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Definition: Finish |
FinishNoun1. 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". 2. Designated event that concludes a contest (especially a race); "excitement grew as the finish neared"; "my horse was several lengths behind at the finish"; "the winner is the team with the most points at the finish". 3. The act of finishing; "his best finish in a major tournament was third"; "the speaker's finishing was greeted with applause". 4. The place designated as the end (as of a race or journey); "a crowd assembled at the finish"; "he was nearly exhuasted as their destination came into view". 5. The temporal end; the concluding time; "the stopping point of each round was signaled by a bell"; "the market was up at the finish"; "they were playing better at the close of the season". 6. (wine tasting) the taste of a wine on the back of the tongue (as it is swallowed); "the wine has a nutty flavor and a pleasant finish". 7. Event whose occurrence ends something; "his death marked the ending of an era"; "when these final episodes are broadcast it will be the finish of the show". 8. The downfall of someone (as of persons on one side of a conflict); "booze will be the finish of him"; "it was a fight to the finish". 9. A highly developed state of perfection; having a flawless or impeccable quality; "they performed with great polish"; "I admired the exquisite refinement of his prose"; "almost an inspiration which gives to all work that finish which is almost art"--Joseph Conrad. Verb1. Come or bring to a finish or an end; "He finished the dishes"; "She completed the requirements for her Master's Degree"; "The fastest runner finished the race in just over 2 hours; others finished in over 4 hours". 2. Finally be or do something, as in "He ended up marrying his high school sweetheart". 3. Have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense: "My property ends by the bushes"; "The symphony ends in a pianissimo". 4. Provide with a finish, as of furniture, for example. 5. Finish eating all the food on one's plate or on the table; "She polished off the remaining potatoes". 6. Cause to finish a relationship with somebody; "That finished me with Mary". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "finish" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1050. (references) |
Note: Finish \Fin"ish\, transitive verb. [imperfect & past participle. Finished; Finishing.]. (references) |
| Domain | Definition |
Energy | Both a noun and a verb to describe the exterior surface of building elements (walls, floors, ceilings, etc.) and furniture, and the process of applying it. (references) |
Food & Agriculture | It may include different cleaning operations of the carcase, such as singeing, washing, spraying, trimming, removal of superfluous kidney fat and external fat. Source: European Union. (references) |
| A double furrow left in the middle of the field or between two lands in ploughing. Source: European Union. (references) | |
| A collective term for upper grades of timber suitable for natural or stained finishing. Source: European Union. (references) | |
Industry | All the finishing processes of articles. Source: European Union. (references) |
| The nature of the surface in its final condition. Source: European Union. (references) | |
Metallurgy | To dress a mould, i. e. to repair parts badly packed or damaged during removal of the pattern, to sleek, to sprag, to apply coating etc. Source: European Union. (references) |
Slang in 1811 | FINISH. The finish; a small coffee-house in Coven Garden, market, opposite Russel-street, open very early in the morning, and therefore resorted to by debauchees shut out of every other house: it is also called Carpenter's coffee-house. Source: 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
The Republic of Finland (Finnish: Suomi, Swedish: Finland) is a Nordic country, bound by the Baltic Sea to the southwest, the Gulf of Finland to the southeast and the Gulf of Bothnia to the west, bordering Sweden, Norway and Russia (sea border with Estonia).
Suomen Tasavalta
Republiken Finland
(In Detail)
''National motto: None''
Official languages Finnish and Swedish language
Capital Helsinki
President Tarja Halonen
Prime minister Matti Vanhanen
Area
- Total
- % waterRanked 63rd
337,030 km²
9.4%
Population [1]
- Total (2003)
- DensityRanked 106th
5,211,311
17.1/km²
Independence
- Declared
- RecognizedFrom Russia
December 6, 1917
January 4, 1918
Currency Euro¹, Finnish euro coins
Time zone UTC +2
National anthem Maamme (Vårt land)
Internet TLD .FI
Calling Code 358
(1) Prior to 1999: Finnish markka - NB: Only the banking system used Euro before 2002, which is the year when the actual changeover took place.
History
Main article: History of FinlandConclusive archaeological evidence exists that the area now comprising Finland was settled during the Stone Age, as the inland ice of the last ice age receded. The earliest inhabitants are thought to have been hunters and gatherers, living primarily off what the forests and sea could offer.
Finland's nearly 700-year association with the Kingdom of Sweden began in 1154 with the introduction of Christianity by Sweden's King Erik. Swedish became the dominant language of administration and education, although Finnish recovered its predominance after a 19th century resurgence of Finnish nationalism (fennomania) following the publication of Finland's national epic, the Kalevala.
