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finnan haddie
  • n  haddock usually baked but sometimes broiled with lots of butter
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fingerspelling
  • n  an alphabet of manual signs
  • v  communicate by means of specific gestures, as an alternative to sign language
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finial
  • n  an ornament at the top of a spire or gable; usually a foliated fleur-de-lis
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finis
  • n  the temporal end; the concluding time
    the market was up at the finish
  • n  the concluding part of any performance
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finnan haddock
  • n  haddock usually baked but sometimes broiled with lots of butter
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finnbogadottir
  • n  former president of Iceland; first woman to be democratically elected head of state (born in 1930)
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finish
  • 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
  • n  the temporal end; the concluding time
    the market was up at the finish
  • n  a highly developed state of perfection; having a flawless or impeccable quality
    almost an inspiration which gives to all work that finish which is almost art"--Joseph Conrad
  • n  the place designated as the end (as of a race or journey)
    a crowd assembled at the finish
  • n  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
  • n  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
  • n  event whose occurrence ends something
    when these final episodes are broadcast it will be the finish of the show
  • n  (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
  • n  the act of finishing
    his best finish in a major tournament was third
    the speaker's finishing was greeted with applause
  • v  come or bring to a finish or an end; others finished in over 4 hours"
    He finished the dishes
    The fastest runner finished the race in just over 2 hours
  • v  finally be or do something
  • v  have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical
  • v  provide with a finish
    The carpenter finished the table beautifully
    this shirt is not finished properly
  • v  finish eating all the food on one's plate or on the table
  • v  cause to finish a relationship with somebody
    That finished me with Mary
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