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
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 finish 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
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
Idiom of the Day
prime mover
the force or person that starts something
The group of executives were the prime movers behind the decision to close the factory in our city.