In 1808, Finland was conquered by the armies of Czar Alexander I and thereafter remained an autonomous Grand Duchy in personal union with the Russian Empire until the end of 1917. On December 6, 1917, shortly after the Bolshevik Revolution in Russia, Finland declared its independence.
The social frontier between the ruling and the working class has been broader in Finland than in most comparable countries. Into the 19th century there was a most obvious language barrier; then during the 19th century Finland developed a proud University-educated meritocracy that felt as being the true representation of "the people" since they spoke the people's language and since a great deal of their ancestors really had been poor peasants.
In 1918, the country experienced a brief but bitter Civil War that coloured domestic politics for many years. The Civil War was chiefly fought between the educated class, supported by Germany and the big class of independent small farmers, against propertyless rural and industrial workers who despite universal suffrage in 1906 had found themselves without political influence.
During World War II, Finland fought the Soviet Union twice: in the Winter War of 1939-1940 (with some support from Sweden) and again in the Continuation War of 1941-1944 (with considerable support from Germany). This was followed by the Lapland War of 1944-1945, when Finland forced the Germans out of northern Finland.
Treaties signed in 1947 and 1948 with the Soviet Union included obligations and restraints on Finland vis-a-vis the Soviet Union as well as further territorial concessions by Finland (compared to the Moscow Peace Treaty of 1940).
After the Second World War, Finland was in the grey zone between western countries and Soviet Union. So called YYA treaty (Finno-Soviet Pact of Friendship, Cooperation, and Mutual Assistance) gave Soviet Union some right of determination to Finnish domestic politics. Many politicians used their Soviet Union relations to solve party controversies, which of course meant that Soviet Union got more power. The others while on other hand did single-minded work to oppose the communists.
When the Soviet Union fell down in 1991 Finland was fully surprised, but they used it immediately as their advantage. Finland was free to follow her own course and joined the European Union in 1995. Even today Russia's influence can be seen; Finland supports federal country development more than other Nordic countries.
Politics and Government
Main article: Politics of FinlandFinland has a primarily parliamentary system, although the president also has some notable powers. Most executive power lies in the cabinet (Council of State) headed by the prime minister chosen by the parliament. The Council of State is made up of the prime minister and the ministers for the various departments of the central government as well as an ex-officio member, the Chancellor of Justice.
Constitutionally, the 200-member, unicameral parliament, the Eduskunta (Finnish) or Riksdag (Swedish), is the supreme authority in Finland. It may alter the constitution, bring about the resignation of the Council of State, and override presidential vetoes. Its acts are not subject to judicial review. Legislation may be initiated by the Council of State, or one of the Eduskunta members, who are elected on the basis of proportional representation for a four-year term.
The judicial system is divided between courts with regular civil and criminal jurisdiction and special courts with responsibility for litigation between the public and the administrative organs of the state. Finnish law is codified and its court system consists of local courts, regional appellate courts, and a Supreme Court.
The parliament has, since equal and common suffrage was introduced in 1906, been dominated by Agrarians, Social Democrats and Communists; although all of the political spectrum is more influenced by anti-Socialist currents than in similar countries having less contacts with the Soviet Union.
Provinces
Main articles: Provinces of Finland, Historical provinces of FinlandFinland consists of 6 provinces (lääni, läänit or län). The province authority is part of the central government's executive branch; a system that hasn't changed drastically since its creation in 1634. The six provinces are:
The Åland Islands enjoy a high degree of autonomy. According to international treaties and Finnish laws, the regional government for Åland handles some matters which belong to the province authority in mainland-Finland.
- Southern Finland
- Western Finland
- Eastern Finland
- Oulu
- Lapland
- Åland
Another kind of provinces are the echoing the pattern of colonialization of Finland. Dialects, folklore, customs and people's feeling of affiliation are associated with these historical provinces, although the re-settlement of 400,000 Karelians during World War II and urbanization in the latter half of the 20th century have made differences less pronounced.
Local government is further organized in 450 municipalities of Finland. Since 1977, no legal or administrative distinction is made between towns, cities and other municipalities. The municipalities cooperate in 20 regions of Finland.
Geography
Main article: Geography of Finland
Finland is a country of thousands of lakes and islands; 187,888 lakes and 179,584 islands to be precise. The Finnish landscape is mostly flat with few hills and its highest point, the Haltitunturi at 1,328 m, is found in the extreme north of Lapland. Beside the many lakes the landscape is dominated by extensive boreal forests and little arable land. The greater part of the islands are found in southwest, part of the archipelago of the Åland Islands, and along the southern coast in the Gulf of Finland. Finland is one of the few countries in the world that is still growing. Owing to the isostatic adjustment that has been taking place since the last ice age, the surface area of the country is growing by about 7 sq. kilometres a year.
