finish vs ending

finish and ending both are nouns.

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

As nouns, finish and ending are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of finish include conclusion.

As nouns, ending is a hypernym of finish; that is, ending is a word with a broader meaning than finish:

Other hypernyms of finish include end.

finish (noun)	ending (noun)
the act of finishing	the act of ending something
a decorative texture or appearance of a surface (or the substance that gives it that appearance)	the end of a word (a suffix or inflectional ending or final morpheme)
(wine tasting) the taste of a wine on the back of the tongue (as it is swallowed)	the last section of a communication
designated event that concludes a contest (especially a race)	event whose occurrence ends something
the downfall of someone (as of persons on one side of a conflict)	the point in time at which something ends
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)	ending (verb)
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