FINISHING

finish, finishing

(noun) the act of finishing; “his best finish in a major tournament was third”; “the speaker’s finishing was greeted with applause”

coating, finish, 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”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Verb

finishing

present participle of finish

Noun

finishing (plural finishings)

The act of completing something.

(soccer) Shooting ability.

The final work upon or ornamentation of a thing; finish.

Source: Wiktionary

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Fin"ish*ing, n.

Definition: The act or process of completing or perfecting; the final work upon or ornamentation of a thing.

Fin"ish*ing, a.

Definition: 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.

FINISH

Fin"ish, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Finished; p. pr. & vb. n. Finishing.] Etym: [F. finir (with a stem finiss- in several forms, whence E. - ish: see -ish.),fr. L. finire to limit, finish, end, fr. finis boundary, limit, end; perh. for fidnis, and akin findere to cleave, E. fissure.]

1. To arrive at the end of; to bring to an end; to put an end to; to make an end of; to terminate. And heroically hath finished A life heroic. Milton.

2. To bestow the last required labor upon; to complete; to bestow the utmost possible labor upon; to perfect; to accomplish; to polish.

Syn.

– To end; terminate; close; conclude; complete; accomplish; perfect.

Fin"ish, v. i.

1. To come to an end; to terminate. His days may finish ere that hapless time. Shak.

2. To end; to die. [R.] Shak.

Fin"ish, n.

1. That which finishes, puts an end to

2. (Arch.)

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

3. (Fine Arts) (a) The labor required to give final completion to any work; hence, minute detail, careful elaboration, or the like. (b) See Finishing coat, under Finishing.

4. 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.

5. Completion; -- opposed to Ant: start, or Ant: beginning.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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