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finishing

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Word definitions for finishing in dictionaries

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Finishing \Fin"ish*ing\, a. Tending to complete or to render fit for the market or for use. Finishing coat . (Plastering) the final coat of plastering applied to walls and ceilings, usually white and rubbed smooth. (Painting) The final coat of paint, usually ...

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1530s, "action of bringing to completion," verbal noun from finish (v.). From 1660s as "that which gives a completion to." Finishing-school is from 1804.

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Finishing (also known as double matured or wood-finished ) is the procedure that some whiskeys undergo whereby the spirit is matured in a cask of a particular origin and then spends time in a cask of different origin (generally 6 months to 2 years.) Typically, ...

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. 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" [syn: coating , finish ...

Usage examples of finishing.

Even among Alaskan mushers, merely finishing the Yukon Quest is considered a great achievement.

In consequence of these obstacles, joined to the apostacy of the elector of Cologn, the obstinacy of the elector palatine, and the approaching diet of Hungary, at which their imperial majesties were obliged personally to preside, the measures for the election were suspended till next summer, when his Britannic majesty was expected at Hanover to put the finishing stroke to this great event in favour of the house of Austria.

I thought that actually skidding across the ground, finishing the autorotation, was a key experience, so I let each student do it.

Robert noticed that the crews were finishing filling the balloons with air and starting to light the large propane burners, pointing the flame into the envelope opening, to warm the air inside.

Ayla was sewing the finishing beadwork onto the white leather tunic when she heard a commotion from the Fox Hearth.

In 1512, when Titian was thirty-five years of age, he was commissioned by the Venetians to continue the works in the great council-hall, which the advanced age of Gian Bellini kept him from finishing.

He went into the billiard room and found Kelford just finishing a game with another player.

Rama enjoyed watching the brahmacharya novice relish the sour juice with the satisfaction of a palace brahmin finishing his tenth glass of bhaang at a Holi feast.

Rhys contacted a patient of his, a cabinetmaker who was willing to do some of the finishing work at half his normal fee.

Archie Madden with one hand on his hips and the other palm up for applause, like a matador finishing a neat piece of capework with a flourish.

Lady Grenalter and my mother had attended the same finishing school and had been cavalla wives together.

Finishing off the rest of his Chianti, he ran a tongue along his lips, then began to study the boundaries of the other holdings.

A ragged, unwashed serpent cultist fell upon the dying man and drove a shiv into the back of his neck, severing the spinal cord with an audible crunch, finishing the job.

The arrival of a National Hockey League team in Denver brought him joy that was hard for me to understand until he took it upon himself to begin to teach me about offensive defensemen and blue lines and two-line passes and clearing zones and delayed offsides and the importance of finishing checks.

People who knew how to handle that missile had also known how to make their way through this labyrinth of tunnels and cells beneath the stands, and had known that Domitian would have just returned to his seat after finishing the midday meal.