish my work first.'
128) I can finish the work by next month at a push, but that would mean I must lose my holiday.
129) Finish the work off before you leave for your holiday.
130) This show is our swansong—we want to finish on a high.
131) The team will be lucky to finish the season mid-table.
132) The whole affair has been a chapter of accidents from start to finish.
133) They still need a great deal more money to finish the project.
134) She ran out of time and didn't finish the last question.
135) The bows will give a feminine finish to the curtains.
136) I bust a gut trying to finish that work on time.
137) We need an extra pair of hands if we're going to finish on time.
138) I sat twiddling my thumbs waiting for him to finish using the phone.
139) We are working all round the clock to finish this dictionary!
140) I never dreamed that I would finish up owing such a lot of property.
141) The villagers had a celebration , with a new film to finish up with.
142) We had planned to finish the work before dark, but the heavy rain held us up.
143) I'm putting my plans for a new car on ice until I finish college.
144) I asked for an extra two weeks to finish the work.
145) I've asked him to give me a couple more days to finish my essay.
146) If we all set to, we'll finish the job in half an hour.
147) I'm struggling to finish the huge helping you gave me.
147) Sentencedict.com is a sentence dictionary, on which you can find excellent sentences for a large number of words.
148) We must finish the work at all costs before midnight.
149) He had to draw on reserves of strength just to finish the race.
150) If we do the work turn and turn about, we can finish it quickly.
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