The climate is a northern temperate climate, characterised by cold, occasionally severe winters and relatively warm summers. A quarter of Finland's territory lies above the Arctic Circle, and as a consequence the sun does not set for 73 days during summer, and does not rise for up to 51 days during winter.
See also: List of towns in Finland, Population of Finland
Economy
Main article: Economy of FinlandFinland has a highly industrialised, largely free-market economy, with per capita output roughly that of the UK, France, Germany, and Italy. Its key economic sector is manufacturing - principally the wood, metals, engineering, telecommunications, and electronics industries. Trade is important, with exports equaling almost one-third of GDP. Except for timber and several minerals, Finland depends on imports of raw materials, energy, and some components for manufactured goods.
Because of the climate, agricultural development is limited to maintaining self-sufficiency in basic products. Forestry, an important export earner, provides a secondary occupation for the rural population. Rapidly increasing integration with Western Europe - Finland was one of the 11 countries joining the euro monetary system (EMU) on January 1, 1999 - will dominate the economic picture over the next several years. Growth was anemic in 2002, but slowed down in 2003 because of global depression.
Demographics
Main article: Demographics of FinlandThere are two official languages in Finland: Finnish, spoken by 93% of the population, and Swedish, mother tongue for 6% of the population. Other minority languages include Russian, Estonian, Somali and Albanian. To the north, in Lapland, are found the Sami, numbering less than 7,000, who like the Finns speak a Finno-Ugric language (Saami). There are over 20 languages which have over thousand users.
Most Finns (89%) are members of the Lutheran Church of Finland, with a minority of 1% belonging to the Finnish Orthodox Church (see Eastern Orthodoxy). The remainder consist of relatively small groups of other Protestant denominations, Roman Catholics, Muslims and Jews beside the 9% who are unaffiliated.
After the Winter War (confirmed by the outcome of the Continuation War) 12% of Finland's population had to be re-settled. War reparations, unemployment and uncertainity regarding Finland's chances to remain sovereign and independent of the Soviet Union contributed to considerable emigration, abating first in the 1970s. Now, since the late 1990s, Finland receives refugees and immigrants in a rate comparable with the Scandinavian countries, although the accumulated number remains far lower in Finland. A considerable share of the immigrants has come from the former Soviet Union claiming ethnic (Finnic) kinship.
Culture
Main article: Culture of Finland
- List of famous Finnish people
- Kalevala
- Kantele
- Sauna
- Santa Claus
- Mämmi
- Music of Finland
Holidays
Article: Holidays in Finland
Miscellaneous topics
- Communications in Finland
- Transportation in Finland
- Tourism in Finland
- Music of Finland
- Military of Finland
- Foreign relations of Finland
- Finlandization
- List of towns in Finland
- List of Finns
- List of Finland-related topics
- Government Agencies in Finland
- Education in Finland
- List of universities in Finland
- Military of Finland
- List of Finnish wars
- Non-governmental organizations in Finland
- List of Finnish companies
- List of Finnish newspapers
International rankings
- Worldwide press freedom index Rank 1 out of 139 countries (4 way tie)
- OECD literacy 2002 Rank 1 out of all countries
- Information Technology 2003 Rank 1 out of all countries
- Global Competitiveness 2002 Rank 2 out of all countries
- The least corrupted countries 2002 Rank 1 out of all countries
- Environmental Sustainability Index 2002 Rank 1 out of all countries
- Education index 2000 Rank 1 out of all countries
- Children's (and women's) well-being index 2003 Rank 5 out of all countries
- Seats in parliament held by women 2002 Rank 3 out of all countries
External links
- Virtual Finland - Main portal to Finland
- Government.fi - Official governmental site
- Eduskunta.fi - Official parliamentary site
- Presidentti - Official presidential site
- Diplomatarium Fennicum - Publishing of medieval documents. The National Archives of Finland
European Union:
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Italy | Luxembourg | Netherlands | Portugal | Spain | Sweden | United KingdomCountries acceding to membership on May 1, 2004:
Cyprus | Czech Republic | Estonia | Hungary | Latvia | Lithuania | Malta | Poland | Slovakia | Slovenia
Countries of the world | Europe | Council of Europe
nds:FinnlandSource: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Finland."
