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finished
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adjective
(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state
a finished product
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adjective
ended or brought to an end
are you finished?
gave me the finished manuscript
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adjective
having a surface coating or finish applied
the finished bookcase costs much more than the unfinished ones
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adjective
(= ruined)
brought to ruin
after the revolution the aristocracy was finished
the unsuccessful run for office left him ruined politically and economically
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adjective
(of skills or the products of skills) brought to or having the greatest excellence; perfected
a dazzling and finished piece of writing
a finished violinist
metal
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noun
(= metallic element)
any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc
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adjective
(= metallic)
containing or made of or resembling or characteristic of a metal
a metallic compound
metallic luster
the strange metallic note of the meadow lark, suggesting the clash of vibrant blades
— Ambrose Bierce
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verb
cover with metal
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noun
(= alloy)
a mixture containing two or more metallic elements or metallic and nonmetallic elements usually fused together or dissolving into each other when molten
brass is an alloy of zinc and copper