Word Finder - final

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A final examination; a test or examination given at the end of a term or class; the test that concludes a class.

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The last round, game or match in a contest, after which the winner is determined.

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A contest that narrows a field of contestants (finalists) to ranked positions, usually in numbered places (1st place/prize, 2nd place/prize, etc.) or a winner and numbered runners-up (1st runner-up, etc.).

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The final part of a syllable, the combination of medial and rime in phonetics and phonology.

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The tonic or keynote of a Gregorian mode, and hence the final note of any conventional melody played in that mode.

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Last; ultimate.

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final solution;   the final day of a school term

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Conclusive; decisive.

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a final judgment;   the battle of Waterloo brought the contest to a final issue

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Respecting an end or object to be gained; respecting the purpose or ultimate end in view.

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(grammar) Expressing purpose; as in the term final clause.

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Word-final, occurring at the end of a word.

This was the final step.

But there was satisfaction in seeing from day to day the evidence of growing mastery and the possibility of final success.

It was meant to be the final act of their friendship.

Each still held the final pieces to the puzzle they left behind.

He entered the second number and came to the final keypad.

Bad enough to change the final score.

The final nail in the coffin of their friendship left her feeling depressed.

He makes final decision on things.

He repeated his intentions to continue his education in the off season, skirting the fact he'd be kissing off the final year of his scholarship.

Last July, when she had finished under great pressure of work her final chapter, she set to work to rewrite the whole story.

She stared at him through listless eyes, the gaze of a human awaiting only the final step in the transformation process.

And Darian was the final key.

It was clear he had no intention of crushing the wild flowers for the final leg of the trip, although he didn't comment on the Deans having done so earlier.

And lastly, the final departure of the great Emperor from his heroic army is presented to us by the historians as something great and characteristic of genius.

I flipped to the final pages of the composition book, hoping for the latest entries.

The beauty went to the aunt, but Anna Pavlovna detained Pierre, looking as if she had to give some final necessary instructions.

If you're looking for a final touch after dinner, the eclairs washed down with a frappe is the way to go.

Don't forget to try one of the delicious dessert rolls as a final treat to your sushi dining experience.

Deidre made a deal with the Dark One, one good enough to bring her soul back from the dead, combine the two Deidres, cure the tumor of one and release the final product from Hell.

Death curtseyed back, gave Gabriel a final look of warning, and followed the woman in grey to afternoon tea.

There was nothing unusual in the final epistle to indicate why the correspondence abruptly ended.

As it tolled its final gong, Edith Shipton appeared, in her late night attire— the Annie Quincy white dress—her hair loosened about her shoulders.

Fred grumbled, but Dean just slapped his back and began to whistle, as if he didn't have a care in the world, while his mind turned like a racecar piston on the final lap.

My heart is empty as I have no doubt he'll dismiss me if his mother does, in fact, pass on to her final reward.

Dean wondered how Effie would accept the final chapter of Annie's diary, once he had a chance to share it with her as Cynthia had promised.

It drove her to final despair.

Dean explained how Annie Quincy too had ended her life, in a carbon copy fashion, with Edith mimicking the century-old life to its final extreme.

Didn't you translate the final pages?

In Dean's mind, her attitude and actions eliminated any thought that she might have read or learned of Annie's final hours earlier.

Dean tried to put the matter to final rest.

I think she knows enough to help me put the final pieces of the puzzle together.

She stepped from the final building and watched men and women carry cauldrons towards the bonfire area.

I interfered.  You have until he passes or fails the final trial.

The final leg of the journey was a long dirt road that climbed first through a grove of fir followed by an unbroken forest of hard­wood just beginning to bud.

The ghost of Jeffrey Byrne, who had spent his final hours in the same dining room, was nowhere in evidence.

He didn't like have any final words of wisdom, if that's what you're wondering.

They rolled past South Fork, and 20 miles later, Del Norte, where the lead cadre of bikers hummed their way toward Monte Vista, 14 miles further, and then the final 17 miles to Alamosa.

I just want him to have the final say.

He had made up his mind – and he had final say.

I do want you to make the final decisions.

Until that time came when their sparring became a final battle, she'd learn as much as she could from the ancient warrior.

She narrowed the distance again, this time rising up on her tiptoes to kiss him lightly on the lips, the final push over the cliff on which he teetered.

He'd felt her surrender in their final kiss.

Grim, she quickened her step as she debated how to manipulate her killer before the final blow fell.

It moved freely through her body, stealing her strength for its final act against her.

He simply had the final say – most of the time.

Her father had been the final authority, but never had she questioned her mother's authority.

I carry a rifle now – like you told me to, she concluded with a final snipe.

As if that weren't enough, the guests were supposed to leave tomorrow and wanted to go on a final ride.

Eden used Xander for her own means and yet, the Original Human's final acts of limiting Xander's power had been selfless.