Synonyms: FinishSynonyms: close (n), coating (n), conclusion (n), cultivation (n), culture (n), destination (n), ending (n), finale (n), finis (n), finishing (n), goal (n), last (n), polish (n), refinement (n), stopping point (n), cease (v), complete (v), eat up (v), end (v), end up (v), polish off (v), terminate (v), wind up (v). (additional references) |
| Synonym by domain: unploughed (food & agriculture, building & civil engineering). |
| Antonyms: beginning (n), begin (v). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Completion | Noun: completion, accomplishment, achievement, fulfillment; performance, execution; despatch, dispatch; consummation, culmination; finish, conclusion; close; (end); terminus; (arrival); winding up; finale, denouement, catastrophe, issue, upshot, result; final touch, last touch, crowning touch, finishing touch, finishing stroke; last finish, coup de grace; crowning of the edifice; coping-stone, keystone; missing link; superstructure, ne plus ultra, work done, fait accompli. |
Finish, bring to a close; (end); wind up, stamp, clinch, seal, set the seal on, put the seal; give the final touch;n. to; put the last, put the finishing hand to, put the finishing touches on; crown, crown all; cap. | |
Despatch, dispatch; knock off, finish off, polish off; make short work of; dispose of, set at rest; perform, discharge, fulfill, realize; put in practice, put in force; carry out, carry into effect, carry into execution; make good; be as good as one's word. | |
End | Verb: end, close, finish, terminate, conclude, be all over; expire; die; come-, draw- to a -close; Noun: have run its course; run out, pass away. bring to an -end; Noun: put an end to, make an end of; determine; get through; achieve; (complete); stop; (make to cease); shut up shop; hang up one's fiddle. |
Consummation, denouement; finish; (completion); fate; doom, doomsday; crack of doom, day of Judgment, dies irae, fall of the curtain; goal, destination; limit, determination; expiration, expiry, extinction, extermination; death; end of all things; finality; eschatology. | |
Symmetry | Symmetry, shapeliness, finish; beauty; proportion, eurythmy, uniformity, parallelism; bilateral symmetry, trilateral symmetry, multilateral symmetry; centrality. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Finish |
| English words defined with "finish": finish line, finish off, finish up, first-place finish ♦ photo finish ♦ runner-up finish ♦ second-place finish ♦ third-place finish. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "finish": dress-face finish ♦ earliest finish date ♦ finish cleaner, FINISH PATCHER, finish remover, finish repairer, finish turning, flanged finish ♦ lawn finish ♦ PHOTOGRAPHER, FINISH ♦ shetland finish ♦ toed-in finish ♦ vertical by shifted finish, vertical offset finish ♦ warped finish. (references) |
| Etymologies containing "finish": Telestic. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "Finish" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses. Albanian (finish, goal), German (final spurt, finish, finishing). |
| Domain | Usage | |
Screenplays | Maybe it was a photo finish. I'm through, fellas (Singin' in the Rain; writing credit: Betty Comden; Adolph Green) It's so important to your future that you don't finish that sentence (The Lost World: Jurassic Park; writing credit: David Koepp) I have to go finish cleaning those 'droids (Star Wars; writing credit: George Lucas) ! I'm glad you're here George, somebody's got to finish last (Stuart Little; writing credit: M. Night Shyamalan) I don't know inability to finish things (Twister; writing credit: Michael Crichton; Anne-Marie Martin) | |
Lyrics | And wait for me to finish performing backstage (That's What I'm Looking For; performing artist: Da Brat) They're starving back in China so finish what you got (Nobody Told Me; performing artist: John Lennon) Finish what you start (Borderline; performing artist: Madonna) When y'all are finish, y'all can leave and only y'all would know (O.P.P.; performing artist: Naughty By Nature) I prayed that he would finish but he just kept right on. ("Killing Me Softly With His Song"; performing artist: Roberta Flack) | |
Clever | How to act insane: Finish all your sentences with "in accordance with the prophecy. (references; author: unknown) | |
Movie/TV Titles | Flight to the Finish (1972) Fight to the Finish (1962) Tom's Photo Finish (1957) Fright to the Finish (1954) A Fight to the Finish (1947) | |
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| Thumbnail | Description & Credit | Thumbnail | Description & Credit |
 | Base camp for Mount Elbert observations The party got a reprieve as there was more funding to finish some Colorado work Triangulation party of Wilbur Porter. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection. |  | Iditarod Trail finish line, Nome. Credit: unknown. |
 | Finish Drug Free : "The Choice Of A New Generation!". Credit: National Library of Medicine. |  | Fitting out, at the Bethlehem Steel Company shipyard, San Francisco, California, 3 January 1942. Note the bright metal finish of her pilothouse and smokestacks, and the city skyline in the distance. Credit: NAVY. |
 | Model photographed at the New York Navy Yard, 26 November 1941. It represents the ship with details somewhat changed from the preliminary design seen in Photo # NH 44529. Note rough finish of this model. Credit: NAVY. |  | The finish of the marathon. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Finish tonight. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Donald J. Ross--driving, finish [of golf shot]. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Olympic games at Amsterdam, Holland. The finish of the 100 meter dash finals, won by Percy Williams. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Finish of a handicapped, Crescent City Jockey Club, New Orleans, La. Credit: Library of Congress. |
