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Search phrase: finish

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Antony and CleopatraAC IV.ix.18And finish all foul thoughts. O Antony,And finish all foule thoughts. Oh Anthony,
Antony and CleopatraAC V.ii.193Finish, good lady; the bright day is done,Finish good Lady, the bright day is done,
As You Like ItAYL V.iv.137How thus we met, and these things finish.How thus we met, and these things finish.
CymbelineCym V.v.413.1Have made you finish.Haue made you finish.
Henry IV Part 22H4 I.ii.23finish it when He will, 'tis not a hair amiss yet. He mayfinish it when he will, it is not a haire amisse yet: he may
Henry VI Part 11H6 III.i.203His days may finish ere that hapless time.His dayes may finish, ere that haplesse time.
Henry VI Part 11H6 IV.ii.36Finish the process of his sandy hour,Finish the processe of his sandy houre,
Henry VI Part 33H6 II.v.28How many days will finish up the year,How many Dayes will finish vp the Yeare,
Love's Labour's LostLLL II.i.207You sheep, and I pasture. Shall that finish the jest?You Sheepe & I pasture: shall that finish the iest?
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK V.i.18The glass is running now that cannot finishThe glasse is running now that cannot finish

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Glossary

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achievefinish off, bring to an end, kill
breakstop talking, finish a discussion
charedo, accomplish, finish
concludeend, finish, close
dispatch, despatchkill, put to death, make away with, finish off
finishdie, come to an end
givecease, finish, leave off
hometo the end, to the finish
makeconclude, finish, end
makeeat, finish, complete
matecheckmate, overcome, finish off
PenelopeUlysses' wife, who waited 20 years for his return from Troy; she told suitors she had to finish weaving a shroud for Ulysses' father before she could remarry, and undid the work each night
play[drinking call] finish it off, down it
raiseput an end to, finish
roundfinish off, bring to completeness
sayfinish speaking, speak one's mind, make one's point
varnishfinish, polish, gloss

Thesaurus

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discussion, finish abreak
finishchare
finishconclude
finishgive
finishmake
finishmake
finishraise
finishvarnish
finish a discussionbreak
finish it off [drinking call]play
finish offachieve
finish offdispatch, despatch
finish offmate
finish offround
finish speakingsay
finish, to the home
speaking, finishsay

Themes and Topics

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Classical mythology...om troy she told her suitors she had to finish weaving a shroud for ulysses&rsquo fath...

Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
FINISHBASICfinish v
FINISHPEOPLEfinisher n
FINISHNOTunfinished adj
UNFINISHEDBASICsee FINISH

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