fin
ger print /'firjgaprint; NAmE -garp-/
noun a mark
made by the pattern of lines on the tip of a person’s finger, often used by the
police to identify criminals gt; Ep — see also genetic fingerprint at ginetic
fingerprinting ► fin-gerprint verb [VN] fin ger print ing /’fipgaprintir);
NAmE -garp-/
noun [U] the
practice of recording sb’s fingerprints, often used by the police to identify
criminals ft. (
Ep; —
see also DNA fingerprinting, genetic
FINGERPRINTING
finger-tip
/'firjgatip; NAmE -gart-/ noun [usually pi.] the end
of the finger that is furthest from the hand A ITSTJ71 have sth at your
fingertips to have the information, knowledge, etc. that is
needed in a particular situation and be able to find it easily and use it
quickly ^
m (); mm, nm (
to your fingertips {BrE) in
everyway 7 ft: She’s a
perfectionist to her fingertips.
fin-ial /'finial/
noun 1 (architecture it) a
decorative part at the top of a roof, wall, etc. ( M®, ) ®W
2 a decorative part that fits on the end of
a curtain pole (
fin icky /'fimki/ adj. 1 (disapproving) too
worried about what you eat, wear, etc.; disliking many things (
BjCDfussy: afinicky eater 2 needing
great care and attention to
detail mriAMfffiflMffitfi; 0031 fiddly: It’s a very finicky job. 0
fin ings /'famirjz/ noun [pi ] (technical Aiff) a
substance used for making beer or wine clear ( fin ish 0-w /'ftmjy verb, noun
mverb 1 to stop doing sth
or making sth because it is complete % ft; # fj-: [VN] Haven’t you finished your
homework yet? }*f£ if jfc *£o She finished law school last year. b a
beautifully
finished piece of furniture —
0
He put the finishing touches to his
painting {- did the things
that made it complete). ®/jEii±f£7 ft®
Jl ifch/ift&o O [V -ing] Be quiet! He hasn’t finished speaking. Aft! ffeiX&W-&7G o 0 [V] I thought you’d never finish!
%\ [also V speech]
2 to come to an end; to bring sth to an end { $L) M The play
finished at
10.30.
finishes with a
flourish. 0
[VN] A cup of coffee finished the meal perfectly. ft® — ^ n&ntcj^, 3 [VN] ~ sth (off/up) to
eat, drink
or use what remains
of sth b|§A, ( ®PJA
) : He finished
off his drink with one large gulp, jik—
A P 7O We might as well finish up
the cake.
4 to be in a particular state or position at the end
of a race or a competition ( HJ®, ftit: [V-ADJ] She was delighted to
finish second. 0 The dollar
finished the
day slightly down. ^ 0 7 0 0 [V] He finished 12 seconds outside the world
record. 12 #0 5
[VN] ~ sb
(off) (informal) to make
sb so tired or impatient that they cannot do any more f
Climbing that hill really finished me off. lUEJEIIc
Si A ft o 0 A lecture from my parents now would just finish
me.
u:i;kvj
.finish sb/sth^ off (informal) to destroy
sb/sth, especially sb/sth that is badly injured or damaged & ft, : The
hunter moved
in to finish the animal off. AllflJftlty^n
.finish sth-*off to do the last
part of sth; to make sth end by doing one last thing % ft; fp
ftjfjjjHX: I need about an hour to finish off this report.
—o o They
finished off the show with one of their most famous songs. il
.finish
'up ... {BrE)
to be in a
particular state or at a particular place after a series of events *§^ftA; IX ft^-APJ: [+ADJ]
If you’re not careful, you could finish up seriously
ill. # RTffi£U'finish with sb
1
(BrE) to end a relationship
with sb frf ( ^A )
^: She finished with
her boyfriend last week. AM$j ftfe
fR Jl 7 o 2 to stop dealing with a person ihfP
( A ) tT
3£iS : He’ll regret he ever said it once I’ve finished with him.
'finish
with sth 1 to no longer need to use sth ) : When
you’ve finished with the
book, can I
see it? fc*X #% ft ® m
mm ? 2 {BrE,
informal) to stop
doing sth A # ^ ♦
) : I’ve
finished with
gambling. flcBft!ii7o finish (up) with sth to have
sth at the end ft®%3\; ft ■
■ ■ : We had
a
five-course lunch and finished up with coffee and mints.
oro
finish with,
we’ll listen to a few songs, ft ® IS i\l # n/f il
tSko
t noun 1 [C, usually
sing.] the last part or the end of sth ft a dramatic
finish to the race
M Ale 'I7 Wi O It was a
close finish, as they had
predicted, mn mm
mm W), [£^M#±To 0
They won in the end but it was a tight finish. \Ml ^-7
Si7, 0 The
story was a lie from start
to
finish. 0 1 want to
see the
job through to the finish. A
it, — see
also photo finish 2 [C, u] the
last covering of paint, polish, etc. that is put onto the surface of sth; the
condition of the surface AifS; 1/t; (ft
B ^ )
fiScqnAffi: a gloss/matt finish ftW / AAA® o furniture
available in a range of finishes (fiMM 3 [C, U] the
final details that are added to sth to make it complete ft ® jffl X: The
bows will give a feminine finish to the curtains. @J7ft®g2±4$W£pMd4 M see fight v. finished Ott /fmij't/
adj.
2
[not before noun] ~ (with sb/sth) no
longer doing sth or
dealing with sb/sth 7g)$; I won’t be
finished for
another hour. !£*£#■—7® 0
I’m not finished with you yet. f^Al'a]
3
[not before noun] no
longer powerful, effective or able
to continue J# £ ; AIZ;
% Il: If the newspapers find out, he’s finished in
politics. ® A It !?• A SIS-Si'15]®, ffe W ikA X S It A 7 o O Their
marriage was finished. #/|] M ® A 7’c 3
[usually before noun] fully completed,
especially in a particular
way % 7 W: the finished
product/article An”; liWtl 0 a beautifully finished
suit
fin ish er /'fmij*0(r)/ noun a person or an
animal that finishes a race, etc. (
fin ish ing line (BrE) {NAmE 'finish line) noun the line across a sports track, etc. that marks the end of a race ( 17W The
two horses crossed the
finishing line
together.
fin ish ing school noun a
private school where young women from rich families are taught how to behave in
fashionable society ^ A A 7 7 ^ X ® X A
)
fi nite /'fainait/ adj. 1 having a definite
limit or fixed size WPItrfrJ&tl:
a finite number of possibilities
Jfg o The
world’s resources are finite. ## M Sf M
M W PR o H33 INFINITE 2 {grammar if £fe) a finite verb form or clause shows a particular tense, person and number : ‘Am’,
‘is’, ‘are’, ‘was’ and
‘were’ are the finite forms
of ‘be’; ‘being’ and ‘been’ are the non-finite forms. * am, is, are, was fP were M be PH A M A; being ffl
been Jfk A Pi M A 0 OEQ non- finite
fink/ftrjk/ noun
{informal, especially NAmE) an unpleasant person
fin-nan /'finan/
(also .finnan
'haddock) noun [U, C] a type of smoked haddock ( = a type of fish) fiord = fjord
fir /fo:(r)/ (also 'fir tree) noun an evergreen forest tree with leaves like
needles, that grows in cool northern countries $(.; '/$%>
'fir cone {BrE) (also cone NAmE, BrE) noun, the hard fruit of
the fir tree A — picture o cone fire
tH* /'fai0(r)/ noun, verb mnoun
►
STH BURNING ItWA® 1 [U] the flames, light
and