Word Finder - finished

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To complete (something).

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Be sure to finish your homework before you go to bed!

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To apply a treatment to (a surface or similar).

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The furniture was finished in teak veneer.

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To change an animal's food supply in the months before it is due for slaughter, with the intention of fattening the animal.

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Due to BSE, cows in the United Kingdom must be finished and slaughtered before 30 months of age.

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To come to an end.

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We had to leave before the concert had finished.

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To put an end to; to destroy.

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These rumours could finish your career.

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Processed or perfected.

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He gave a very finished, but uninspired performance.

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Completed; concluded; done.

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He wasn't finished cleaning up until nearly noon.

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Done for; doomed; used up.

They finished the snack in silence.

Night came on before he had finished it.

Inside of the great kitchen, beside the fire, the men were shouting and laughing; for the blacksmith had finished his song, and it was very pleasing.

When she finished it she was overjoyed.

Cade, I haven't finished the dishes.

She finished buttoning Destiny's dress.

By the time she had cleaned the house and finished the laundry, the day was getting hot and sticky.

It's not finished if you, you're wife and California friends are still alive.

When the work was finished, the old fishing boat looked rather odd, with a paddle wheel on each side which dipped just a few inches into the water.

His conversation was always sprinkled with wittily original, finished phrases of general interest.

After they finished eating, Giddon rose from his chair.

She finished her oatmeal and pored herself a cup of coffee.

First he had left a lady before she had finished speaking to him, and now he continued to speak to another who wished to get away.

But before he had finished he felt that his jest was unacceptable and had not come off.

She finished pealing the potato and threw it into the pan before continuing.

He shrugged nonchalantly, but his gaze rested on her thoughtfully for a few moments before he finished his meal.

When they finished, Quinn would call Martha at home, and let her listen to the recording of the session.

Betsy agreed but suggested we wait until Molly finished her bath so she could speak with her mother first.

By the time we'd finished our meal, with a piece of cake, there wasn't much time before the service was to begin and the pastor excused himself to prepare.

The great cathedral Notre Dame de Paris, which was begun before your birth, would not be finished by your death.

She smiled at Molly who had just finished relating the highlights of her first day at her new school.

Before the officer finished his sentence Prince Andrew, his face distorted with fury, rode up to him and raised his riding whip.

And yet, now the twins could return to their beloved ranch – the one she had finished paying off.

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

She helped Destiny into a frilly white dress with yellow trim and they both finished up with white sandals.

Lunch finished, they mounted and started back to the house.

Howie was quiet for several minutes as we finished our chores.

Betsy finished her sandwich and strolled toward the stairs.

He didn't understand it, except that Bianca's touch finished what Sofi started.

When Cynthia finished tightening the cinch and lowered the stirrup, she turned to find him watching her.

He finished his pie and leaned back in his chair, his gaze meeting hers.

He nodded absently and fell silent while she finished the ice cream.

His business was finished.

They say that when we've finished hammering them, we're to receive double kits!

By the time they finished erecting the oxygen tent over her bed, she had finally settled down.

She had barely finished putting the things away when Mary knocked on the kitchen door.

We agreed the tests were finished for the day but mellowed by wine; we spent two more evening hours summarizing our findings.

I'd better move my hunt further south when I've cleaned up my business and finished here.

I finished my discourse with a request for words of wisdom.

I promised to check in from time to time as we finished our conversation.

When Martha finished, she tossed her head back and moaned.

In any event, someone is permanently finished doing anything.

Yully finished readying herself and stepped outside the room.

She finished the cigarette and lit another.

As soon as he had finished she turned to him with her usual smile.

Pierre finished what he had begun.

She finished her sandwich and drank some coffee, shoving the thought to the deepest recesses of her mind.

When Claudette arrived, the room was finished and the house in order.

After she cleaned the table and finished the dishes, she went to her room to get some aspirin.

Instead, I finished it, while still holding on to my beloved tee shirt.