last+finish
41finish — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. end, terminate, complete, conclude; useup, polish off. n. completion, conclusion; poise, polish; surface, patina. See elegance, exterior, texture. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [The end] Syn. close,… …
42finish — Something that concludes, completes, or perfects, especially the last coating or treatment of a surface, or the surface texture resulting from such a coating or treatment. A finish in this sense might be described as matt, semi gloss, or… …
43last ditch — adjective a final attempt before quitting, often desperate He stayed up all night in a last ditch effort to finish on time …
44last post — noun The sounding of a bugle, signalling the evening hour to bed down, also used at military funerals and remembrance services. Twenty minutes is allowed for the duration of the roll call, the commencement and finish of which are sounded on the… …
45last-place — adj. Last place is used with these nouns: ↑finish …
46last — I adj 1. hindmost, rearmost, aftermost, Naut. aftmost, Anat. caudal, behind; posterior, subsequent, after. 2. latest, most recent, proximate; current, up to the minute, up to date. 3. final, end, ending, concluding, ultimate, terminal,… …
47finish up — verb a) To complete the last details of a task. Their shift was over, but they were still finishing up. b) To complete the final details of. They were finishing up the dishes …
48finish off — I. eat the remaining amount, eat the last piece The kids finished off the cake when they got home. II. kill, strike the final blow The spider finished off the fly and began to eat it …
49finish — I. v. a. 1. Accomplish, complete, execute, perform, achieve, do, get done. 2. Perfect, polish, elaborate, make perfect. 3. End, terminate, close, conclude, bring to an end, put an end to. II. n. 1. Polish, elaboration. 2. Polishing, last or final …
50At last — Last Last (l[.a]st), a. [OE. last, latst, contr. of latest, superl. of late; akin to OS. lezt, lazt, last, D. laatst, G. letzt. See {Late}, and cf. {Latest}.] 1. Being after all the others, similarly classed or considered, in time, place, or… …