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| "Sunset" by Neil Cummins Commentary: "This was an unexpected finish to a very rainy day." | "Yellow Rose 2" by Shelley Paulson Commentary: "I took these photos of roses I received to finish up a roll of film. They turned out so nice, I thought I should share!." |
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 | Sanding; scratch; smooth; grain; grainy; finish; rub; . | | Doom; annihilation; demise; destruction; dissolution; dissolution; expiration; extermination; extinction; finish; passing; ruin; ruination; final; end; . |
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| Author | Quotation |
Abraham Lincoln | With malice toward non, with charity for all . . . let us finish the work we are in, to bind up the nation's wounds. |
Addison Walker | It's not true that nice guys finish last -- Nice guys are winners before the game even starts. |
Ralph Waldo Emerson | Finish each day before you begin the next, and interpose a solid wall of sleep between the two. This you cannot do without temperance. |
Winston Churchill | Here is the answer which I will give to President Roosevelt...Give us the tools and we will finish the job. |
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Communist Manifesto | 1848 | It was a sweet finish after the bitter pills of floggings and bullets with which these same governments, just at that time, dosed the German working-class risings. (reference) |
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Les Miserables | Hugo, Victor | Let us finish our course of study by folly and prating |
Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man | Joyce, James | Mr Dedalus pushed his plate over to Stephen and bade him finish what was on it. |
Walden | Thoreau, Henry David | Incessant labor with my hands, at first, for I had my house to finish and my beans to hoe at the same time, made more study impossible |
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| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | The symptoms may go away before you finish the medication. (references) | |
Even if symptoms do go away, women should finish taking all of the medicine. (references) | ||
These feelings will go away once the chemotherapy dose is lowered or you finish chemotherapy. (references) | ||
Business | Domestically cut and processed items lack the specialized finish of high technology processing. (references) | |
Local suppliers are dominant in the high end, especially regarding gold plated products, which are of excellent design and finish. (references) | ||
Price controls should finish by the end of 2002, after yearly steps of 15% in 2000, 14% in 2001 and 13% in 2002, which would bring prices to European level. (references) | ||
Children | Equatorial Guinea | Only 9 percent of girls finish fifth grade. (references) |
Uganda | Boys also are more likely to finish primary school and perform better on the PLE. (references) | |
Swaziland | A large percentage of students finish grade 10. In general medical care for children is inadequate. (references) | |
Civil Liberties | Nigeria | Many returnees remained apprehensive about continuing to work in these areas, with some returning only to finish business contracts or to sell their homes in order to arrange a more permanent departure. (references) |
Economic History | Bahrain | The reclamation will be completed in three stages and will take eighteen months to finish. (references) |
Nicaragua | Education: Years compulsory--none enforced (28% first graders eventually finish sixth grade). (references) | |
Political Economy | Mexico | Moreover, Mexicans now have the right to observe the electoral process from start to finish with specific legal authority to report irregularities. (references) |
VENEZUELA | The Government of Venezuela will finish 2001 with a fiscal deficit close to four percent of GDP due to falling oil revenues and an expansive spending program designed to revitalize the economy. (references) | |
Lexicography | Devil's Dictionary | WORSHIP, n. Homo Creator's testimony to the sound construction and fine finish of Deus Creatus. A popular form of abjection, having an element of pride. |
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James Dobson | We are very flawed individuals. I want to tell you my prayer for myself is that I will finish strong and not make one of those stupid mistakes that will embarrass the cause of Christ. That's my passion. |
Mohammed Aldouri | I hope that this war will not happen at all, and we hope that we will finish one day with this question of inspections, and to be in a very normal relationship, not only with the United Nations, but with all other countries, including United States. |
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Richard Nixon | 1969-1974 | I would have preferred to carry through to the finish whatever the personal agony it would have involved, and my family unanimously urged me to do so. |
Ronald Reagan | 1981-1989 | We're not here to congratulate ourselves on what we have done but to challenge ourselves to finish what has not yet been done. |
Bill Clinton | 1993-2001 | Soon I will send legislation to you to finish that job. |
George W. Bush | 2001-2005 | What our enemies have begun, we will finish. |
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| "Finish" is generally used as a lexical verb (infinitive) -- approximately 50.93% of the time. "Finish" is used about 4,115 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Lexical Verb (infinitive) | 50.93% | 2,096 | 4,147 |
| Noun (singular) | 35.32% | 1,453 | 5,568 |
| Lexical Verb (base form) | 13.67% | 562 | 11,162 |
| Unclassified Items | 0.07% | 3 | 202,518 |
| Total | 100.00% | 4,115 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following table summarizes names derived from the word "finish". | |||
| Name | Gender | Language | Meaning |
| Gomer | N/A | Biblical | To finish |
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| USA | The Finish Line, Inc. |
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Source: compiled by the editor from Icon Group International, Inc.
