finishing

Meaning of finishing

verb, gerund or present participle
  1. bring (a task or activity) to an end; complete.
    they were straining to finish the job
    we finished eating our meal
  2. complete the manufacture or decoration of (an article) by giving it an attractive surface appearance.
    the interior was finished with American oak
  3. prepare (a girl) for entry into fashionable society.
    where were you finished?

Middle English: from Old French feniss-, lengthened stem of fenir, from Latin finire, from finis ‘end’.

Information about finishing

  • It is a verb.
  • The plural form of finishing is: finishings.
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Hyphenation of finishing

fin-ish-ing

  • It consists of 3 syllables and 9 chars.
  • finishing is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables

finishing synonyms

Meaning coating:

coating, finish

Meaning finish:

finish

Meaning finish making or doing:

complete, completed

Meaning come or bring to a final point; finish:

end

Meaning bring or come to an end:

conclude, concluded

Meaning only a short distance away or apart in space or time:

close

Meaning complete (a transaction):

consummate, consummated

Meaning complete or agree on a finished and definitive version of:

finalize, finalized

Meaning ceremonially place a crown on the head of (someone) in order to invest them as a monarch:

crown

Meaning put a lid or cover on:

cap

Meaning (of an event, action, or process) come to an end; cease to happen:

stop

Meaning come or bring to an end:

cease

Meaning bring to an end:

terminate, terminated

Meaning achieve or complete successfully:

accomplish

Meaning put (a plan, order, or course of action) into effect:

execute, executed

Meaning tell (someone) officially that they can or must leave a place or situation:

discharge, discharged

Meaning perform (an action, the precise nature of which is often unspecified):

do

Meaning carry out (a duty or role) as required, promised, or expected:

fulfil

Meaning extending directly upwards from:

over

Meaning highly trained or skilled in a particular activity:

accomplished

Meaning past participle of do1:

done

Meaning satisfied or happy because of fully developing one's abilities or character:

fulfilled

Meaning resolve or reach an agreement about (an argument or problem):

settled

Meaning successfully bring about or reach (a desired objective or result) by effort, skill, or courage:

achieved

Meaning succeed in achieving (something that one has worked for):

attained

Meaning become fully aware of (something) as a fact; understand clearly:

realized

Meaning put into force or operation:

effectuated

Meaning apply varnish to:

varnish

Meaning coat with lacquer:

lacquer

Meaning cover (something) with a decorative layer of fine wood:

veneer

Meaning provide with a layer or covering of something:

coat

Meaning mark or discolour with something that is not easily removed:

stain

Meaning cover or treat (something) with wax or a similar substance, typically to polish or protect it:

wax

Meaning varnish (something) with shellac:

shellac

Meaning coat or decorate (a metallic or hard object) with enamel:

enamel

Meaning fit panes of glass into (a window or door frame or similar structure):

glaze

Meaning apply a glossy substance to:

gloss

Meaning make the surface of (something) smooth and shiny by rubbing it:

polish

Meaning polish (something, especially metal) by rubbing:

burnish

finishing antonyms

Meaning begin or be reckoned from a particular point in time or space:

start

Meaning not finished or concluded; incomplete:

unfinished

Meaning not having all the necessary or appropriate parts:

incomplete

Words that rhyme with finishing

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