Definitions for finishing
fin·ish·ing

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1. coating, finish, finishingnoun

   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"

2. finish, finishingnoun

   the act of finishing

   "his best finish in a major tournament was third"; "the speaker's finishing was greeted with applause"

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1. finishingnoun

   the act of completing something

2. finishingnoun

   shooting ability

   That guy's a slow and lazy player, but he's got excellent finishing

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1. Finishing

   of Finish

2. Finishingnoun

   the act or process of completing or perfecting; the final work upon or ornamentation of a thing

3. Finishingadjective

   tending to complete or to render fit for the market or for use

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1. Finishing

   Finishing is the procedure that some single malt Scotch whisky undergoes whereby the spirit is matured in a cask of a particular origin and then spends time in a cask of different origin Typically, the first cask is an American oak cask formerly used to mature bourbon. The second cask is usually one that has been used to mature some sort of fortified wine, often sherry, though sometimes port, madeira, or even standard wines such as burgundy or chardonnay. Some of the more well-known finished whiskies include Balvenie "Doublewood", which is finished in sherry casks, Glenlivet "American Oak Finish" and "French Oak Finish", which are finished in brand-new casks of the respective woods, the Glenmorangie range of sherry, port, madeira, and burgundy finishes, and the Diageo line of "Distiller’s Editions", a "Double Matured" expression of each of their classics line of single malt scotch whiskies Diageo has others, such as their Maple finished Crown Royal expression.

Matched Categories

1. • Completion
   • Decorativeness

How to pronounce finishing?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

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   Veena

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   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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How to say finishing in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of finishing in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of finishing in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of finishing in a Sentence

1. Antonio Cojuangco:

   The plans for that should start sometime next year because by then, they will be inside the casino finishing it.

2. Ali Abdelfattah:

   Initially we wanted something really iconic, especially for al-Haram main stations, and we found out it would be extremely expensive so we scaled down the finishing, the materials.

3. Luis Escobar:

   We have these kids who are finishing their summer workout program and we have all these dogs. So we got them together.

4. Democrat Adam Schiff:

   We're putting the finishing touches on the report, which will be released tomorrow.

5. Ashley Alder:

   After 10 years of being a hot topic there isn't a consensus yet, is it banking or is it part of market-based finance? What are we going to do about it? We are nowhere near the finishing line.

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