Expressions using "finish": brick outer walls with dry dash finish ♦ decorative finish ♦ earliest finish date ♦ fight to a finish ♦ fight to the finish ♦ finish badly ♦ finish bottoming ♦ finish coat ♦ finish dangle ♦ finish eating ♦ finish line ♦ finish of textiles ♦ finish off ♦ finish out ♦ finish playing ♦ finish printing ♦ finish ringing ♦ finish rolling ♦ finish school ♦ finish singing ♦ finish speaking ♦ finish talking ♦ finish the school ♦ finish turning ♦ finish up ♦ finish up a blind alley ♦ finish with ♦ finish with smb. ♦ finish writing ♦ finish your glass! ♦ flanged finish ♦ floor finish ♦ from start to finish ♦ give a mat finish to ♦ grandstand finish ♦ Hard finish ♦ Inside finish ♦ lack finish ♦ lacking in finish ♦ lawn finish ♦ multicolour finish ♦ ooze finish ♦ outside finish ♦ photo finish ♦ polychromatic finish ♦ ripple finish ♦ shetland finish ♦ short finish ♦ stabilized finish ♦ standing finish ♦ velvet finish ♦ vertical by shifted finish ♦ vertical offset finish ♦ walnut woodgrain finish ♦ warped finish. Additional references. | |
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "finish": finish-'im-off-rip-'is-guts-out-fump-'im-in-the-belly-ya-big-ugly-bag-of-chisels-yer-tattoo'd-dick'ead, finish-it-in-thirty-days-using-only-domestic-handtools, finish-line, finish-point. | |
Ending with "finish": photo-finish. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day | Expression | Frequency per Day |
the finish line | 1,521 | wall finish | 48 |
faux finish | 820 | finish paint | 47 |
finish | 211 | hardwood floor finish | 47 |
faux finish painting | 177 | finish line store | 46 |
wood finish | 171 | finish nu | 44 |
finish basement | 150 | wood stain and finish | 43 |
finish line shoes | 141 | wood floor finish | 42 |
concrete finish | 119 | finish carpentry | 42 |
finish line.com | 118 | finish pool | 41 |
faux paint finish | 112 | finish mowers | 40 |
faux finish wall | 84 | floor finish | 40 |
finish plaster | 83 | faux finish technique | 37 |
finish mower | 82 | exterior finish glossy wood | 36 |
cement finish | 79 | finish deck | 34 |
finish line shoes store | 79 | finish nailer | 33 |
nice guy finish last | 72 | finish drywall | 32 |
swimming pool finish | 62 | metal finish | 32 |
finish line coupon | 57 | stucco finish | 30 |
exterior wood finish | 51 | armorcoat finish pool | 29 |
surface finish | 48 | concrete decorative finish | 29 |
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| Language | Translations for "finish"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Afrikaans | eindig (accomodate, come to an end, end, end up, expire, terminate), berei (prepare), beëindig (accomodate, end, terminate), afwerk (work out), afsluit (accomodate, bar, end, fence, fence off, lock, obstruct, strike, strike a balance, terminate). (various references) | |
Albanian | finish (goal), fund (back, base, bed, bottom, death, decease, decline, doom, end, ending, epilogue, extremity, finality, foot, foundation, ground, Omega, petticoat, quietus, rock bottom, skirt, sole, stub, tag, tail, tailpiece, terminal, termination), marr fund (cease, crumple, go to pieces, go under), asgjësoj (annihilate, decimate, destroy, devour, disannul, eliminate, exterminate, extinguish, extirpate, fast, finish off, frustrate, liquidate, overturn, rub out, scathe, shake down, slate, smite, stultify, trample down, unbuild, undo, unmake, uproot), harxhoj (consume, dissipate, eat, expend, expense, fritter, invest, melt, outlay, scatter, skittle away, spend, squander, trifle away, use up), i jap dorën e fundit, i jap fund (abate, break up, close, cut, discontinue, disestablish, dissolve, end, kill, overthrow, quench, stop), çoj deri në fund (carry through to the end, follow up), lëmoj (burnish, civilize, clean, dub, even, grind, pet, polish, smooth), vras (assassinate, bag, bruise, bump off, damage, despatch, dispatch, do away with, drop, finish off, get, hurt, injure, kill, Lynch, make away with oneself, murder, poniard, put the sword, puzzle, shoot, slay, stab, stone to death, waste, zap), mbarim (closure, conclusion, date, death, end, ending, expiration, finality, leaving, Omega, period, tag, tail end, termination), mbaroj (be over, call it a day, cease, close, decline, despatch, die, dispatch, do, drink up, eat up, end, get through, go out, lapse, perish, peter out, spend, surcease, terminate, wind up), përfundim (afterpiece, closing, closure, completion, conclusion, consequence, consummation, denouement, derivation, development, eduction, effect, end product, event, expiration, finality, finding, fulfillment, fulfilment, harvest, issue, job, lapse, last, offshoot, offspring, outcome, output, perfecting, performance, result, resume, rider, total, train, upshot, windup), përfundoj (accomplish, bring closer, button up, clinch, close, come out, complete, conclude, determine, do, end, finalize, finish off, fulfil, fulfill, lapse, perfect, push through, put through, reason, result, terminate, touch up, transact, wear), punime të brendshme, sos (deplete, exhaust), lëmim (burnish, polishing, refinement). (various references) | |
