QUIZ
TAKE JOY IN ACING THIS QUIZ ON “PRIDE” SYNONYMS
Hold your head up high as you embark on this quiz that explores some of the synonyms and meanings of “pride.”
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What does "dignity" mean?
Origin of finish
1300–50; Middle English finisshen<Anglo-French, Middle French finiss-, long stem of finir<Latin fīnīre to end. See fine1
synonym study for finish
13. See end1.
OTHER WORDS FROM finish
fin·ish·er, nounnon·fin·ish·ing, adjective, nounpre·fin·ish, verb (used with object), nounWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH finish
Finnish, finishWords nearby finish
finick, finicky, fining, finis, finis coronat opus, finish, finished, finisher, finisher card, finishing, finishing nail
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How to use finish in a sentence
British Dictionary definitions for finish
finish
/ (ˈfɪnɪʃ) /
verb (mainly tr)
noun
Word Origin for finish
C14: from Old French finir, from Latin fīnīre see fine 1
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Other Idioms and Phrases with finish
finish
see from soup to nuts (start to finish); in at the death (finish).
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