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finish vs devour

devour vs finish

finish is a noun but devour is not a noun.

finish and devour both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
finish Yes No Yes No
devour No No Yes No
As verbs, devour is a hyponym of finish; that is, devour is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than finish:
  • finish: finish eating all the food on one's plate or on the table
  • devour: eat up completely, as with great appetite
Other hyponyms of finish include put away, tuck away, tuck in, consume, demolish, down, go through.
finish (noun) devour (noun)
the act of finishing
a decorative texture or appearance of a surface (or the substance that gives it that appearance)
(wine tasting) the taste of a wine on the back of the tongue (as it is swallowed)
designated event that concludes a contest (especially a race)
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
finish (verb) devour (verb)
finally be or do something eat greedily
come or bring to a finish or an end eat up completely, as with great appetite
cause to finish a relationship with somebody to consume
finish eating all the food on one's plate or on the table enjoy avidly
provide with a finish
have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical
Difference between finish and devour

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