Arabic | فرغ (be empty, become empty, complete, conclude, discharge, drain, dry out, empty, end, evacuate, finalize, pour, terminate, vacate, void), كمل (accomplish, carry through, complete, fill up, proceed, replenish, supplement), هزم (bear down, beat, best, checkmate, clobber, defeat, dish, dump, floor, foil, go down, hold down, knock off, knock out, lick, outdo, outvote, overcome, overpower, pip, sink, skunk, smash, stop, thrash, vanquish, vote down, whip, wipe out, wipe the floor with smb.), نهاية (close, demise, end, ending, fate, fine, fining, limit, stop, tag, tail end, termination, terminus), نجز (accomplish, achieve, be executed, compass, complete, do, encompass, execute, finalize, fulfil, fulfill, gain, get hold of, get on, implement, negotiate, perfect, perform, polish off, pull off, put across, realize), لمسة أخيرة, قتل (assassinate, assassination, bag, butcher, croak, death, despatch, dispatch, do in, end, fire, homicide, immolate, kill, killing, knock off, lay out, manslaughter, murder, poleaxe, procure, put down, put to death, shoot, slay, take for a ride), حل مشكلة, زخارف المبنى, إنتهى (determine, do, end, fall out, have smth. done, issue, pack up, run out, turn out, wink), أنهى (call a halt, close, complete, compose, conclude, cut, determine, dissolve, do, end, fulfil, fulfill, last, last out, round off, terminate, top, wind up, wrap up), أضفى اللمسات. (various references) | |
Aymara | tucuña (to finish). (various references) | |
Bulgarian | апретура (dressing, finishing), довършвам (burn away, complete, end, use up), довършване, дотъкмявам, дочитам, дояждам, изкарвам (be through, dislodge, fare, fetch, get, get through, make, oust, pass through, run off, serve), изтичам (determine, escape, expire, issue, leak, outflow, run, run off, run out, sluice, wear through), поболявам, последен слой боя, последен слой мазилка, претрупвам, доизпивам, преставам (cease, desist, fall out, leave off, lift, quit, stop, subside), убивам (account for, assassinate, dispose of, do in, end, fix, kill, lay out, liquidate, murder, pip, polish off, pop off, pot, push off, put away, put to death, quench, remove, rub out, shoot up, slay, snuff out, starve, strike down, wipe out, zap), завършеност (completeness, completion, perfection), завършвам (accomplish, carry through, complete, conclude, crown, end, end up, eventuate, perfect, round, round off, round out, terminate, wind up), оглаждане, гланц (glaze, luster, lustre, polish, reflet, sheen), край (about, abutment, border, by, close, closing, conclusion, country, curtains, death, dissolution, edge, end, ending, extremity, fag end, finale, finality, flange, hem, issuance, issue, land, last, limb, limit, list, margin, off, on, outskirts, over, parts, past, period, point, quietus, region, rim, stop, surcease, tail, term, terminal, termination, truce, ultima thule, verge, wind up), край на състезание, финиш, финиширам, секвам, свършвам (accomplish, adjourn, be through with smth., clear away, end, job, put through, run short, shoot away, sink, turn off, wind up, work out), свършвам се (end, give out, run out), преуморявам (drive, jade, overstrain, overwork). (various references) | |
Catalan | acabar (accomodate, end, terminate, use up). (various references) | |
Chinese | 終 (end), 结束 (Conclude, Concluded, Concluding, Ended, Overly), 竣 (complete), 成 (accomplish, become, complete, one tenth, succeed, turn into, win). (various references) | |
Czech | konec (amen, bottom, close, death, end, ending, tail, terminal, termination, the end of, time is up, upshot). (various references) | |
Danish | fuldende (accomodate, end, prepare, terminate). (various references) | |
Dutch | aantikken (tap at). (various references) | |
Esperanto | finlabori, fini (accomodate, end, terminate), finfari (finish off), pretigi (prepare), ellabori (work out), elfini, elfari (accomplish, achieve), celtuŝi, apreturi, apreti. (various references) | |
