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Look up: FINISH

  1. Finish
    The final impression that a wine leaves on the palate; a long finish is desirable.
    Found on http://www.chowbaby.com/10_2000/glossary

  2. Finish
    Aftertaste, or final impression the wine leaves; it can have a long finish or a short one (not desirable).
    Found on http://www.sallys-place.com/beverages/wi

  3. Finish
    The time period in malt tasting after one has swallowed the spirit.
    Found on http://www.mcgees.org/popupmaltglossary.

  4. finish
    [n] - the place designated as the end (as of a race or journey) 2. [n] - designated event that concludes a contest (especially a race) 3. [n] - the downfall of someone (as of persons on one side of a conflict) 4. [n] - (wine tasting) the taste of a wine on the back of the tongue (as it is swallowed) 5. [n] - the act of finishing 6. [v] - provide with a finish, as of furniture, for example 7. [v] - cause to finish a relationship with somebody
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  5. Finish
    A much-abused tasting term. It refers to the flavours left in the mouth after you have swallowed or spat out a mouthful of wine. For example, a finish can be alcoholic, bitter, hot, dry, acidic, short or long. But some people take the concept too far: examples exist where tasters have timed the 'finish' of a wine in seconds. This is absurd.
    Found on http://www.surf4wine.co.uk/glossary.html

  6. Finish
    1. Surface characteristics of paper.
    Found on http://www.tso.co.uk/solutions/publishin

  7. Finish
    A tasting term for the lingering aftertaste after a wine has been swallowed.
    Found on http://www.winedirect.co.uk/winecompanio

  8. Finish
    Procedure or decorative material applied to steel members.
    Found on http://www.corusconstruction.com/en/desi

  9. Finish
    A protective coating used as a top coat
    Found on http://www.shine-ltd.com/glossary.html

  10. Finish
    The surface characteristics of a paper. Finishes may be created on-machine or off-machine. On-machine finishing can be done two ways: for a smooth or vellum finish, pressure is imparted on the sheet with a finishing 'stack.' Laid of felt finishes are made with a marking roll, which actually presses the pattern into the paper while it's still wet. O...
    Found on http://www.britishprint.com/tw/glossary.

  11. Finish
    The kind of paper surface imparted in the course of manufacture, e.g. antique, matt, machine or gloss finished.
    Found on http://www.europointdisplay.co.uk/Useful

  12. Finish
    Material applied to textiles to improve the bond between the fiber and matrix; applied after sizing is removed.
    Found on http://www.komprex.com/Glossary/index.ht

  13. finish
    the nature of the surface in its final condition Category: Various industries and crafts • a collective term for upper grades of timber suitable for natural or stained finishing Category: agriculture, fisheries, forestry - food processing industries • to dress a mould,i.e.to repair parts badly packed or damaged during removal of the pattern,to sleek,to sprag,to apply coatin...
    Found on http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/definition

  14. Finish
    In hardware, metal fastenings on cabinets which are usually exposed such as hinges and locks.
    Found on http://www.rookinspections.com/glossary/

  15. Finish
    Surface characteristic of paper.
    Found on http://www.blackcatprinters.co.uk/glossa

  16. Finish
    Fin'ish transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Finished ; present participle & verbal noun Finishing .] [ French finir (with a stem finiss- in several forms, whence English -ish : see -ish .),fr. Latin finire to limit, finish, end, from finis boundary, limit, end; perhaps for fidn ...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/F/31

  17. Finish
    Fin'ish intransitive verb 1. To come to an end; to terminate. « His days may finish ere that hapless time.» Shak. 2. To end; to die. [ R.] Shak.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/F/31

  18. Finish
    Fin'ish noun 1. That which finishes, puts an end to... or perfects. 2. (Architecture) The joiner work and other finer work required for the completion of a building, especially of the interior. See Inside finish , and Outside finish . 3. (Fine Arts) (a) The labor required to give final completion to any work; hence, minute detail, carefu ...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/F/31

  19. finish
    1. To arrive at the end of; to bring to an end; to put an end to; to make an end of; to terminate. 'And heroically hath finished A life heroic.' (Milton) ... 2. To bestow the last required labour upon; to complete; to bestow the utmost possible labour upon; to perfect; to accomplish; to polish. ... Synonym: To end, terminate, close, conclude, complet ...
    Found on http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictiona

  20. finish
    finishing noun the act of finishing; `his best finish in a major tournament was third`; `the speaker`s finishing was greeted with applause`
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  21. finish
    destination noun the place designated as the end (as of a race or journey); `a crowd assembled at the finish`; `he was nearly exhausted as their destination came into view`
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  22. finish
    noun (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`
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  23. finish
    noun 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`
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  24. finish
    verb provide with a finish; `The carpenter finished the table beautifully`
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  25. Finish
    Used in the context of general equities. See: Fill.
    Found on http://www.duke.edu/~charvey/Classes/wpg


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22 November 2009

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On Friday, November 22, 1963, President John F. Kennedy was shot as he rode in a motorcade through the streets of Dallas, Texas. At his death, the 35th president was 46 years old and had served less than three years in office. Despite this intimate experience of events surrounding the death of John F. Kennedy, the nation failed to achieve closure. Oswald never confessed, and the facts of the case remain mysterious. The Warren Commission's conclusion Oswald acted alone failed to satisfy the public. In 1976, the House of Representatives' Select Committee on Assassinations reopened investigation of the murder. The Committee reported that Lee Harvey Oswald probably was part of a conspiracy that may have involved organized crime. read more

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