climax vs finish

finish vs climax

climax and finish both are nouns.

climax and finish both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
climax	Yes	No	Yes	No
finish	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, finish is a hypernym of climax; that is, finish is a word with a broader meaning than climax:

climax: end, especially to reach a final or climactic stage
finish: have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical

Other hypernyms of climax include cease, end, stop, terminate.

climax (noun)	finish (noun)
the moment of most intense pleasure in sexual intercourse	the act of finishing
the decisive moment in a novel or play	a decorative texture or appearance of a surface (or the substance that gives it that appearance)
arrangement of clauses in ascending order of forcefulness	(wine tasting) the taste of a wine on the back of the tongue (as it is swallowed)
the highest point of anything conceived of as growing or developing or unfolding	designated event that concludes a contest (especially a race)
the most severe stage of a disease	the downfall of someone (as of persons on one side of a conflict)
	event whose occurrence ends something
	the place designated as the end (as of a race or journey)
	a highly developed state of perfection; having a flawless or impeccable quality
	the temporal end; the concluding time

climax (verb)	finish (verb)
end, especially to reach a final or climactic stage	finally be or do something
	come or bring to a finish or an end
	cause to finish a relationship with somebody
	finish eating all the food on one's plate or on the table
	provide with a finish
	have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical

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