Faeroese | enda (accomodate, end, terminate). (various references) | |
Finnish | pintakäsittely (surface coating), kiilto (gloss, lustre, polish), korjailla (patel), lopetta (accomodate, end, terminate), lopettaa (close, complete, conclude, destroy, end, leave, put down, put to sleep, stop), lopetusvako (cast-off unploughed strip, dead furrow, earth furrow, open furrow, sole furrow), kiillotus (polishing), maali (aim, goal, paint, purpose, target, winning-post), viimeistys, rinki (boat, bush, bushing, floater, gathering ring, orifice ring, pot ring, ring), silottelu (smoothing), valmis pinta, valmistaa (complete, make, manufacture, prepare, produce), viimeistellä muottia (patel), viimeistely (finishing, finishing touch, revision), loppu (close, conclusion, end, ending, remainder, rest, termination). (various references) | |
French | terminer (finalize), finir, finition (finishing), finissage (finishing), fini (finished, finite), cesser, achever (finish off). (various references) | |
Frisian | dien meitsje (accomodate, end, terminate), besljochtsje (accomodate, end, terminate), ôfwurkje (work out), ôfmeitsje (accomodate, end, terminate), ôfhannelje (conclude, dispatch, expedite, liquidate, settle). (various references) | |
German | beenden (accomodate, adjourn, be at the end of one's tether, bring to an end, cancel, cease, complete, conclude, determine, discontinue, end, exit, finalize, serve out, stop, terminate, to break up, to conclude, to determine, to finalize, to finish, to finite, to truncate, unquote), finish (final spurt, finishing), enden (accomodate, cease, come to an end, end, end up, ends, expire, run out, terminate, to conclude (with), to end, upshots, wind up), appretur (glaze, starch, waterproofing). (various references) | |
Greek | φινίρισμα (conditioning, finishing), τελειώνω (be through, break up, complete, conclude, draw in, end, end up, get through). (various references) | |
Hebrew | גמר (complete, completion, conclusion, end, final, termination). (various references) | |
Hungarian | simaság (evenness, glibness, glossiness, smooth, smoothness). (various references) | |
Indonesian | selesai (completed, done, thorough), merampungkan (accomplish), menyelesaikan (accomplish), menuntaskan (complete, fulfil, treat exhaustively). (various references) | |
Irish | críochnaigh. (various references) | |
Italian | finire (accomodate, accomplish, cease, close, complete, conclude, do, end, expire, get to, kill, pass, run out, sell out, spend, stop, terminate), terminare (accomodate, come out, conclude, end, pull off, terminate), preparare (arrange, be about to, concoct, dress, fit, get ready, lay, make, prepare, prime), rifinitura (finishing touch), finitura (finishing, trim), apprestare (prepare). (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | 了 (completion, understanding), フィールド競技 (face, face sheet, face value, face-card, face-off, fade, fade ball, fade-in, fade-out, fatal, Federation Internationale de Nation Amateur cup, FI, fiance, fiction, field events, fielder's choice, fifty-fifty, figurative, figure, figure skating, Fiji, filament, filaria, filibuster, fill, fill-in, film, film library, film net, filter, filter-bank, filtering, fin, FINA cup, finale, finger, finger bowl, fingering, Finland, fiscal policy, fish, fish meal, fishing, fit, fitness, fitness shoes, fitting, fitting room, fix, fixed, fixer, fjord, FO, phase, Philadelphia, philanthropy, philharmonic, philharmonie, Philippines, Philips, philosophy, physical, physical protection, questionnaire that asks for a demographic profile, vinyl drainpipe with fins), 打ち切り (close, discontinuance, end), 仕上がり (completion, end), 上がり (advance income, after, ascent, completion, crop yield, death, ex, freshly-drawn green tea, rise, slope, spinning, stop), 上塗 (last painting, last plaster coat). (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | フィニッシュ , しあがり (completion, end), うわぬり (coat, last painting, last plaster coat), うちきり (close, discontinuance, end), りょう (amount, catch, charge, companion, completion, defy, dormitory, eclipse, endure, excel, fee, fishing, game, good, hostel, hunting, keep out, material, official, portion, pull through, quantity, rate, skill, slight, stave off, surpass, tide over, understanding, volume), あがり (advance income, after, ascent, completion, crop yield, death, ex, freshly-drawn green tea, rise, slope, spinning, stop). ( |
